By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor
Due to miscommunication, the Wilton Village Board was in a position Thursday to approve or deny a $1.50-per-hour raise that had taken effect for Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson on Jan. 1.
According to police commission bylaws, both the Norwalk and the Wilton village boards have to approve pay raises after they’re OK’d by the police commission. But Wilton officials said they hadn’t received the associated paperwork from the police commission until after the raise had been put in place. The Norwalk Village Board, however, had agreed to the raise Jan. 14.
The Wilton Village Board approved the retroactive measure, with President George Dougherty registering the sole dissenting vote.
The police commission
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor
Engineering and design fees associated with Kendall’s Spring Street reconstruction project are $17,000 overbudget, but the village likely will pay $6,000 to help meet the gap.
At the board’s
By RENAE CALDWELL | Courtesy of the Sparta Herald
A Kendall woman will spend the next 10 years in the Wisconsin prison system for dealing heroin.
Amanda F. Ryan, 24, will spend
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers in Cashton and Norwalk recently kicked off its 20th year with a grant announcement.
Scenic Bluffs will receive healthcare-product donations over the next two years valued at up to $25,000 from Henry Schein
Two Ontario residents face felony charges after allegedly assaulting a man while he slept Friday, according to Ontario police.
Jared Suhr
Three Bears Resort in Warrens hosted Brookwood Special Olympics athletes and their families in early February, offering complimentary waterpark passes and hotel stays and a pizza party. Here, Riley Graewin
The Vernon County Health Department will conduct immunization clinics at the following locations in March:
• Hillsboro — 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at St. Joseph’s Health Services, 400 Water Ave. (clinic entrance)
Auditions for Viroqua Community Theatre’s summer production of “Mame” will be from 6–9:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, and Tuesday, March 11, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1004 Broadway St., Viroqua.
Each person who wishes to audition should come
The National Weather Service will hold a SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training class at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Oakdale Fire Station.
The class will last about two hours and includes a multimedia presentation. Training is
Later this year, Tomah Memorial Hospital will offer a number of Safe Sitter classes, which focus on babysitting safety and are for 11- to 15-year-olds.
Coordinated by the hospital’s community-outreach department, classes will be from 8 a.m.
The Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Genealogy Workshop group will meet Tuesday, March 4, at the Tomah Area Museum, 1112 Superior Ave.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will be at 7 p.m. Josh Sonnenburg
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
The Royall girls basketball season came to a quiet close last week following a 26-14 loss at Hillsboro in the opening round of regional play.
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
They trailed by 11 after a quarter. The gap stretched to 13 by halftime, and the difference proved to be insurmountable for the Brookwood girls basketball team, as it fell
Contributed by KEN CLINTON
Brookwood athletic director
Several members of our community were recently honored by the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association and Brookwood High School for their service to Brookwood athletics.
• Rick and Lori Brueggen
Brookwood High School alumni are invited to participate in the fifth annual men’s basketball and women’s volleyball alumni tournament Saturday, March 8.
Anyone who is an alumnus of Brookwood or Wilton Elementary School is invited to participate.
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
The basketball season ended early for Brookwood and Royall last week, as both boys teams lost their regional quarterfinal contests.
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
Despite being tied in the WIAA Division 3 182-pound championship match, Royall’s Dalton Lunde wasn’t ready to concede the match to Lancaster’s David Chadd.
In fact, he was ready to take the
Contributed by KEN CLINTON
Brookwood athletic director
The Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association and Brookwood High School recently honored several of our community members for their service to Brookwood athletics.
Three Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for February. They are listed below, with coaches’ comments following the names.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Spencer Arndt: “Spencer
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
The Brookwood girls basketball team will get a well-deserved break, as it opens the 2014 WIAA tournament with a first-round bye.
The Falcons
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
Royall’s Dalton Lunde and Brookwood’s Calvin Marriott will make their WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament debuts this week after qualifying for the meet from the Necedah sectional.
For Lunde,
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to return to a town after decades of absence? Richard Brown shares his bird’s-eye view of Kendall after being gone for more than 30 years.
Richard Brown was in the U.S. Navy from 1962-65. Following military service, he
County Line staff has been searching for the photo below for a long time. It is a rare shot of the Vernon Hotel, which stood on the lot now occupied by the Ontario Community Hall.
