Team opens conference play this week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the Rock Valley Conference schedule right around the corner, first-year East Troy girls volleyball coach Scott Nagorski was looking for a few things from his squad at Saturday’s Brookfield Central Tournament. He left after the Trojans posted a 2-2 […]
Sports & Other News
Man charged with stalking after drunken break-in
A 32-year-old East Troy man is charged with stalking, misdemeanor bail jumping, obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct with domestic abuse assessments after a Sept. 4 incident in East Troy. According to the criminal complaint, Benjamin Tomczyk Nelson was out on bond on charges of misdemeanor bail jumping, criminal damage […]
City of Elkhorn committee looking at preliminary budget
Fire and EMS staffing, compensation plan adjustments included By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee took a look at an updated memorandum from City Administrator Sam Tapson regarding the 2018 preliminary budget Monday night. Tapson said with some new information to consider, the preliminary budget […]
Sports complex moves forward
Plan Commission recommends zoning changes for proposed project By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy Plan Commission paved the way for a proposed sports complex at the north end of Executive Drive when it voted unanimously Monday night to recommend the Village Board approve the necessary zoning […]
Taking care of the football key for Chiefs
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent It wasn’t difficult for Big Foot football coach Greg Enz to pinpoint the difference in his team’s 45-22 Rock Valley Conference loss last week at Jefferson. “This was a classic case of turnovers and stops defensively,” Enz said. The Chiefs had four turnovers that led […]
Clinton offense too much for Trojans
East Troy loses to Cougars, 53-21 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Clinton football team raised more than a few eyebrows last year when it advanced all the way to one game from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 state championship. And four contests into 2017, it looks like the […]
East Troy man charged with having sexual contact with girl
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 11 for an East Troy man charged with having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl. Mikhail M. White, 21, was charged Sept. 7 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old, both […]
Farm Bureau sets annual meeting
The Walworth County Farm Bureau will have its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Evergreen Country Club, N6246 Highway 12, Elkhorn. All members are encouraged to attend the meeting to help create policy resolutions and vote in elections for County Board directors. Also being selected […]
Walworth man allegedly grew marijuana
An initial appearance is scheduled for Oct. 5 for a Town of Walworth man charged with growing marijuana in Darien. Timothy W. Bares, 52, was charged Aug. 31 in Walworth County Circuit Court with manufacturing or delivering marijuana. According to the criminal complaint, a Walworth County sheriff’s deputy and a […]
Historical Society to display war Jeep
The Walworth County Historical Society recently acquired a 1953 Korean War Jeep, similar to vintage WWII Jeeps, according to Jim Boardman, society president. In an effort to raise money to build a Veterans Memorial to house the Jeep – and other war-related items – the society will host a fundraiser […]