A rural Norwalk man was injured late yesterday after he fell from the top of a moving vehicle, according to Monroe County Sheriff Pete Quirin. Ryan T. Jacobson, 32, of rural Cashton was operating a vehicle on private property located at 21108 County Hwy. T, Norwalk,...
Send the robots to milk the cows: Cashton dairy installing ultra-modern milking system
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher It seemed County Highway D near Cashton was in a time warp Aug. 20. As Amish buggies rattled down the freshly graveled road, a ceremony on the Mlsna dairy farm was marking the first North American installation of a robotic...
Royall intends to borrow for energy efficiency projects
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Royall School Board approved a resolution Monday to take advantage of a state law allowing schools to borrow for energy efficiency projects, a move that would permit the district to exceed the revenue caps without...
Joint police department’s future is uncertain
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher A dispute over retirement benefits for Police Chief Steve Johnson likely will lead to the dissolution of the Norwalk-Wilton Police Department, board members noted during a police commission meeting Saturday morning. At issue is...
Man dies in Wellington accident
A 19-year-old New Lisbon man died Friday in the town of Wellington after being struck in the head by a tow wrap while attempting to free a stuck tractor, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Receiving the call at 7:48 p.m., emergency personnel...
A fine day for a wedding
The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization put on a murder-mystery dinner theatre production, "Marriage Can be Murder," on Friday evening at the Roundhouse Park in Kendall. Above: Cheryl Scheeter (left) and Ken Brandau portray members of the wedding party. For...
Ontario man facing domestic-abuse charges
After his second arrest this year for domestic-abuse-related charges, an Ontario man was taken to Vernon County Jail on Saturday. Officers apprehended Nicholas J. Dibbert, 30, of 207 Church St., charging him with domestic abuse/disorderly conduct, false imprisonment...
Wilton Village Board, police commission to meet Saturday
Johnson says denial of retirement benefit prompted resignation By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor As part of an effort to convince Police Chief Steve Johnson to rescind his resignation, the Norwalk-Wilton Police Commission will meet with the Wilton Village...
Rural Ontario home destroyed in fire
The Ontario Fire Department responded to a blaze Thursday evening, Aug. 14, at the David Gnewikow home, south of Ontario on Highway 131. The residence was engulfed when firefighters arrived at about 11 p.m. The La Farge Fire Department provided mutual aid, and...
Wilton Village Board announces police chief’s resignation
Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson's resignation will take effect Saturday, Aug. 23, according to President George Dougherty at the Wilton Village Board meeting on Monday. Dougherty noted that he had received that information from Mike Wiedl, the chair of the...
