Ontario summer reading starts June 10

By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2025: COLOR OUR WORLD! Summer reading is just around the corner. Here is some of the fun the Ontario Public Library has lined up this summer. • Exploring The Night Sky in the Starlab — Tuesday,...

Wilton Public Library to host events

By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will host the following events: • 10 a.m. Friday, May 16: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20: Book Club for Adults with Special Needs • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20:...

Seeing Stars: Moths

By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative When we see butterflies and bees at spring flowers, it is also time for moths to be active. Moths are as varied and beautiful as butterflies. They are a major source of food for bats, small mammals, and birds, and are at...

Brookwood forensics to host sub-district tournament

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...

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...

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