A leap for victory
Royall’s Paige Britzman and Molly Crneckiy leap off the bench in celebration as the Panthers take a lead at Necedah on Feb. 14.
Singing on a Saturday
Local musicians performed at Tor’s Sweetheart Dance and Show on Saturday at the Kendall Community Hall.
Should the Vernon County Board aid flood-ravaged communities?
Do county boards have any responsibility to aid smaller municipalities within their borders when they have been struck by a weather disaster?
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DNR won’t accept old floodplain maps
15 hours agoby Karen Parker
Any hope the Ontario Village Board had of the DNR accepting 1970s floodplain maps likely was washed away Tuesday, when Michelle Staff, DNR water-regulation zoning specialist, told the County Line that the old maps were not, as the village had alleged, old Army Corps maps.
Six months before deluge, DNR/FEMA zeroed in on Kickapoo Valley watershed
15 hours agoby Karen Parker
It is no small quirk of fate that on March 26, 2018, FEMA and the DNR called together stakeholders in the Kickapoo Valley watershed with the hope of gathering enough information to persuade FEMA to update its study of the watershed and possibly release new flood maps.
Ontario considers TIF as means to mitigate damage
February 14th, 2019by Sarah Parker
A new tax incremental finance (TIF) district could serve as a funding mechanism to restore flood-damaged Ontario, village board president Mark Smith said at the board’s meeting Monday.
Repairing area bike trails is slow-going, costly
February 14th, 2019by Nicolette Nauman
Community members gathered at Sparta City Hall on Feb. 4 to hear the Department of Natural Resources’ assessment of damage to area bike trails that had been sustained during the severe storms and floods between Aug. 17 and Sept. 17.
N-O-W’s enrollment declines
February 14th, 2019by Karen Parker
Enrollment in the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District dropped 14 students from January 2018, according to Superintendent Kelly Burhop at Monday’s board of education meeting.
Information session on Monroe County referendum will be offered at Brookwood
February 7th, 2019by County Line
A public information session concerning the April Monroe County advisory referendum on increasing taxes to cover debt payments on a new Monroe County nursing home will be at Brookwood High School
Winter’s plenitude
January 31st, 2019by County Line
Taking on an extra duty, Wilton Police Chief Jeremy Likely plows Walker Street in Wilton after Monday’s snowstorm.
Rebuilding Ontario after the flood of 2018
January 31st, 2019by Sue Blanchard
We have heard about the 100-year flood and the 500-year flood. But what will this last one be known as? Part of that is up to us.
Ontario buyouts not a sure thing
January 26th, 2019by Karen Parker
Ontario buyouts not a sure thing County Line Publisher Emeritus The good news is that every Ontario property affected by the August 2018 flooding will be eligible for a FEMA
Old headline a reminder of ever-present flood threat
January 23rd, 2019by County Line
A few months ago, a contingent of outraged citizens hammered on the Norwalk Village Board for what they perceived as the board’s failure to protect them from backup from an inadequate sewer plant.
Norwalk may have competitive village board race
January 22nd, 2019by County Line
The following are the results of last week’s caucus for Norwalk Village Board.
Community
Kendall Lions Club seeks nominations for citizen of the year
Ontario preschool story time set for Feb. 27
Wilton Public Library offering online access to Mango Languages learning program
On Campus
South Side News for Feb. 21
Obituaries
Jerry D. Eckelberg
John “Jack” Warsaw
Mary Lynn (Grant) Strait
Jeremy Suhr
Raymond “Ray” Lyle Nauman
Backtalk
A look at the new, proposed federal budget
Gallatin could serve as model for today’s politicians
Students: Consider running for school board
‘Positive’ outlook on Ontario flood damage is tough to muster
Glimpses of kindness this Christmas
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