By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Engineering and design fees associated with Kendall's Spring Street reconstruction project are $17,000 overbudget, but the village likely will pay $6,000 to help meet the gap. At the board's meeting Monday, Andrew Zimmer...
Wilton agrees to retroactive raise for police chief
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Due to miscommunication, the Wilton Village Board was in a position Thursday to approve or deny a $1.50-per-hour raise that had taken effect for Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson on Jan. 1. According to police...
Kendall woman sentenced to prison for selling heroin
By RENAE CALDWELL |Â Courtesy of the Sparta Herald A Kendall woman will spend the next 10 years in the Wisconsin prison system for dealing heroin. Amanda F. Ryan, 24, will spend 3 1/2 years in prison and 6 1/2 years on extended supervision for manufacturing/delivering...
Scenic Bluffs receives healthcare-product donation
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers in Cashton and Norwalk recently kicked off its 20th year with a grant announcement. Scenic Bluffs will receive healthcare-product donations over the next two years valued at up to $25,000 from Henry Schein Cares, the global...
Man dies in town of Stark snowmobile accident
Officials think alcohol and speed were factors in a fatal snowmobile accident Thursday evening in the town of Stark, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Traveling northbound on a public snowmobile trail near County Highway P and Weister Creek Road,...
Fundraiser set for family displaced by fire
A spaghetti supper and silent auction will be held at Brookwood from 5-6:15 p.m. Friday, March 7, to raise money for the Osmond family, who recently lost everything due to a house fire in Norwalk. The fundraiser will be in the high school commons area immediately...
Ontario men charged with assault
Two Ontario residents face felony charges after allegedly assaulting a man while he slept Friday, according to Ontario police. Jared Suhr and James Frederick, both 22, are accused of attacking their victim in a Main Street apartment in Ontario, according to...
Brookwood host girls basketball semifinals Friday
Brookwood High School will host either Riverdale or Boscobel in the regional semifinal girls basketball game at 7 p.m. Friday, March 7. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; no passes will be accepted. The school will pre-sell tickets in the high school office at these times...
Vehicles collide north of Westby
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning at the corner of Highway 27 and Paulson Lane, north of Westby. Both vehicles had been traveling southbound on Highway 27 when Jerome N. Weibel, 59, of Cashton slowed and started making a left turn...
Senior housing in Kendall will open to all low-income tenants
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Times change, and so do housing needs. That's why beginning March 1, Kenview Manor in Kendall will open its doors to low-income families of any age. Since it was built in the mid-1970s, the 16-unit building has limited tenants...