By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter The Royall School District mill rate was set at 12.73, an increase from 11.04 in 2011-12, at the board of education's meeting Monday. Based on equalized valuation, the owner of a $100,000 property would pay $1,273 in taxes...
Colors of Kendall
Colors of Kendall were gray, but rain did not dampen the spirits of the festival-goers on Saturday. Although rain drowned out the tours, most of the events moved into the Kendall Community Hall and the Kendall Depot, and the day went on.
Ontario Village considers water, sewer improvements
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Sewer and water improvements were on the agenda Monday when the Ontario Village Board met with a Davy Engineering representative The board is considering rehabilitating 13-25 manholes, putting in a second well and retrofitting the...
N-O-W to share guidance position with Hillsboro
When the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Board of Education met Monday, it agreed to share an elementary school guidance counselor position with the Hillsboro School District. The hiree, Lindsay Horvetin, will spend about two-thirds of her time at N-O-W and the remainder at...
Norwalk reviews block grant program
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The subject at last week's Norwalk Village Board meeting was ways to manage the Community Development Block Grant program. The fund has been used for business loans, but according to village clerk Sharon Karis, that is not working...
Some Amish worried about ATC proposal
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor American Transmission Company calls it the "alternate route," but the Ontario/Cashton Amish community is not resting easy. Pewaukee, Wis.-based ATC recently revealed the two high-voltage-line that it will present to the state...
Wilton Village Board approves 2013 budgets
Preparing for 2013, the Wilton Village Board OK'd budgets for three public entities - the Wilton Fire Department, the Norwalk-Wilton Police Department and the Wilton Public Library - at its meeting Monday. The Wilton Area Fire District's total budget for 2013 is...
Homecoming hijinks
Participating in a skit, Taylor Juresh and Wrangler Jones attempt to pass a live saver during the Royall High School homecoming community night on Thursday. To see more photos, click here.
State park will open for season-round hunting
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Should hikers, snowmobilers, bird watchers, and those who use the horse trails at Wildcat Mountain State Park share space with hunters and trappers from September through May? The Legislature thought so last spring, when the...
Body in burning car identified as New Lisbon woman
Authorities have identified the body found in a burning car in the town of Ridgeville on Sept. 18. The Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory determined the person was Karen Koca, 33, of New Lisbon, though the cause of death has not been established. The burning vehicle was...
