By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Two Whitewater roommates are suspected of setting fire to a rental home owned by state Rep. Robin Vos. Curtis M. Schwab, of Whitewater, and Andrew J. Kvasnicka, of Brookfield, both 22, are charged with arson, a Class C felony offense that carries maximum penalties of […]
Sports & Other News
The haunting of East Troy
Historical Society’s biennial Ghost Walk returns Saturday By Tracy Ouellette Editor Every other year, for the past decade or so, the East Troy Area Historical Society invites the public to learn about some of the “haunted” houses in the village with its Spirits of East Troy Ghost Walk. One of […]
Girls take conference title, again
East Troy No. 1 seed for regionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Heading into Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Tournament, the East Troy High School girls volleyball team was in solid position to bring home the title. And that’s just what the Trojans did – in dominating fashion once again. East Troy, […]
Trojans end season on loss to Jefferson
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The last remaining hope for the East Troy High School football team to secure a playoff berth was a win Friday night at Jefferson. Unfortunately for the Trojans, the Eagles had no intentions of letting that happen. Jefferson blitzed East Troy for 20 unanswered first-quarter points […]
Village Board approves 2015 budget
Months of budget cuts pay off for village residents By Tracy Ouellette Editor After months of work and a new process to make creating the nearly $3 million budget for the Village of East Troy a little easier, the board approved the 2015 budget at Monday night’s meeting. The new […]
Tennis duo brings home state title
Girls moved up from a sixth seed to defeat opponents 6-2, 6-3 in Saturday’s Division 2 finals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There’s an old saying in the poker world that all you need is a chip and a chair and you have a chance. When it comes to sports, all […]
Chiefs narrowly defeated by Brodhead-Juda
Loss ends teams 53-game Rock Valley Conference win streak By Dan Truttschel Correspondent At some point, the Big Foot football team’s Rock Valley Conference win streak was going to come to an end. But the Chiefs didn’t let go without a fight. Big Foot fell behind 20-0 Friday night at […]
Big Foot sports round up: Volleyball bounces on to semi-finals
Soccer falls to Catholic Memorial, cross country takes sixth and eighth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot High School girls volleyball team will live to fight another day. Seeded third in the WIAA Division 2 regional, the Chiefs took care of business with sixth-seeded Beloit Turner Tuesday night. Big […]
Taking in the sights
Tanner Farnham and his mother, Stephanie Farnham, both Williams Bay residents, listen to George Sorenson, docent for “All Aboard, Williams Bay Trains! 1887-1965,” during Saturday’s Wonders of Williams Bay Historical Tour. The self-guided tour had 12 stops, with one or more docents at each site. The tour was put on […]
Sharon artist to host open studio this weekend
Painter Martha Hayden will open her Sharon home and studio for her annual studio exhibition this weekend from noon to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26. Located at 143 Prairie St., the home is a historic Victorian built in the 1870s. Ms. Hayden began painting […]
