Kendall’s water/sewer rate hike takes effect March 16

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor As a final measure, the Kendall Village Board approved a 132 percent increase in water and sewer rates at its regular meeting Monday. The new rates will take effect March 16, and billing will change from quarterly to...

Supplies are low at Wilton food pantry, holding steady in Cashton, Ontario

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor During this exceptionally cold winter, Wilton's food pantry is running precariously low on provisions, though Ontario's and Cashton's remain well stocked. Coordinated by St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Wilton pantry has...

State fund raises income limits for propane users

For propane users, Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, a nonprofit that provides energy assistance, has temporarily expanded its income limits from 60 percent to 80 percent of the state median income. Additionally, KWWF will allow households to potentially receive a maximum...

Wilton might have violated open-meeting law

Municipality changes ordinance governing liquor licenses, but agenda states that board would only 'review' matter By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor It appears the Wilton Village Board broke state open-meeting laws Feb. 13, when it amended an ordinance, possibly...

Kendall Elementary School renter charged with theft

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter A woman who intends to open a daycare center in the former Kendall Elementary School building was among three employees charged last month with stealing $466,000 from an Elroy business. The Juneau County Star Times reported Feb....

No-snow-blow winter will soon leap into spring

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor According to some forecasts, it appears nature promises a whopper of a winter storm on this 2012 Leap Year Wednesday. But it's no matter, as spring is only a few weeks away, and while we may argue incessantly over politics, nearly...

No-snow-blow winter will soon leap into spring

 By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor According to some forecasts, it appears nature promises a whopper of a winter storm on this 2012 Leap Year Wednesday. But it's no matter, as spring is only a few weeks away, and while we may argue incessantly over politics, nearly...

Kendall man killed in single-vehicle accident

A Kendall man died Saturday after his pickup truck went off the road and hit a fence four times in the town of Hillsboro, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 8:50 p.m., Clarence A. Novy, 45, was westbound on Ridge Road, about 10 feet west of...

KRMB meets with Ho-Chunk Nation president

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter When Ho-Chunk Nation president Jon Greendeer met with the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board on Feb. 16, he provided background on the nation's $1.2 million annual payment to Vernon County. Broadly billed as an opportunity to gain...

Palamaruk assumes spot on Royall School Board

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Filling a vacant slot on the Royall School Board, Sara Palamaruk of Kendall will replace board member Lacy Gashi, who resigned last month in anticipation of her relocation to Pennsylvania. In response to interview questions posed...

Program on biofuels set for March 3 at Organic Valley

A community discussion on straight vegetable oil and biodiesel usage, both on-road and on-farm, will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Organic Valley headquarters, One Organic Way, La Farge. The discussion will focus on the basics of SVO and biodiesel...

Registered sex offender arrested

Isaac R. Yoder, 26, was arrested this week after an investigation into the sexual assault of an Amish juvenile in the town of Union, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. The investigation was opened when the Wisconsin Department of Corrections notified the...

Workshop for produce growers set for Feb. 21 in Ontario

The University of Wisconsin-Extension vegetable production team, along with the UW-Extension offices in Vernon and Monroe counties, will host their ninth-annual Fresh Market Produce Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Ontario Community Hall, on Garden Street. The...

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