BHS students perform at KVR
The Brookwood High School band performed Saturday at the Friends of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve’s Holiday Happening.
Songs of the season
Rural Ontario country musician Tor Eness hosted his Christmas show Saturday at the Kendall Community Hall.
Thanksgiving in Wilton
The Wilton Community Club hosted its free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at the Wilton American Legion Hall.
Archives
Ontario gets estimates for repairs to old grade school
December 12th, 2019by County Line
Approving a list of estimates that likely will total about $100,000, the Ontario Village Board moved forward on Monday with its plans to repair the former Ontario Elementary School building and renovate it into a community hall.
Norwalk Village Board addresses lack of board members for Norcrest Apartments
December 12th, 2019by County Line
When the Norwalk Village Board had its monthly meeting Tuesday night, there was quite a bit of uncertainty regarding who is running the show at Norcrest Apartments, an affordable housing facility designated for the elderly.
N-O-W has lock-in: Sparta incident prompts school’s security measure
December 5th, 2019by County Line
Taking precautions after a school-safety incident in Sparta, the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District had a “lock-in” Tuesday.
Royall OKs improvement projects
December 5th, 2019by County Line
The Royall School Board approved some buildings and grounds upgrades and tabled others at its meeting Nov. 26.
Monroe County citizens forging ahead with climate-change action
November 26th, 2019by County Line
A Monroe County group, POWER (Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources), held its “Let’s Talk Climate Crisis and Monroe County” event at the American Legion Hall on Nov. 17.
Sixth-grader gets first buck
November 26th, 2019by County Line
Rural Elroy residents Dave and Myrna Fauska’s great-great-nephew, sixth-grader Carlton Dorval of Union Grove, Wis., got his first buck on opening day 2019 hunting on their farm.
Bandits bag burls, but teamwork brings justice in case that touches woodworking industry
November 26th, 2019by County Line
The 2018 case of the sawed-off burls started at a three-way intersection of a tip from the Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association to the state conservation wardens, a state forester’s conversation with a victimized woodland owner and a trespass complaint to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department.
Haney shoots 9-pointer
November 26th, 2019by County Line
Jesse Haney shot a nine-pointer with a 19-inch inside spread Monday morning in the town of Wellington.
Vernon County men fined for illegal deer harvest
November 21st, 2019by County Line
The Vernon County Circuit Court on Nov. 6 ordered two local men who led a 2018 illegal shining and shooting...
Wilton gets new variance for phosphorus at sewer plant
November 21st, 2019by Sarah Parker
Wilton will continue to work toward meeting DNR standards on effluent phosphorus levels at its wastewater treatment plant, as the board agreed Nov. 11 to apply for a new, five-year multi-discharge variance.
N-O-W kids explore Wildcat, some for the first time
November 21st, 2019by County Line
Wildcat Mountain State Park in rural Ontario is a resource that too often local children have never visited.
Community
Senior menus for Dec. 16–20
South Side News for Dec. 12
Ontario High School class of 1949
Ontario Writers’ Group meets Dec. 18
Senior menus for Dec. 9–13
Obituaries
David Allen Roalkvam
Robert “Bob” Brandau (full obituary)
Robert “Bob” R. Brandau
Diane E. (Brueggen) Wilde
Ruth A. (Rediger) Jessup
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Christmas Bird Count will be underway
Letter to the editor: Royall’s Accountability Report Cards are available
Editorial cartoon
Letter to the editor: New law curtailing protesters’ rights is chilling
Letter to the editor: Every successful abortion takes the life of a real person
Backtalk
Bob Brandau had passion for professionalism
‘A Christmas Carol’ endures
Think of Mr. Rogers this Thanksgiving
Are we in the ‘Cruelty Age’?
A courtroom drama in Vernon County
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