By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative Any one animal, plant, or element of the living world, when closely observed, is intricate, beautiful, unique, does something surprising, and always does something useful. Moths are one of those seemingly...
Letter to the editor: Bluebells
By Lyda Lanier | Town of Ridgeville In her column “South Ridge News,” Alice Brandau always brought us up to date in the spring when the bluebells were in bloom. This year, Carolene Martalock encouraged readers of the County Line to take a drive in Vernon County...
Letter to the editor: Democracy has been deteriorating
By Kent Gallaway | Readstown Democracy in America has been deteriorating for decades from corruption, inequality, and a flawed campaign election process. The accumulating causes have resulted in a dangerous election of a power-hungry character, Donald Trump....
Classifieds for May 22
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N-O-W fourth graders in Heritage Fair
Fourth graders at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School recently completed their required Heritage Fair research project. Students selected a topic relating to Wisconsin and prepared an in-depth presentation. They were given the option to present in front of the...
Senior menus for May 26–30
Kendall and Norwalk meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall) or 343-3158 (Norwalk) by noon one day before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal. Monday, May 26: Meal site closed for Memorial Day Tuesday, May...
Larry Scheckel to discuss ‘Murder in a Small Town’ at Kendall Public Library
By Charissa Finn | Kendall Public Library director The Kendall Public Library invites you to an author talk by Larry Scheckel on Wednesday, May 28, at 1 p.m. He will discuss his newest true crime book, “Murder in a Small Town,” about the Kyson Rice case,...
Vernon County Reads to host best-selling author
By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Vernon County libraries are excited to announce that USA Today bestselling-author Beth Amos, who also writes under the pseudonyms Annelise Ryan and Allyson K. Abbott, will be the featured speaker at the ninth-annual...
Royall softball claims share of SBC title
It was a decision game May 19 for the Royall softball team as a win or loss could have meant a conference title outright or shared. The winner of Bangor at Cashton determined who would share that title. Hillsboro traveled to Royall and took charge early on, gaining 15...
Royall baseball stays unbeaten
Royall rounds out their regular season undefeated 14-0 and earns the Scenic Bluffs Conference title outright since 2018. It has also been since 1999 for an unbeaten season. The last conference title Royall earned was shared with Bangor in 2021. The Panthers have...
