By COURTNEY DOWNING | County Line Reporter Long-term goals are often difficult to achieve and at times even more challenging to set. Nevertheless, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Board of Education members agreed unanimously to approve the sale of about $2,735,000 in...
Title dream achieved: BHS football trumps Bangor 40–21
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The exclamation point came first Friday night in Bangor, and the rest was just repetition. The Brookwood football team carved out a piece of history by taking its first title in Scenic Bluffs Conference history with a 40-21 win at...
Football titles span two generations in Hansen family
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher It was déjà vu for Norwalk's Mike Hansen when Brookwood wrapped up the Scenic Bluffs Conference football championship. Hansen had been there and done that in 1987, when he was a starter and when Brookwood last captured the...
Burglary attempted at Kendall Fastrip
Suspects wearing black ski masks attempted to burglarize the Kendall Fastrip on Sunday, according to the Kendall Marshal's Office. An employee had closed the 223 E. South Railroad St. business a short time earlier and was completing her shift when she saw two people...
Man dies in accident north of Sparta
A 53-year-old man died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Highway 27, about 1 mile north of Sparta, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Police are uncertain which direction each vehicle had been traveling or what caused the accident,...
Cashton man killed in Highway 27 crash
In Vernon County's fourth traffic fatality this year, a 26-year-old Cashton man died Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle, head-on collision on Highway 27, between Westby and Cashton, according to Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears. At about 8:35 a.m., Skyler W....
Colors of Kendall festival draws autumn revelers
Ontario Community Hall kitchen addition gets green light
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Frustrated cooks who often bump elbows and struggle for counter space in the Ontario Community Hall kitchen should be happy to know that help is on the way. The Ontario Village Board accepted a bid Monday from contractor Doug...
Wilton OKs purchase of emergency siren
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Wilton's way of notifying residents of imminent threats such as severe weather is lacking, but that will soon change, as the village board approved the purchase of an emergency siren at its meeting Monday. The village does...
Koenecke sells former Kendall Ford garage to Hill
The onetime Ford garage in Kendall, which has been empty for some time, has a new owner. Mary Jo Hill of First Choice Realty in Tomah has purchased the property from Marty Koenecke of Reedsburg. Koenecke had purchased the property from Dave Heilman and ran a Ford...
