The East Troy Food Pantry recently received $3,324 through the collaborative effort efforts of the employees and customers of three local businesses. When the employees of First Citizens State Bank shared information about their plans for the fourth annual bake sale to benefit the East Troy Food Pantry, Troy and […]
Sports & Other News
Snowstorm leaves 17,000 without power
Some outages last overnight Dec. 20 By Alexandrea Dahlstrom STAFF WRITER A winter storm Dec. 20 downed power lines throughout Walworth County leaving 17,000 Alliant Energy customers without electricity. According to the National Weather Service, 1.85 inches of rain fell in Walworth County on Dec. 19 into Dec. 20 and […]
Offensive woes continue for Whitewater boys
By David Paulsen Correspondent Playing with a lot of energy, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team trailed just 18-14 after one quarter Saturday in a non-conference matchup at Stoughton. But the Whippets were unable to sustain that level of energy in the second half and Stoughton dominated on their […]
East Troy boys split Shootout games in exciting fashion
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia University gave every hoops junkie plenty to enjoy. And it also may have been a preview of things to come when the season comes to an end in Madison. At least that’s the East Troy boys basketball team […]
Snow Day
PHOTO BY Michael S. Hoey Sledders take advantage of the snow Dec. 21 at the Rudy Lange Sledding Hill.
Town of Delavan cop fired for misconduct
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The Town of Delavan Police and Fire Commission decided Dec. 18 to terminate Officer Jeremiah Burdick. “Upon the foregoing findings it is hereby ordered that Jeremiah Burdick is removed as an officer of the Town of Delavan Police Department and his employment is hereby terminated,” […]
Town approves ambulance
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Town Board last week approved sharing the cost of a $137,699 ambulance with the Town of Delavan Rescue Squad after denying the purchase last month. On Nov. 20, a motion to buy the vehicle for the Rescue Squad failed when no one seconded […]
Meeting on school vote reset
ETCSD to discuss referendum options By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education has rescheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 2, to discuss a referendum for school improvements throughout the district. The meeting was initially slated for Dec. 20 and moved to Jan. […]
Debating rights
Whitewater and Fort to vote on ‘personhood of corporations’ By Bob Peryea Correspondent Residents of Whitewater and Fort Atkinson will have the chance to vote on the “personhood of corporations” on April 2, according to a statement on the website of Move to Amend, a group seeking a constitutional amendment. […]
East Troy’s Gaspervich reflects on 1,000-point milestone
Senior will play next year at NMU By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It didn’t take long for East Troy’s Breanna Gaspervich to make her presence felt during her sophomore season. Back then, she had potential to take her game to the next level – but at the time, it was untapped […]
