Saturday is national Stamp Out Hunger day. East Troy residents wishing to participate can leave non-perishable food items in a study bag next to their mailbox for pick up during their regular mail delivery. The donated items will be given to the East Troy Food Pantry, to help area residents […]
Sports & Other News
Baseball team 2-1 for the week
Trojans beat Elkhorn, fall to Beloit Turner, Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The past week was a mixed bag of sorts for the East Troy High School baseball team. In between two hard-fought losses, including a 3-2 setback Monday afternoon at Big Foot, the Trojans put up 21 runs […]
Softball team can’t hold on to lead
Girls drop game to Edgerton, 12-5 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent After the top of the first inning at Edgerton last week, things were definitely looking up for the East Troy High School softball team. But that didn’t last long, unfortunately, as the Tide responded in a big way. East Troy […]
Owners work on repairing fire damage at Barley’s Hops & Malt
By Tracy Ouellette Editor In the early morning hours of Easter Sunday fire broke out at Barley’s Hops and Malt in Troy Center. Tim Lika, who owns the establishment with his father Al Lika, said that while the cause of the fire has not been official determined, it appears to […]
Future firefighter
Evan Knoernschild gets the chance to play firefighter as his cousins Gideon (right) and Cooper Feuling look on at spaghetti dinner put on by the Troy Center Fire Department on May 4. (Eric Kramer photo)
Asking the public
Referendum listening session is Monday night By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District Board of Education spend Monday night in special session, working on a survey to present to the public about the district’s facility needs and the direction of the proposed November referendum to fund the […]
Pop music star has area roots
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When Scott Corbin was a freshman at Big Foot High School 15 years ago, he performed in the school’s talent show. He was supposed to play as part of a rock band, but the other freshmen band members backed out at […]
Dancing the night away!
Losing weight and winning in life
Local teen wins national weight-loss competition after losing 75 pounds By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When 19-year-old Aaron Gottschalk was a child, other kids used to poke him in the stomach and make fun of his weight. “They thought it was funny,” said Aaron, who remembers being bullied throughout elementary […]
New water treatment facility sinks again
Updated $12.6 million price tag for new facility outside of city’s reach By Kellen Olshefski Editor A decision made by alderman Monday during the Elkhorn City Council meeting will push the Northeast Water Treatment Plant project back at least another year. To-date, the city has committed approximately $1.6 […]
