About 30 people gathered in the Ontario Fire Station meeting room Monday evening in what was billed as an informational … Read the rest
Goodbye to the Peeling Ceiling: Old Ontario structure destroyed in December fire
Ontario area residents of a certain age remember the Peeling Ceiling as the home of the Slush Puppie, those sugary, … Read the rest
Neglect and lack of foresight might have put Ontario on the road to extinction
The Ontario floodplain ordinance fills 35 pages. It would not be hyperbolic to say it is the most consequential of … Read the rest
Long-running local case ends in state Supreme Court
Boomeranging from circuit court to appeals court, a court case over a small, unmarked cemetery in the town of Forest … Read the rest
Glimpses of kindness this Christmas
Those lines from a child’s nursery rhyme come to me often these days as readers and acquaintances ask me, “So, … Read the rest
Rest in peace, Mr. Owl
By KAREN PARKER
County Line Publisher Emeritus
Lots of our readers were pulling for the great horned owl … Read the rest
Rynes to reprise police-chief position in Ontario
A familiar face will be back in the Ontario squad car this winter, as the Ontario Village Board decided Monday … Read the rest
Alternate-side parking the focus of Norwalk Village Board meeting
Note: Part of this article was inadvertently omitted from the County Line’s Dec. 13 print issue. The article … Read the rest
The war on Christmas goes on
Okay, it’s safe. I made my first (and probably last) foray into La Crosse for some Christmas shopping. I am … Read the rest
Is Gow’s faux pas worth the uproar?
A faux pas, from the French, is defined as a socially awkward or tactless act, especially one that violates accepted … Read the rest
