Will traveling services take a greater role in small towns’ commercial offerings?
Could it be in the not too distant future that small town Main Streets will dwindle away and be replaced by food trucks and other traveling services?
Scenes from the Monroe County Fair
Local 4-H and FFA members gathered at the Monroe County Fair last week to take part in an array of exhibitions.
Kendall Lions host concert in the park
The Kendall Lions Club hosted its annual concert in Central Park on Thursday, with organizers saying they “had a good crowd and a wonderful evening weather-wise.”
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Royall turned down for FEMA grant
19 hours agoby County Line
FEMA turned down the Royall School District for a $4 million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant for the second year in the row on Aug. 1, leaving the board of education to modify aspects of its forthcoming building project.
Kendall Village Board reviews rules on floodplains
19 hours agoby County Line
Kendall will be severely limited regarding what it can do with land designated as floodway, board member Mike Crneckiy reported to the village board at its meeting Monday.
Evans named Wilton’s village board president | Pool to remain closed
August 3rd, 2022by County Line
Because no one from the municipality at large had submitted an application to serve as Wilton Village Board president by the Friday deadline, board member Jamie Evans will assume the position, the board decided at its Monday meeting.
Board president calls police to Wilton Pool
July 27th, 2022by County Line
Call results in no charges, arrests or police report; president resigns position two days later; village board fires longtime lifeguard Nate Beier on the following Monday
Construction underway on Ontario pavilion
July 27th, 2022by County Line
Construction continues on the Ontario’s new pavilion, which is located on the former Ontario Community Hall site.
N-O-W actors get ready for next performance
July 14th, 2022by County Line
Brookwood students recently rehearsed “Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)."
Wilton puts on tractor pull
July 14th, 2022by County Line
The Wilton Sportsmen's Club hosted its annual tractor pull Sunday.
Facebook video post sparks Wilton controversy
July 14th, 2022by County Line
A new phase in a recurring dispute between Wilton residents and their village government was the subject of Monday’s village board meeting, when public comments focused on a rift involving a video of the Wilton pool manager and what the board says is ongoing harassment of its employees.
Brueggen apparently denied a vendor spot at Wilton Fest
July 14th, 2022by County Line
Wilton resident and former clerk/treasurer Lori Brueggen asked why the Wilton Fest Committee apparently had denied her request to obtain vendor space at Wilton Fest in August.
Strife in Wilton has been ongoing for more than a year
July 14th, 2022by County Line
Tensions in Wilton appear to have begun boiling over in a public sense in April 2021, when the village board dismissed longtime clerk/treasurer Lori Brueggen.
Old Ontario school will be razed soon
July 14th, 2022by County Line
If you have a sentimental attachment for the former Ontario Elementary School building, you might want to wander up the hill on Church Street and say farewell.
Community
Book review: ‘Black Silver’ by Wayne Abrahamson
South Side News for Aug. 11
Kendall Public Library to show ‘American Underdog’
Wilton Public Library seeks garden caretaker
Zirks among early families in Schauer Valley
Obituaries
Elaine B. Myers
Steven E. Zirk
Jerome Joseph “Joe/Mac” McCaskey
Robert B. Benish
Clinton L. Summerfield
Backtalk
Wilton’s pool the result of veterans’ efforts
Abortion issue has shades of gray
Hillsdale College continues to organize charter schools
Consider what happens with the power of the church is mixed with the power of the state
Don’t base your political choices on advertisements
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