Daniel Swanger will appear at Wildwoman's, 210 S. Water St., Sparta, to sign copies of his book, "A Treasured Keepsake of Art, Classical Sonnets, Verses and Essays," from 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 17. Swanger was a summer resident of the Ontario area from 1976-1996. He...
Steinmetz to give talks on La Farge dam project
Brad Steinmetz of La Farge, a local historian, will tour the area for the next several weeks, speaking about his latest book,"That Dam History: The Story of the La Farge Dam Project." Steinmetz plans to tailor many of the book talks so that they show how the failed...
Kendall Village Board asks owner to fix up old St. John’s building
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Kendall Village Board members on Monday urged the owner of the former St. John's Lutheran Church building to make repairs, characterizing it as unsound. Glen Ekern has owned the building for 15 years, and the board alleged that...
ELCA donates to Ontario Fire Department
The Ontario Fire Department recently received a $750 grant from the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In all, the synod gave $22,930 to area communities to buy equipment and supplies specially for flood response. At left, Gwen...
ATC abandons plan to run transmission line through KVR
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor No doubt many Vernon County residents were relieved last week when a postcard arrived from American Transmission Company indicating their homes were no longer close to a proposed high-voltage-line route. The Badger Coulee...
Easter egg hunts set for Saturday
WILTON The Wilton Legion Auxiliary Unit 508 will host its annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Lions Shelter in the Wilton Village Park. All Wilton area children through the sixth grade are invited. After the hunt, children may meet with the...
Election brings shakeup on Wilton Village Board
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Election results are in, and two newcomers and an incumbent - Patti Eckelberg, Bob Harrison and Ed Wilde - will assume spots on the Wilton Village Board. Ninety residents voted for Eckelberg, who garnered the most votes in...
Disney to purchase Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor As part of the continuing efforts by Gov. Scott Walker's administration to privatize government services, Cathy Stepp, Department of Natural Resources Secretary, announced last week that the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail will be sold to...
Wilton egg hunt set for April 7
The Wilton Legion Auxiliary Unit 508 will host its annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Lions Shelter in the Wilton Village Park. All Wilton area children through the sixth grade are invited. After the hunt, children may meet with the Easter...
Kickapoo Valley Reserve receives Nuzum Grant
The Kickapoo Valley Reserve recently received a two-year $43,600 Kickapoo Reforestation Fund (Nuzum) Grant that will allow it to offer 10 public educational events and two new tourism events, plus conduct a tourism survey. The 10 annual public-education events will...
