Eighteen trees are now planted in Ontario parks, thanks to the efforts of the Thursday Night Group and the donations of area residents. An additional 14 trees will be planted next spring. The Thursday Night Group also gave itself a new name at last month's meeting....
Colors of Kendall is set for Oct. 13
By Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization History will come alive at the Colors of Kendall fall festival, an event set for Saturday, Oct. 13. Karen Parker, author of "Indomitable Pluck," and local originals Merle and Carol Hamburg will narrate three tours:...
Fire damages rural Kendall property
The Kendall Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Al Zirk residence on Koala Avenue, 5 miles north of Kendall, at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday. According to Kendall Fire Chief Tom Trepes, a chimney blocked by a bird caused the fire, which spread from the chimney to...
Ontario Buddhist center to host open house
The Heartland Retreat Center in rural Ontario invites the public to an Oktoberfest open house from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Geared to families, the event will feature a selection of local draft Oktoberfest beers, live blues and brats with all of the fixings. In...
Update: Monroe County police release photo of burned-out car
The Monroe County Police Department released a photo Tuesday of the burned-out car discovered Sept. 18 off County Highway T in the town of Ridgeville. The vehicle contained a body, which the sheriff's department determined was female, though the forensic pathologist...
Update: Body in burned-out car was female
The Monroe County Sheriff Department has determined that the body found in a town of Ridgeville car fire was female, according to Monroe County Sheriff Pete Quirin. A passerby reported the incident, which occurred off County Highway T, at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The body was...
Royall taxes predicted to increase
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter If school officials' projections hold out, property taxes will be on the upswing this year in the Royall School District. When the school district held its annual meeting and budget hearing Monday, business manager Jeff Lankey...
Ruling may delay N-O-W contracts
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor "Wait a little bit." That was Gerry Roethel's advice to the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School teachers. Roethel, who heads Coulee Region United Educators, the regional branch of the teachers' union, thinks the local union members may...
Monroe County police find body in suspicious Ridgeville car fire
A body was found in a suspicious car fire off County Highway T in the town of Ridgeville on Tuesday morning, according to Monroe County police. The car fire was reported to the Monroe County 911 Communications Center at about 8 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters...
Kendall man hospitalized after accidental shooting
A 54-year-old Kendall man accidentally shot himself in his right hand Friday evening as he attempted to clear a malfunction in a semi-automatic pistol, according to Kendall Police Chief Richard Laxton. When he sustained the wound, Aaron A. Brandt had been working on a...
