Village Board to revisit eminent domain issue By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy Village Administrator Eileen Suhm offered some clarification on comments she made in last week’s article about the Jan. 23 East Troy Village Board meeting titled “Hot topics raise heat at Village Board meeting.” Suhm said the […]
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Dementia friendly training offered
Owners and employees of small businesses as well as community members are invited to attend free training designed to help people learn how to work, live and communicate with caregivers and those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The training will be 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Aging […]
Above and beyond
Elkhorn postmaster helps father and son get to Packers game By Heather Ruenz Editor Any fan of the green and gold will likely say attending a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field is an opportunity too good to pass up. One local fan recently found himself in the […]
Recognizing service
Three Washington Elementary School crossing guards, Howard Guckenburg, and Dottie and David Traxler, were recognized for their service during a school assembly on Jan. 27. Washington Elementary students Iza Tovar, Danika Larson and Ella Spear shared stories of the guards during the service. Shown are, left to […]
Girls pick up win over Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There wasn’t a whole lot of offense going on when the East Troy High School girls basketball team hosted Evansville on Friday night. But there was plenty of defense – and that was more than enough for the Trojans. East Troy held Evansville to just 12 […]
Boys pummel Parkview, 103-31
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team has played in its fair share of hard-fought, down-to-the-wire games already this season. A road trip to Parkview last week for a Rock Valley Conference contest wasn’t one of them. East Troy quickly erased all thoughts of a […]
Wrestlers fall to Whippets
Trojans docked for ‘excessive celebrating’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference dual meet finale came down to the slimmest of margins for the East Troy High School wrestling squad. And unfortunately for the Trojans, they were just on the other side of a victory. East Troy and […]
County Board seeks applicants for open seat
The Walworth County Board of Supervisors is seeking applications to fill a vacant seat on the County Board. Interested individuals must reside in District 2 in Walworth County. District 2, which was served by Joe Schaefer for more than 40 years before he passed away in January, includes the following: […]
Soccer co-op on for P-E, East Troy
By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District almost did not choose to file paperwork with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association for the co-op boys soccer program, according to Palmyra-Eagle officials. However, almost literally at the 11th hour on Tuesday, East Troy decided to file paperwork to […]
Police shoot and kill Lake Geneva man
Police officers shot and killed a 26-year-old Lake Geneva man Thursday in the Town of Geneva while investigating a reckless driving complaint. Police shot and killed Kris Kristl, 26, at County Highway H near Petrie Road at about 7:45 p.m., according to a press release issued Friday by the Walworth […]