Wilton school of yesteryear
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
The following served on the Kendall High School homecoming court in 1950.
Wilton Booster Band
Here, in this circa-1930 photo, the Wilton Booster Band lines up near the intersection of Main and Center streets.
Coronavirus
Thursday, Oct. 29: Monroe County has 29 new cases; Vernon County, 13; and Juneau County, 16
Wednesday, Oct. 28: Monroe County reports 36 new cases; Vernon County, 15; and Juneau County, 17
Scenic Bluffs grapples with rise in Covid-19 cases
Tuesday, Oct. 27: Monroe County has 25 new cases; Vernon County, eight; and Juneau County, 17
Saturday, Oct. 24, to Monday, Oct. 26: Monroe County reports 76 new cases; Vernon County, 30; and Juneau County, 44
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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.
Wilton school
September 16th, 2020by County Line
This photo depicts the students in room three in Wilton public schools, date unknown.
Family photos, circa-1930s
September 10th, 2020by County Line
These two photos were found among the late Herbert Anderson’s collection. Do you recognize anyone in these photos?
South Ridge School (town of Wellington), 1954–55
August 31st, 2020by County Line
Last week, the County Line printed a spread on the South Ridge School, a one-room schoolhouse in the town of Wellington that was demolished earlier in August.
Ontario baseball, 1930s
August 5th, 2020by County Line
County Line Publisher Emeritus Karen Parker mentions my uncle, the late Orv Collins of Ontario, in her “Backtalk” column every once in a while.
Patent-medicine sales in Wilton
July 29th, 2020by County Line
A salesman for Rawleigh’s Remedies, a purveyor of patent medicines, stops in the Wilton area in the 1920s or 1930s.
Wilton Memorial Day
May 27th, 2020by County Line
On a Memorial Day in the 1920s or 1930s, Herbert Anderson of Wilton took this photo of local residents and band members marching on Highway 131 to St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery.
Traveling by air in the 1920s
April 22nd, 2020by County Line
In the 1920s, Herbert Anderson of Wilton took this of an airplane that had landed in Wilton, near where the Monroe County shop now sets off of County Highway M.
Norwalk class of 1945
April 8th, 2020by County Line
Bob Hoffman of Holmen shared this photo with the County Line. He reported that as of last summer, five classmates were known to be alive.
Images of harvest
March 25th, 2020by County Line
Edwin Bredlow was the last of the family that was best known in the area for their monster-size steam engines that rumbled across the area, harvesting the crops.
Community
Gjefle: Do you have hope?
Signs of fall
Wilton Public Library hosting Thanksgiving coloring contest
South Side News for Oct. 29
Senior menus for Nov. 2–6
News
Unseasonable snow
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Oct. 19–25
Driftless music festival is July 10
Kendall gets $82,500 grant
N-O-W honors retired bus drivers
Backtalk
Look for strength of character, integrity when choosing a candidate
Election season about to conclude, finally
Covid-19 recovery presents challenges
Campaigns have changed, as evidenced by ‘F*CK Your Feelings’ signs
Former Wilton man describes air quality outside his Seattle residence
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