By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor New playground equipment for Palen Park was on the Ontario Village Board agenda Monday evening. Reporting on a recent park committee meeting, board trustee Monte Smith said the group had looked through catalogs and concluded that...
Norwalk restoring Morris Creek
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Work on Morris Creek bank restoration is underway, according to Norwalk Village Board president Mike Wiedl. At Tuesday's board meeting, Wiedl said that Jon Muehlenkamp's work on the bank would be suspended while he does a few other...
Kendall celebrates Labor Day
KENDALL LABOR DAY PARADE RESULTS Contributed by Lynette Vlasak | parade organizer A good crowd turned out for the Kendall Labor Day Parade, an event sponsored by the Kendall American Legion, on Sunday. The parade is made possible each year due to many people's...
New N-O-W principal has an ‘artful’ style
For the first time in anyone’s memory, a Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District administrator comes from the fine arts field. Meet Gayle Luebke, former art teacher, former Tomah High School assistant principal, mother of five daughters, and now the new...
N-O-W hosts Back-to-School Night
Kendall may seek block grant money
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The potential of winning a community development block grant attracted the Kendall Village Board's interest at its meeting Tuesday. Andy Zimmer and Chuck Sulik of Baraboo, Wis.-based MSA Professional Services said that about $17...
Dodged the bullet: Gays Mills apple growers say crop survived 2012 weather
By JIM MASSEY | The Country Today Editor GAYS MILLS - Apple growers on Gays Mills' Orchard Ridge admit they had some sleepless nights in April when frost threatened their too-soon burgeoning apple blossoms. In fact, one grower told The Country Today at the time that...
N-O-W’s homecoming is next week
The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District will mark homecoming starting Tuesday, during the first week of school. Homecoming skit night will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; and the parade, at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Wilton. Then, at 7 p.m. Friday, the Falcon football team will...
Kendall to host Labor Day celebration
Contributed by CAROLINE BRAUND Kendall American Legion Post Floats, bands, old-time cars, music, tractors and horses will be part of Monroe County's largest Labor Day parade, an event set for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, in Kendall. Every civic club, business, family,...
Kendall’s dramatic gesture
The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization performed a dinner play, "Murder at the Bingo Hall," on Thursday at the Kendall Roundhouse. Above, Queenie Dramameeney (Mary Jo Hill) weeps false tears over the murder of Kenny Itchabutt (Steve Murray). For more photos of...
