By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
Filling a vacant slot on the Royall School Board, Sara Palamaruk of Kendall will replace board member Lacy Gashi, who resigned last month in anticipation of her relocation to Pennsylvania.
In response to interview questions posed by the board, Palamaruk, the only applicant for the position, said her “vested interest in the school” prompted her to seek a board seat.
Palamaruk has two children attend the Royall School District, whose greatest asset is the strength of its teachers, she said.
Virtual learning opportunities and a stronger technology education program could bolster the Royall School District, she said. Skills such as welding benefit high school students, because “a lot aren’t going to go to a four-year college,” she added.
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
When Ho-Chunk Nation president Jon Greendeer met with the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board on Feb. 16, he provided background on the nation’s $1.2 million annual payment to Vernon County.
Broadly
A community discussion on straight vegetable oil and biodiesel usage, both on-road and on-farm, will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Organic Valley headquarters, One Organic Way, La Farge.
The discussion will focus
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
An audit revealed that the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District’s financial state was sound, though the school’s accountant told the board of education Monday that state-funding shortfalls were looming.
Two women sustained injuries in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Greenwood on Sunday evening, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears.
Sharon L. McKelvey, 62, of Hillsboro was operating an automobile eastbound on County Highway V when she lost control while negotiating a curve. The vehicle went through a
The Valley Stewardship Network and the Viroqua Food Cooperative will show the film “Foodfight!” on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Rooted Spoon Kitchen Table, an event space in Main Street Station, 215 S. Main St., Viroqua.
Doors will open at 3 p.m. The suggested donation is $5 per person, and popcorn, old-fashioned
The DisChords, a bluegrass/gospel band, will perform at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Mount Pisgah Wesleyan Church, rural Ontario.
All band members are from the Ocooch Mountain area, which runs south from Wildcat Mountain State Park to Viroqua.
By KATE GOLDEN
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
In the sand barrens of Wisconsin lives an endangered blue butterfly. Its range overlaps almost perfectly with the sand that’s become a lucrative part of a boom in natural gas drilling.
And to kill a Karner blue without a permit violates
State Sen. Jennifer Schilling (D-La Crosse) will host office hours Monday, Feb. 6, at the following locations:
• 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Norwalk Public Library, 101 Railroad St.
• 1–2:30 p.m. — Ontario Public Library, 313 Main St.
• 3–4:30 p.m. — Bekkum Memorial Library, 206 N. Main St., Westby
• 5:30
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
Amanda Crowe of Ontario was among the 15 people whom the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers named to its class of 2012 “New Faces of ASABE.”
The award is designated for ASABE members who are 30
Alcohol allegedly was a factor in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 33 and Gibson Valley Road on Feb. 5, according to the Ontario Police Department.
At about 4 p.m., the police department responded to
The Royall FFA will host a pancake appreciation breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Royall High School cafeteria.
Because this is an appreciation breakfast, the FFA will charge only $1 for each
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
Costs associated with water-utility upgrades had been less than expected, the Ontario Village Board learned at its regular meeting Monday.
A town of Medary family is alive today probably due to the efforts of an Ontario man.
Colin Winchell, who lives in rural Ontario but drives cab on weekends in La Crosse, spotted flames at a home on
Mark Pfost, a private-lands biologist working out of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, will speak on invasive plant species at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Elroy Public Library.
Pfost, an Elroy resident, has extensive experience with
Isaac R. Yoder, 26, was arrested this week after an investigation into the sexual assault of an Amish juvenile in the town of Union, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears.
The investigation was opened when the Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Extension vegetable production team, along with the UW-Extension offices in Vernon and Monroe counties, will host their ninth-annual Fresh Market Produce Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Ontario Community Hall, on Garden Street.
The workshop will offer information and tips for both organic and conventional growers.
The following
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
Ontario and Norwalk area residents had an opportunity Monday to chat with state Sen. Jennifer Shilling.
Until
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Losing to Westby’s Chase Nottestad at the WIAA Division III regional wrestling tournament might have been the best thing to happen to Royall’s Christian Moore.
Moore admitted that
Four Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for January. They are listed below, with coaches’ comments following each name.
BOYS BASKETBALL
• Dominic Luxton: Dominic has become more of a team leader and has asserted himself on the offensive end of the court, averaging more than 16 points
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Royall Panthers and New Lisbon Rockets have played each other for a total of nine quarters of basketball this season, and through it all, the Rockets have proven to be the better team.
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Dairyland Conference-leading Blair-Taylor Wildcats (14-6, 10-2) nipped the Panthers on Saturday afternoon 54-52.
Royall trailed by 5 after the first quarter and struggled the remainder of the
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
He may be little, but he’s mighty.
And he also comes from a wrestling family. Therefore, no one wa
By NATE BEIER
Special to the County Line
Eleven.
That was the number of wins for the Brookwood girls basketball program for the past three seasons combined. To put that in perspective a bit, Royall, the
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Brookwood sophomore Josh Marten and Royall’s Christian Moore defended their Scenic Ridge and Rivers Conference wrestling titles on Saturday at Royall High School.
Brookwood’s Marten might have moved
By NATE BEIER
Special to the County Line
Nate Scheeter’s 21-point effort helped the Royall Panthers past Wonewoc-Center, then tied with Bangor for second place in the league, on Feb.
By NATE BEIER
Special to the County Line
The season hasn’t gone well for the Brookwood and Royall girls basketball teams since the two met Jan. 17. In the
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
Royall junior Sam Murphy admitted that he and the Royall boys basketball team didn’t feel much pressure when they traveled to Bangor for what was most likely a Scenic Bluffs Conference title game.
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
The fourth annual Rails-to-Trails Marathon was Sunday on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, with the finish line at the Norwalk Village Park. The full marathon brought out 229 competitors; the half marathon, 394
