The Brookwood forensics program will host the sub-district tournament in classrooms throughout the high school and elementary school on Monday, Feb. 17. This is the first in a series of three tournaments that are part of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech and...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Feb. 2–8
Sunday, Feb. 2: A deputy initiated a traffic stop near Highway 35 and Gelf Road in the town of Wheatland. The driver was cited with a speeding violation of 85 mph in a 55-mph zone. Sunday, Feb. 2: A driver called to report they were involved in a car versus deer...
‘Wilton Warfare’
La Crosse-based River City Championship Wrestling put on its “Wilton Warfare” matches on Friday evening at the Wilton Community Center. … Read the rest
Ontario board greenlights sewer upgrade
The Ontario Village Board on Monday awarded a $258,800 construction bid to a Winona firm to install a chemical feed … Read the rest
Feb. 13, 2025, print issue
Norwalk Village Board meeting postponed
Due to illness and a lack of a quorum, the Village of Norwalk monthly board meeting, originally scheduled for 7 … Read the rest
Letter to the editor: Protect life in the womb
By Michael T. Gjefle | Ontario Since the issue of abortion was brought up by a letter to the editor in last week’s County Line, let me share a few thoughts. Pro-abortion people continually emphasize the right to kill the baby for cases of rape and incest. Well, those...
Letter to the editor: Sheriffs are not final authority
By Don Foy | La Farge Sheriffs, deputies and police officers perform a very difficult job, often under very difficult circumstances. Sometimes they risk their lives to protect us, so they deserve our esteem and should probably be paid more. But the notion of...
Kendall meal site to offer bingo/exercise program
Contributed by the Kendall meal site The Monroe County Aging and Disability Resource Center, along with the Kendall meal site, will host a fun-filled, 10-week bingo/exercise program beginning Monday, Feb. 17. The program includes nutritional health...
Ontario to offer class on creating a pie crust
By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Please RSVP by Friday, Feb. 7, if you would like to attend a pie crust class at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Ontario Public Library. Join Lauren West, owner of Echo Valley Farm Bakery in rural Ontario, in a...