By CATHY LUND | Viroqua I appreciated the well-articulated article Gail Frie wrote in the paper regarding the landfill. It is a complicated issue involving many people, their habits and efforts, costs and budgets, fears and unknowns, and even some realities that are...
Kendall meal site to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
By ALRITA BENISH | Kendall meal-site manager Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Kendall meal site on Monday, March 18th! Wear something “green” to honor St. Patrick. You can then enjoy our corned beef and cabbage dinner. Serving starts at 11:30 a.m....
Ontario Public Library to offer ‘Call of the Frog’
By RACHEL CONNER | Ontario Public Library director The “Call of the Frog” nature program with citizen scientist Ben Johnston will be at 4 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Ontario Public Library. Participants will learn to “speak” like a frog and how to become a citizen...
Wilton Public Library to host activities
By KELLY LUPTON | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will offer these upcoming events: • 10 a.m. Friday, March 8: Current-events discussion group — it’s a place to talk about recent events, big and small, in a relaxed environment. Coffee and...
South Side News for March 7
By MYRNA FAUSKA The primary news from the south side of Kendall begins a week ago Saturday, when the community gathered in the Kendall Community Hall for a benefit party for Sally Dana, which has already been reported in the local newspapers. During the past week,...
Senior menus for March 11–15
Kendall, Norwalk and Wilton meal sites Monday, March 11: Loaded baked potato soup with crackers, cold ham and cheese sandwiches, whole-grain buns, carrots with ranch dip, and peach-pie bars Tuesday, March 12: German-style beef tips, hearty mashed potatoes, red cabbage...
Brookwood boys downed by Cashton in regional play
The Brookwood boys basketball team traveled to Cashton on Feb. 27 for the first round of WIAA Division 5 regional action. In its third meet up this season, No. 15 Brookwood didn't back down a 30–16 halftime deficit over No. 2 Cashton. Brady Hansen tosses up a shot...
Brookwood girls stop at regional semifinals
The Brookwood girls basketball team hosted the first round of regional play Feb. 20 in the WIAA Division 5 regional quarterfinal. For the third time this season, No. 8 Brookwood faced No. 9 Wonewoc-Center as the teams split the matchups in the regular season. The...
C-FC too much for Royall girls
The Royall girls basketball team traveled to La Crosse Logan on Feb. 29 to compete against No. 1 Cochrane-Fountain City in the sectional semi-final game. C-FC jumped to a quick 7–0 lead in the first two minutes of play, as Kasey Jones passes to set up a play. (Tasha...
Royall repeats as regional champs
Panthers advance to sectionals The Panther boys basketball team opened regional play last Tuesday night by defeating Greenwood by 76–13 Carter Uppena led Royall with 24 points, Landon Lipke added 12, and overall 11 Panthers scored during the rout. On Friday, Royall...