By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Ed Gunderson's career has taken a circular tour extending from Wisconsin's dairyland to the wheat and truck crop fields of the Pacific Northwest and back to Wisconsin, but the new general manager of the Hillsboro Farmers...
Hillsboro Farmer’s Co-op opens showroom in Wilton
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The building that for many years housed not only the Wilton Fire Department, but also the village office, has undergone a transformation. Instead of fire equipment and file cabinets, Hillsboro Farmer's Co-op customers will now find...
Cutbacks at Fort McCoy lead to a new Kendall business
The Village Gunsmith opens downtown By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor If you're dreaming of a hot-pink automatic rifle to match your high heels, then look no further than The Village Gunsmith in Kendall. Regardless of the color or design you imagine covering your...
Deep into fall
Few people venture up the unimproved Organdy Road in the town of Sheldon, but those who do will find not only a ridgetop view, but also a tiny, largely forgotten cemetery. It contains only about a half-dozen graves, most of them of Civil War veterans. Some years back,...
House walk to benefit Cashton food pantry
Four Cashton area homes will be decorated and open for touring Sunday, Dec. 4, during the Christmas House Walk, an event sponsored by the Cashton Cupboard & Closet. The tour will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and tickets and maps will be available at the Cashton...
New shop opens in Wilton
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Donna Bauernfeind of Wilton has opened Wild Woman Wannabees on 420 Main St. in Wilton, in the building that once housed Wild Woman's. Wild Woman's, which moved to Sparta earlier this year, featured vintage clothing, and owner Pat...
norwalk hosts rails-to-trails marathon
The fourth annual Rails-to-Trails Marathon was Sunday on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, with the finish line at the Norwalk Village Park. The full marathon brought out 229 competitors; the half marathon, 394 competitors; and the 5K, 124 competitors. For race results,...
Bank of Ontario honored
Rose Osward Poels (center), chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, presents a plaque to the Bank of Ontario in honor of its 100th anniversary. Dick DelMedico (left), board chair, and Doreen Dahl (right), are receiving the plaque.
Bank of Ontario marks 100 years
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor It's hard to imagine how Ontario survived without a bank: The last half of the 19th century was a boom period, and the town was alive with businesses, logging and travelers passing through. Oddly enough, it wasn't until 1911 that...
In pursuit of health: Ontario woman battles chronic Lyme disease
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Like any 3-year-old, Annagale Rueckheim has already marked many milestones in her life: first smile, first tooth, first steps and first words. “I remember her being born, and that’s about it. It breaks my heart,” said her mother,...
