By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
Although the 2012 fishing season is months away, a report recently issued by non-profit organization Valley Stewardship Network suggests that streams in the Kickapoo Valley watershed contain varying water quality.
The report, which describes the state of water bodies within the entire Kickapoo watershed, is based on more than a decade’s worth of water data from VSN staff, volunteers and DNR surface water data.
These variables were monitored: temperature, core (dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, stream flow and conductivity), nutrients (ammonia, nitrate and nitrite, and phosphorous), macroinvertebrates (aquatic bugs and critters), bacteria (fecal coliform and E. coli), and chemistry (hardness, magnesium, calcium, triazine, atrazine and arsenic).
State Rep. Steve Doyle (D-Onalaska) will host a community meeting on the proposed CapX2020 electric transmission project from 6–7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the Holmen High School commons.
The public is invited to attend and ask questions.
The meeting will feature a presentation by Xcel Energy and Dairyland Power Cooperative on
One person was injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday in the town of Glendale, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin.
At about 4:40 p.m., Kimmy Sanborn, 44, of Elroy was driving a Pontiac Grand Am westbound on County Highway WW when she lost control on the snow-covered roads, going down
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
Depending on whom you talk to, last month’s grooming of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail was either an act of charity or one of the worst examples of vandalism ever seen on the trail.
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
If young people do believe they’re immortal, then Brookwood High School students have been forced to consider a new reality.
A fellow student’s death has left kids not only grasping
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
It appears the farmhouse on the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District grounds may finally reach the end of its long life.
Used for many years
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
Ross Friedl of Elroy will assume a spot on the Royall School District board of education, replacing Lee McCracken, who resigned last month.
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers, along with the Monroe County Safe Communities Coalition, will present a heroin/prescription drug awareness forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Cashton Community Hall.
The following will give presentations at the forum: Monroe County judges, Franciscan Skemp and Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
Reversing an earlier decision, the Wilton Village Board agreed Monday to back a resolution allowing Monroe County veterinarians to sell dog licenses.
In October, the board withdrew its support on
By County Line staff
The following board candidates will appear on ballots in April.
Ontario
Incumbents Bette Ferries, Don Ferries and Monte Stoddard agreed to run
People who wear hearing aids with a T-coil switch or telephone switch are now finding the Elroy Public Library easier to use, according to a press release prepared by the Winding Rivers Library System.
The library service desk
The Vernon County Veterans Service will have office hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Farmers State Bank, 726 Water Ave., Hillsboro.
For more information, call 637-5274.
An organizational meeting to put together an online directory of home health aides and personal care assistants in the Ontario area will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the Ontario Fire Station/Village Hall meeting room, 205 State St.
Panthers hope to extend conference lead at Bangor
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Tomorrow night’s game between Royall and Bangor is about as big as any game will get in the Scenic Bluffs Conference this
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Brookwood and Royall girls basketball teams suffered from anemic offensive play during Friday’s conference games.
Brookwood trailed 31-24 in the fourth at
The Brookwood High School baseball team will host its third-annual Brookwood Alumni Basketball and Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, March 3.
Alumni can register by printing off registration forms at the school website at http://now.k12.wi.us/, by visiting the Brookwood alumni page on Facebook, or by picking up forms at the school,
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Despite placing seventh in a field of nine at the Nekoosa Invitational on Jan. 14, the Royall wrestling team featured four top-three finishers.
At 120, Marcus Blaha took
Brookwood’s Jacob Denton scores a reversal against Westby’s Brock Leum en route to a 6-3 decision during Saturday’s dual tournament at Westby. Brookwood fell to the Norse 51-27. (Nate Beier photo | gx3media.smugmug.com)
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Scenic Bluffs Conference girls basketball race is far from over, but for the time being, the Brookwood girls basketball team
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
A third-quarter drought forced the Royall boys basketball team into a fourth-quarter tough situation Monday night against West Salem.
Four Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for December. They are listed below, with coaches’ comments following each name.
BOYS BASKETBALL
• Luke Martin: “Luke has
The Predator high-school-level hockey team, coached by Kole Kobel of Kendall, finished second in a Sparta hockey tournament in late December.
Kendall players Lane Kobel and Kole Kobel each scored goals, and Billy Neuman of Elroy registered a
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Three Brookwood wrestlers clogged the 113-pound bracket at the 44th annual Lee Griffin Invite at Kickapoo High School on Saturday, eventually forcing a showdown between teammates in the
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
The building that for many years housed not only the Wilton Fire Department, but also the village office, has undergone a transformation.
Instead of fire equipment and file cabinets, Hillsboro
The Village Gunsmith opens downtown
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
If you’re dreaming of a hot-pink automatic rifle to match your high heels, then look no further than The Village Gunsmith in Kendall.
Regardless of the
Few people venture up the unimproved Organdy Road in the town of Sheldon, but those who do will find not only a ridgetop view, but also a tiny, largely forgotten cemetery. It
Four Cashton area homes will be decorated and open for touring Sunday, Dec. 4, during the Christmas House Walk, an event sponsored by the Cashton Cupboard & Closet.
The tour will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
Donna Bauernfeind of Wilton has opened Wild Woman Wannabees on 420 Main St. in Wilton, in the building that once housed Wild Woman’s.
Wild Woman’s, which
Rose Osward Poels (center), chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, presents a plaque to the Bank of Ontario in honor of its 100th anniversary. Dick DelMedico (left), board chair, and Doreen Dahl (right), are receiving the plaque.
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
It’s hard to imagine how Ontario survived without a bank: The last half of the 19th century was a boom period, and the town was alive with businesses, logging and travelers passing through.
