The Monroe County History Room will offer a lecture, "Feeding Billy Yank: Examining the Civil War Ration," from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 15. The program will focus on how hundreds of thousands of soldiers were fed and equipped during the Civil War. The Monroe County...
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....
Ontario program to focus on end-of-life planning
The Hands of Faith parish nurse ministry will offer a presentation on end-of-life planning, or advance directives, at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, March 4, at Grace Community Church of Ontario. Advance directives, also known as living wills or personal directives, are...
Man hurt in town of Webster crash
One man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident Friday in the town of Webster, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. David P. Baumgardner, 48, of La Farge was traveling north at about 8 a.m. on County Highway D when he lost control on the...
MTSU dancers to perform at Brookwood
Brookwood High School alumnus Kim Neal Nofsinger will return with the Middle Tennessee State University Dance Theatre to present "The Exodus Project" at 7 p.m. Monday, March 5, in the Classic Gymnasium. "The Exodus Project" uses dance to explore contemporary and...
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...
Crowe receives engineering award
Amanda Crowe of Ontario was among the 15 people whom the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers named to its class of 2012 "New Faces of ASABE." The award is designated for ASABE members who are 30 and younger and who have "distinguished themselves...
Ontario man’s efforts likely saved family from fire
A town of Medary family is alive today probably due to the efforts of an Ontario man. Colin Winchell, who lives in rural Ontario but drives cab on weekends in La Crosse, spotted flames at a home on Smith Valley Road in the early morning hours of Feb. 5. He reported...
Elroy biologist to give talk on invasive species
Mark Pfost, a private-lands biologist working out of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, will speak on invasive plant species at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Elroy Public Library. Pfost, an Elroy resident, has extensive experience with invasive species,...
Ontario accident results in arrest on alcohol charges
Alcohol allegedly was a factor in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 33 and Gibson Valley Road on Feb. 5, according to the Ontario Police Department. At about 4 p.m., the police department responded to report that a green Mustang that had slid off the roadway and...
