New assistant joins Ontario Public Library staff
We have a new library assistant! Maddy Stoker hails from La Crosse and recently graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and English, with an emphasis in writing.
Great Norwalk Duck Race set for Saturday
The Great Norwalk Duck Race, a fundraiser for the Norwalk Public Library, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Mustang Mudder race is coming to Kendall
Kendall has been celebrating on Labor Day weekend since the 1920s.
Archives
Book review: ‘The Life We Bury’ by Allen Askens
August 15th, 2019by Larry Ballwahn
Joe Talbert is taking a college English class and has been assigned to write a short biography of an elderly person.
Creative musings: ‘The Age of Independence’
August 7th, 2019by Toni Landis
Toni (Ballwahn) Landis of Madison wrote the following piece describing her grandmother, Clara Arndt, who died in 2004.
Book review: ‘The Shadows We Hide’ by Allen Eskens
August 7th, 2019by Larry Ballwahn
Joseph Talbert, an AP reporter, was in trouble — unfairly, he thought. The story he had written had cost a politician his career and perhaps his marriage.
Monroe County to issue WIC benefits
August 1st, 2019by County Line
The Monroe County Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will issue benefits and offer nutrition education days in August.
Gundersen St. Joseph’s seeks new members for Patient and Family Advisory Councils
August 1st, 2019by County Line
The intent of Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinic’s Patient and Family Advisory Council is to serve as an advisory resource
Vernon County to issue WIC benefits
August 1st, 2019by County Line
The Vernon County Health Department will offer Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program benefit renewals at the following locations.
Book review: ‘The Dark Descending’ by Allen Eskens
July 25th, 2019by Larry Ballwahn
Max Rupert is a homicide detective in Minneapolis, Minn. Four 1/2 years ago, his wife was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Elroy Fair results
July 25th, 2019by County Line
The Elroy Fair kicked off the Wisconsin fair season in June.
Big Taste Grill coming to Ontario
July 25th, 2019by County Line
The Johnsonville Big Taste Grill will be in downtown Ontario from 4–8 p.m. Thursday, July 25.
Elroy museum has new murals, new features
July 11th, 2019by County Line
Looking for an interesting way to spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon this summer? Come to the Elroy Area Museum, which is located on Elroy’s Main Street, and take in all of the Elroy-area history from the early 1800s to the present.
Book review: ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ by Paul Kalanithi
July 11th, 2019by Larry Ballwahn
What are you willing to give up to continue living? Your right arm? Your memory? Your mobility? What about your ability to speak?
Community
Creative musings — High water: A story I once heard
Senior menus Aug. 19–23
South Side News for Aug. 15
Ontario Public Library will have robots
Kendall meal site to host bingo, music
Obituaries
Earl Dean Buchholz
Evan D. Summerfield
Bernice E. Ferries
Verna Catherine Doyle
Vernon W. Hemerley
Backtalk
Fallout over Bug Tussel towers continues
Polarization has reached the Kickapoo Valley
Ontario needs to plan for possibility of more flooding
Ontario businesses and supporters turn to government for protection
The hamlet of Avalanche is a study in floodplain challenges
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