Marking 25 years: From modest beginnings, Scenic Bluffs now offers an array of services
It hasn’t always been easy to obtain medical care in our rural area. If you happened to be elderly, unable to drive or Amish, a trip to the doctor might require depending on friends or family to take what could amount to a day off work to act as a taxi service.
‘Still Afloat’
During Ontario’s July 4 parade, whose theme was “Still Afloat,” Ty Kaiser, Savanna Nawrott and Rylee Hall ride atop a fiberglass pig advertising RiversEnd Bar in Ontario.
Another Elroy Fair on the books
The annual Elroy Fair was from June 27–30.
Archives
Meeting gives glimpse of Ontario’s future
July 11th, 2019by Karen Parker
A meeting at the Ontario Village Hall on Tuesday morning gave insight into what Ontario might look like in the future.
Kendall couple poses plan to reopen depot
July 11th, 2019by Sarah Parker
Shuttered for the past two years, the Elroy-Sparta State Trail headquarters, which are housed in the Kendall Depot, could be placed under Village of Kendall management, Kendall residents Steve and Lori Peterson told the village board at its meeting Monday.
Norwalk at odds over repairs to squad car
July 11th, 2019by Karen Parker
What proceeded as a routine board meeting on Tuesday evening changed directions suddenly when a dustup occurred over the Village of Norwalk’s squad car.
Ontario grapples with ordinance enforcement
July 11th, 2019by Karen Parker
When should an Ontario village ordinance be enforced? That question that puzzled those at Monday night’s village board meeting.
Wilton to fine contractor for delayed street work
July 11th, 2019by County Line
The Wilton Village Board voted Monday to fine contractor Badger Environmental $1,000 for each day after the June 28 deadline that the Center/East Street project remains incomplete.
Police respond to Wilton bar fight
July 3rd, 2019by County Line
Law enforcement officers responded to a bar fight June 5 at the Hitchin’ Post, 412 Main St. in Wilton, according to Wilton Police Chief Jeremy Likely.
Police investigating Wilton man’s death
July 3rd, 2019by County Line
Called to 804 Main St. in Wilton on a welfare check on June 28, law enforcement officers discovered
Counties pursue grant for watershed study
July 3rd, 2019by Gillian Pomplun
Vernon, Monroe and La Crosse counties will move forward together with applying for a grant to study two watersheds above flood-control dams that breached in the August 2018 floods.
Arndts’ donation used for N-O-W STEM projects
June 27th, 2019by Sarah Parker
A substantial donation from Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Board of Education member Justin Arndt and his wife Kirstin made possible an array of elementary school programs and projects, teacher and instructional coach Travis Anderson told the board at its meeting June 17.
240 enrolled in summer school at Royall
June 27th, 2019by Sarah Parker
About 240 Royall School District students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade are enrolled in this year’s summer school program.
Reconstructing Ontario’s Palen Park
June 27th, 2019by County Line
The ever-popular sandbox canoe is back in Ontario’s Palen Park, as the original was a victim to Ontario’s August 2018 flood.
Community
Norwalk hosts astronomy program
Ontario Public Library hiring assistant
South Side News for July 11
On Campus
Kendall meal site to host birthday party July 30
Obituaries
Doris W. Ehle
Robert Benish Sr.
Robert Daniel Oberbruner
Joyce (Jacobson) Conant
Thomas Arthur Gilmore
Backtalk
Ontario businesses and supporters turn to government for protection
The hamlet of Avalanche is a study in floodplain challenges
Humans need bees for survival
Small towns, too, have become hyperpartisan
Norwalk will mark 125 years
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