By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter
Martin Trucking intends to purchase the Village of Wilton-owned Tillman property and construct a new office building on the site.
The village board agreed at its meeting Monday to have its attorney draft a developer’s agreement with the company, setting the land sale price at $10,000.
The 36-by-64-foot single-story building would be valued between $220,000 and $240,000, said Allen Martin, owner of Martin Trucking, at the meeting.
Martin also intends to have a second, similar building constructed on the site at a later point.
In exchange for the $10,000, the board plans to allocate Tax Incremental Finance money for infrastructure costs associated with the construction, such as, for example, water and sewer
The following clarification and corrections are being made to an article entitled “Kendall to disband ambulance service,” which appeared in last week’s issue of the County Line.
CLARIFICATION
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
The location of the June 30 tractor pull came under extended scrutiny at the Ontario Village Board’s meeting on Monday.
Each year for the
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
If things go according to plan, Ontario residents can look forward to a revitalized park complete with new picnic areas, playground equipment, a welcome center and a history walk with interpretive signs and displays.
The Royall High School music department will present its pops concert, “Turn Up the Radio,” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the high school gymnasium.
This year’s theme centers on music from various radio stations.
The following Brookwood High School seniors received scholarships at the school’s awards and scholarship program May 9.
• Academic Excellence — Morgan Touchstone
• Adam Luing Memorial — Emily Schendel
The Wilton Community Blood Drive will be from 7-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 401 Mill St., Wilton.
To make an appointment, call (800) 733-2767 or Nalani Bever
The Royall Middle School music department will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the high school gymnasium.
The sixth-grade band, sixth-grade singers, seventh- and eighth-grade band,
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian
A preschool story time celebrating the days of the week will be offered at the Ontario Public Library at 10 a.m. Friday, May 18.
As part of EMS Week, Ontario and Wilton EMTs will be at Brookwood High School on Monday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to talk to students about the local ambulance services and attempt to engage their interest in joining.
The Royall Greenhouse grand opening will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 11.
Students have been planting seeds and transplanting seedlings in preparation for the growing season.
Birdwatchers and other nature lovers are invited to participate in Elroy Birding Day on Saturday, May 19.
The event is free of charge; the only requirements are a willingness to walk and a curiosity about birds, wildflowers and
The Monroe County Local History Room will offer a Civil War program, “Farmer Goes to War: Monroe County In the American Civil War,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17.
Monroe County historian Jarrod Roll
A field day at Dick O’Gara’s tree farm, 26949 Millet Road, Wilton, will be Saturday, May 19.
The Wisconsin Walnut Council and Kickapoo Woods Cooperative will sponsor the event.
Coffee and snacks
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Royall boys and girls track teams finished in fifth place at the 21st annual
By JOHN HANSEN | Norwalk Knights
The Norwalk Knights recently opened their 11th season, hosting the Whitehall Wolves in a non-league game and falling 12-2.
By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach
The Panthers started the week with an exciting game, hosting the Bangor Cardinals on Monday, May 7, and picking up a victory in the bottom of the seventh.
Though the
Brookwood opened the streak with a 7-5 win over the Hillsboro Tigers on Tuesday, May 8. Though the Falcons fell behind early, trailing 5-2 after two innings, they scored three runs in the top of the third to
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
The Falcon baseball team hoped to make history Monday in Cashton, when the squad was hunting for its first Scenic Bluffs title in the annals of the
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
If you haven’t caught the Brookwood baseball team in action this year, Monday would be a good time to put the
Four Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for March/April. They are listed below, with coaches’ comments following each name.
SOFTBALL
By County Line staff
The Falcon softball team outlasted Necedah in a slugfest Monday, winning the game with a run in the bottom of the eighth inning and gaining the 11-10 victory.
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line
It’ll be a race to the finish line Tuesday, when the Scenic Bluffs Conference track and field meet commences in Bangor.
By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach
A strong Hillsboro Tiger team ripped apart the Panthers by 11-2 on April 30.
Carter Clausius dominated the Panthers, allowing only two runs
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor
What is your dream celebration for your 70th birthday? Perhaps it’s not the chance to go mushing in Alaska and watch the Iditarod.
