Kendall begins process of revamping village watertower

The Kendall Village Board hired Baraboo, Wis.-based MSA Professional Services on Oct. 13 to serve as an administrator for its watertower restoration project. The project, which will cost an estimated $100,000 to $150,000, will consist cleaning and painting, among...

Town of Wilton quarry hearing sparks high emotion

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Emotions were strong Tuesday evening as more than 70 people packed the Town of Wilton meeting room to attend a second hearing on Mathy Construction/Milestone Materials' application to open a quarry operation on Logan Road....

Name released in town of Wilton death

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the man killed in a farm accident Sunday in the town of Wilton. Gale K. Burkhalter, 66, of Kendall died on a farm off Logwood Road when his tractor rolled over. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and...

Ontario may offer bike, canoe race in September

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher If things go according to plan, a new event will be on the calendar in Ontario. The first annual Driftless Outdoor Fall Festival is a combined effort of three Ontario business owners: Stacy Pieper of Driftwood Inn Motel, Tony...

Entries sought for Kendall Labor Day parade

Contributed by event organizers Floats, bands, old-time cars, music, tractors and horses will be part of the largest Monroe County Labor Day Parade, an event set for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, in Kendall. Every civic club, business, family, individual or other group...

Murder mystery coming to Kendall

Contributed by KAACO The honor of your presence is requested at "Marriage Can Be Murder" by James Daab. The comedic murder mystery is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Roundtable Park in Kendall. This is the annual one-night comedy brought to...

Man arrested for 2012 Norwalk burglary

DNA collected from the November 2012 burglary of the 71 Express gas station in Norwalk has led to an arrest, according to Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson. Norwalk-Wilton police and the Monroe County Sheriff's Department apprehended Lucas P. Downing, 24, on...

Wilton man accused of child neglect, disorderly conduct

Charges of child neglect and disorderly conduct were filed against James (Jamie) Odegard, 31, of Wilton after accusations that he shot two small children with an airsoft gun. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department reports Odegard was alone with a 6-year-old and...

Kendall man faces battery, disorderly conduct charges

Jonathon L. Walling, 23, of 624 Medbury St., Kendall, was arrested for domestic-violence-related disorderly conduct and battery after he was accused of instigating a physical altercation with a former roommate July 11. According to the report, the former roommate went...

Wilton man arrested on battery charges

Sean P. Lavenduskey, 26, of Wilton was arrested for battery and resisting an officer after an incident at a Wilton bar July 13. According to the report, Lavenduskey had a physical altercation with another man in the early morning hours of July 13. Lavenduskey...

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