Contributed by N-O-W Elementary School The Title I Program at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has awarded a Spotlight Schools grant to Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School. Schools that qualify for a Spotlight Grant have received a School of...
Royall wins HealthierUS Challenge
Contributed by Royall School District The Royall School District has met the HealthierUS Challenge and received the silver award. Many staff members and community members in the Royall School District put in hours of hard work to design and implement a plan that...
Rural Ontario building destroyed in fire
A shed on the Alan Flaig property on Hoff Valley Road, west of Ontario, was destroyed in a fire on Monday evening. The Ontario Fire Department responded at about 8:30 p.m. and received mutual aid from the Cashton Fire Department. Reportedly the building was fully...
Couleecap to offer scholarships
Couleecap Inc. will give out four $200 John Young Scholarships in 2015. One graduating high school senior from each county of Couleecap’s service area (Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon) will receive a $200 scholarship. Students may pick up an...
Colors of Kendall is Saturday
The annual Colors of Kendall fall festival and tour is set for Saturday. (For more, click here.) Pictured is a sheep at is Litengard (Little Farm), a stop on this year's tour. (Contributed photo)
Vernon County to offer immunizations
The Vernon County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic Thursday, Oct. 16, in Viroqua. The clinic will be from 9–11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the health department, 318 Fairlane Drive (County Hwy. BB). Individuals may receive...
Kendall lumberyard to close Nov. 15
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Kendall's longest-running business will close Nov. 15, according to Jim Schroeder, owner of Schroeder Lumber. Schroeder bought the business four years ago from Bruce Palamaruk, who was on the verge of closing the doors when...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 29 to Oct. 5
Monday, Sept. 29: John Schoenemann of Soldiers Grove, Wis., lost control of his vehicle on a straight stretch of Highway 56 in the town of Liberty. He went into the ditch, striking trees and a concrete culvert and sustaining minor injuries. The sheriff's office had...
N-O-W names Falcon Five winners
The following Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School students received Falcon Five designations for September. Teachers' comments are listed below. • Kristi Cleven is very helpful to me in the classroom and helpful to other students. She models excellent work habits...
Senior menus for Oct. 13–17
Ontario meal site Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, Oct. 13: Waffles with strawberries, sausage patties, eggs, cantaloupe, applesauce and pineapple bars Tuesday, Oct. 14: Liver and onions, hash...
