An icy day in Wilton in 1922
Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of a severe ice storm that swept the area. Herbert Anderson took this photo of downtown Wilton on that day. (Photo contributed by Alice Brandau)
A remembrance: Elroy’s opera house
There’s an empty corner lot on Elroy’s main street these days.
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Elroy Museum opens Memorial Day weekend
Brookwood Alumni Association organizational meeting scheduled
‘First ride’ set for Saturday at Kendall Depot
2-year-old dies in town of Wilton tractor accident
Kendall Depot to host Elroy-Sparta State Trail reopening event
News
Royall concerts slated for May 13, May 16
Tickets available for next ACT production
Vernon County Museum to host ‘Great Lakes Small Streams: How Water Shapes Wisconsin’
Monroe County History Room to host program on Tomah Indian School on May 12
Vernon County Historical Society thanks volunteers
Archives
Oil City country school, 1948–49
March 24th, 2021by County Line
These students attended the Oil City country school in 1948-49.
F&M Bank, 1929
February 24th, 2021by County Line
Manager George H. Robertson stands in Farmers & Merchants Bank in Kendall in 1929.
Oden School, 1944
January 20th, 2021by County Line
This photo, courtesy of Jeanette Berg of Tomah, offers a peek back at Oden, one of Vernon County’s forgotten towns
Oden/Ontario Homemakers, 1950s
January 6th, 2021by County Line
Shown here are the Oden and Ontario Homemakers in about 1955.
A thaw in Wilton, 1930s
December 2nd, 2020by County Line
Runoff from a spring thaw covers Highway 131 just south of Wilton, looking south, in this circa-1930s photo by Herbert Anderson.
Bowling in Kendall, circa 1950
November 18th, 2020by County Line
A Kendall bowling team dresses for the bowling alley costume party, about 1950.
Wilton school of yesteryear
October 28th, 2020by County Line
Aldis Strazdins of Wilton recently created these photographic positives from negatives found among the collection of the late Herbert Anderson of Wilton.
Kendall homecoming court, 1950
October 14th, 2020by County Line
The following served on the Kendall High School homecoming court in 1950.
Wilton Booster Band
September 30th, 2020by County Line
Here, in this circa-1930 photo, the Wilton Booster Band lines up near the intersection of Main and Center streets.
Birthday party, 1979
September 30th, 2020by County Line
Ardys Bredlow of Oil City in rural Ontario submitted this photo to the County Line, and she would like readers to guess the names of the people in the photo.
Wilton’s Mansion House, 1915
September 23rd, 2020by County Line
The Mansion House, located at the corner of Main Street and Highway 71 in Wilton, served travelers in an era when the Chicago & North Western Railroad line still crossed the village.
Community
Ontario’s spring sale is Friday, May 13
Book review: ‘The Day of the Triffids’ by John Wyndham
Norwalk reading program theme is ‘Oceans of Possibilities’
Kendall to offer summer reading program
South Side News for May 12
Opinion
Letter to the editor: This isn’t about you
Letter to the editor: Use of Falcon logo wasn’t meant to be offensive
Letter to the editor: Falcon logo shouldn’t be used on social media to promote particular political beliefs
Letter to the editor: Thank you for election information
Letter to the editor: Evers fails to help rural EMS
Backtalk
Money, outside consultants are changing local elections
Remembering Phillip Egan, editor of the Elroy Leader Tribune
April Fools’ Day feels redundant
Schools play a role in citizen-making
We live in an era of unverified accusations
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