The Vernon County Unit on Aging will offer a medication management program, HomeMeds, through May 31. When you participate in the program, you submit information on your medications, including over-the-counter treatments and supplements, along with some of your health...
Three hurt in town of Wilton crash
Three people sustained injuries Friday in a three-vehicle crash in the town of Wilton, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. The accident occurred at about 4:51 p.m. on Highway 131, at County Highway A. Driving a 1998 Ford Escort, Gary Sparling, 56, of...
N-O-W farmhouse slated for demolition
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The old farmhouse that came with the property purchased for Brookwood High School more than half a century ago will soon be no more. The house has been empty for more than a year, and on Monday the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School...
Gathering to focus on proposed high-voltage lines
A regional citizens' gathering in response a proposal to build high-voltage transmission lines will be in Norwalk from 1-7 p.m. Thursday, April 26. The event will be at the Norwalk park shelters, 102 Mill St., near the bike trail. All citizens, business owners and...
Civil War program set for Thursday
The Monroe County Local History Room will host a public lecture, "The 'Bad Guys': How the Confederate Soldier Thought and Fought," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Ward Zischke will give the hour-long presentation, discussing Southern soldiers during the Civil War....
Monroe County HCE to offer learning sessions
The Monroe County Association for Home & Community Education will offer a free learning session Thursday, April 19, at the La Grange Town Hall, just off Highway 21, on Flint Avenue. The first program of the day will focus on financial information for family...
St. Joseph’s to offer its Spring Salad Luncheon and Geranium Sale
St. Joseph’s Memorial Foundation will host its 18th annual Spring Salad Luncheon and Geranium Sale at the Firemen’s Community Center in Hillsboro on Administrative Professionals Day, formerly known as Secretary’s Day. The event will run from 11...
Ontario garbage-pickup day reverts to Tuesday
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor It's Tuesday. No, it's Wednesday. And now it is Tuesday again. Ontario residents may find themselves at odds over which day to set out their garbage. Last month, the board changed the longstanding garbage-pickup day from Tuesday to...
Vernon County to offer immunization clinics
The Vernon County Health Department will conduct immunization clinics on the following dates: • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 — First Congregational Church, 620 High Ave., Hillsboro • 9-11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19 — Vernon County...
Wilton grants liquor license to Pettera’s
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Acting on its attorney's advice, the Wilton Village Board redid a motion to delete an ordinance section outlining liquor-license restrictions, and then it subsequently approved a license license for Pettera's Country Thyme Cafe....
