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Royall faces health insurance increase
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Health insurance premiums in the Royall School District will increase by 11.4 percent next year, resulting in greater deductibles for employees, Superintendent Mark Gruen told the board of education at its meeting Monday....
N-O-W gets grant for afterschool program
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School Board heard good news at its May 12 meeting: the district had been awarded $75,000 per year for the next five years to continue the 21st Century Learning Center afterschool educational program....
Amid controversy, red shed gets green light in Norwalk
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Despite the presence of about 30 people, a crowd that seemed evenly divided over a proposal to build a large machine shed, the Norwalk Village Board gave its stamp of approval to the project after listening to a spirited debate....
Johnny Lacy no longer an Ontario Village Board member
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher The Ontario Village Board has avoided the unpleasant task of asking for the resignation of trustee Johnny Lacy. At Monday evening's meeting, board president Mark Smith said that when Lacy had established residency in Missouri in...
United Co-op puts Village of Wilton on no-charge list
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor United Cooperative, the Beaver Dam, Wis.-based company that acquired the Hillsboro Farmers Co-op last summer, has stopped extending credit to the Village of Wilton, apparently citing a past-due balance that the...
Monroe County police make drug arrests in town of Wellington
Monroe County police arrested four people on drug charges after completing a search warrant Wednesday at a town of Wellington residence. After the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department received a tip and obtained the search warrant, deputies seized “large...
New manager joins Wildcat State Park staff
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher If you happen to meet Wildcat Mountain State Park's new manager out on the horse trails, he just might be on a horse. An avid equestrian, Bob Ramsey said he had plans to direct many of his efforts toward improving the 19 miles...
Registered sex offender will not move to town of Forest
In a change of plans, registered sex offender Brian Vadnais will not take up residence in the town of Forest, according to Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears. Instead, Vadnais, whose intended release date will be on or before May 30, will live in the West Bend,...
Whitetown’s new, modern shop on display Saturday
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Town shops are not exactly a high art form. They tend to be basic utililitarian structures housing road equipment and tools, and they attract even less notice than does a cornfield. But on Saturday, area residents will have an...