By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter If school officials' projections materalize later this fall, Royall residents will have a greatly lessened tax burden in 2012. At the school 's annual meeting Monday, district bookkeeper Jeff Lankey said the preliminary mill rate...
The Selling of School Choice (part 2)
School choice big winner in state Lawmakers find extra money for private schools as public schools see cuts By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Sondy Pope-Roberts and Howard Marklein rarely talk to each other. That’s not surprising, given the...
Couleecap to offer program to prevent homelessness
Couleecap Inc. recently was awarded a grant to help prevent homelessness in Vernon and Crawford counties. This program will provide rental assistance, security deposits and emergency shelter to eligible homeless families. Eligible applicants must prove a temporary...
Monroe County historian named to state board
Jarrod Roll, director and county historian at the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum in Sparta, recently accepted a board position with the Wisconsin Federation of Museums. The purpose of the Wisconsin Federation of Museums is to promote the value of and...
Kendall Village Board to review fencing ordinance
By County Line staff Concluding that its fencing ordinance wasn’t nuanced enough, the Kendall Village Board decided at its meeting Monday to revisit the matter next month. According to village clerk Lynne Hanson, the board was prompted to revise the ordinance after...
Wilton Village Board commits to maintaining police department
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter When Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson pointedly asked Wilton Village Board members at their meeting Monday if they intended to nix the police department, he was met with a mixture of praise and criticism. The board...
Norwalk board mulls letter, doesn’t reveal contents
By KAREN PARKER | County Line editor The Norwalk Library Board’s request for a 4-percent increase in next year’s budget led to a discussion on a letter recently written to each village board member. At Tuesday evening’s meeting, trustee Kathy Brown said the library...
Brueggen resigns from Ontario Village Board
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The Ontario Village Board was short a member Monday. Trustee Gary Brueggen has moved from the village and will not be replaced until the spring election. Usually the board would appoint the next-highest voter getter in the previous...
The sounds of silence missing in N-O-W addition
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Representatives of La Crosse-based design/build firm TCI sat down with the N-O-W School on Monday to review the $5.8 million building project and address some lingering issues. The primary complaint is sound problems in the music...
Investigation shows asthma attack resulted in teen’s death
By County Line staff An asthma attack was the sole factor in the sudden death of a Norwalk teenager late last month, said Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson, noting that the investigation into the matter had been completed. Chantelle Welch, 15, who would have...
