The East Troy Area Historical Society is celebrating a major milestone for one of East Troy’s most famous residents. The newest exhibition at the Kubicki Museum and Heritage Center deals with the life and times of East Troy-born Eugene Wilder Chafin – farmer, lawyer, orator, author and politician and presidential […]
Sports & Other News
Wisconsin Oven announces record growth, expansion to Waukesha
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Wisconsin Oven Corporation, which has long been known as one of East Troy’s biggest and most revered companies, will soon be expanding its brand in the Dairy State. On the heels of a recent sale to PLC Group of France in April, Wisconsin Oven announced […]
Four champions help wrestlers to second in RVC
By David Paulsen Correspondent With a solid day of wrestling, and minus a grappler at 106 pounds, the East Troy High School wrestling squad finished second at the Rock Valley Conference Tournament held at Beloit Turner Saturday. The Trojans tallied 298 points to finish behind Brodhead/Juda which had 337 points. […]
Woman gets six months for stabbing roommate
An East Troy woman who admitted to stabbing her roommate in the head with a screwdriver will spend six months in jail and three years on probation. Police were called to an Edwards Street apartment on March 27 by a crying woman who was bleeding from her head and had […]
Trojans firing on all cylinders in two wins
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The goal for the East Troy girls basketball team all season has been a gradual build up toward bigger games at the end of the year. That time is nearing quickly – and the Trojans appear to be firing on all cylinders. East Troy rolled to […]
Wrestlers finish fifth at RVC Meet
By David Paulsen Correspondent With three runner-up finishers, the Whitewater High School wrestling team managed a fifth-place finish at the Rock Valley Conference Tournament held at Beloit Turner Saturday. Three Whippets made it to the finals, with all three coming up just short of a conference title. Irving Sedano took […]
Whippet girls chalk up two more wins
By David Paulsen Correspondent With Brooke Trewyn scoring as many points as the entire Parkview team, the Whitewater High School girls basketball team cruised to a 62-21 victory Tuesday on their home court. Trewyn scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Whippets started out fast, grabbing a 21-2 […]
Whitewater drops close one to Jefferson
By David Paulsen Correspondent A disastrous third quarter spelled defeat for the Whitewater High School boys basketball team in a Rock Valley Conference game against Jefferson Friday. A 21-4 Jefferson margin in that third quarter led to a 45-43 loss that dropped the Whippet boys to 3-16 overall and 3-10 […]
Director to show first feature film in hometown
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After nearly four years of filming, fine-tuning and fundraising, Sean Williamson is ready to share his finished product with captive audiences. Williamson, a Whitewater native with an interest in the cinematic arts, has made his directorial debut in the independent film, “Heavy Hands.” This weekend, he […]
East Troy boys maintain conference lead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The victories continue to come in bunches for the East Troy boys basketball team. But just like their counterparts on the girls’ side, the games for the highly ranked Trojans are about to become even more important. East Troy maintained its three-game lead at the top […]
