Elroy native named associate pastor

Jamie Brandt Brieske of Mondovi, Wis., is the newly ordained associate pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Hope Lutheran is in the Northwest Wisconsin Synod of the ELCA. A 2002 graduate of Royall High School, Brandt Brieske is married to Chad Brieske and has...

Scenic Bluffs granted new equipment for sealant program

Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers has purchased new equipment for an outreach dental prevention program, Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile (SAS), which it joined in 2011. A statewide sealant program, Wisconsin SAS offers yearly grants to local school-based dental-sealant...

Elroy Public Library open house is Saturday

By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian You are invited to an open house at the Elroy Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 25. We will dedicate the Gib & Evelyne Lee Community Room in the library basement at 1:30 p.m. Meet the donors, enjoy a short program, and tour this...

Norwalk man arrested on domestic violence charges

Jesse Mannise, 25, of Norwalk was arrested Sept. 12 on charges of domestic violence-related threats after an incident late Sept. 11, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Police were dispatched to a Norwalk residence at about 11:30 p.m. after a woman...

Ontario man accused of violating restraining order

Roy E. Dobbs, 55, Ontario, is facing violation of a harassment injunction charges after he was accused of making contact with a man in violation of a restraining order. According to the report, Dobbs delivered an eviction notice through a third party to a man who had...

Two men charged with trespassing in Norwalk

Correction: Originally, the article incorrectly noted that Michael W. Donskey, 55, of Sparta and Leonard J. Cunitz, 34, had been charged with trespassing after entering an apartment in Sparta. Neither has been charged, though the district attorney is reviewing the...

Senior menus for Sept. 30 to Oct. 3

Ontario meal site Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, Sept. 29: Chili with beans and tomatoes, grilled cheese on whole-wheat bread, coleslaw and apple crisp Tuesday, Sept. 30: Chicken parmesan, spinach...

Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

By PASTOR STEVE NEUMAN St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kendall St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, South Ridge (rural Ontario) Although raised in a Christian home, C.S. Lewis became an atheist at the age of 15. Years later he was brought back to faith...

Trees

By PASTOR MICHAEL T. GJEFLE Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Jeremiah 17:7-8 — "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 15–21

Monday, Sept. 15: Robert Solverson of Viroqua backed out of a private driveway in the town of Franklin and struck a legally parked vehicle driven by Ann Kieser of Massachusetts. Tuesday, Sept. 16: Michael Mugrage of Chaseburg was southbound on County Highway K in the...

New books available at Norwalk Public Library

By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has new books for children and adults: Adult fiction • "The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child • "Festive In Death" by J. D. Robb Board Books • "Fall: A Bright Baby Touch...

Classifieds for Sept. 25

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