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31 Bank Parking Lot
West Main Street
The first local paper, the East Troy News, was published here in 1878 by Francis Craig, who continued the paper until 1882, when Mr. Wilbur, publisher of the Delavan Republican, put out an East Troy edition. In 1892 Samuel K. Adams published the East Troy News. O.R. Kurzrok succeeded him in 1896, who continued until 1900 when the building was destroyed by fire. Mr. Kurzok rebuilt in 1901 and continued publishing the News until 1936, when his son, Glenn, took over, followed by Floyd Zimmerman in 1951. The East Troy News office on Mill Street. The Coburns Jewelry store once stood between the old News office and the site of the grocery store, but it was destroyed by fire.
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