By ALICE BRANDAU It's pretty hard to beat a slice of warm homemade bread with butter and strawberry jam. It was one of my projects this dreary Monday morning. I visited my friend, Hazel Pasch, one morning last week, and I know her secret to lifting your spirit. "Keep...
Brookwood hosts crops fair
On Monday, Brookwood Junior/Senior High School hosted its annual crops fair, an event allowing students to bring in home-grown farm crops, along with fruits and vegetables, for a friendly competition. The contest this year consisted of 59 various crops, and ribbons...
WIN-WIN to offer scarecrow, pumpkin-carving contests
Contributed by WIN-WIN The WIN-WIN (Wilton Is Networking With Its Neighbors) group is planning a community activity in conjunction with Harvest Fest, a celebration set for Saturday, Oct. 4. Let's decorate our community for this event. Residents and businesses are...
Brookwood to put on mock crash Tuesday
Brookwood seventh- through 12th-grade students will receive a sharp reminder Tuesday about the dangers of drinking and driving. That's when members of county emergency management groups will pool their resources to present a mock auto accident involving a fatality....
Myers shoots buck
Ricky Myers, son of Stacy and Jodi Myers of rural Hillsboro, shot a 205-pound deer with an 8 points and a 20-inch spread on Sunday. (Contributed photo)
Future of joint police department remains uncertain
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Anyone expecting a resolution to the ongoing tug-of-war between the Wilton and Norwalk village boards over the future of the joint police commission would be disappointed at the results of Tuesday night's Wilton Village Board...
N-O-W budget deficit less than projected
Though the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District administration had expected the 2013–14 budget would have about a $500,000 deficit, that figure came in at about $250,000 instead, Superintendent Kelly Burhop told the board of education at its meeting Monday....
Sponsors, partners help keep Scenic Bluffs health fair free
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers in Norwalk and Cashton hosted their eighth annual health fair in August. To increase ease of patient access, it was the second year that the organization expanded the program to take place both in Cashton and Norwalk, according...
Chalmer Jackson “Jack” Daines
Chalmer Jackson “Jack” Daines, 86, passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Heritage Manor in Elroy. He was born to Hazael and Beatrice (Erwin) Daines on Oct. 26, 1927, in La Farge. Jack always said that his father wanted a tractor when he was born, and if...
Lyme disease support group meets Sept. 26
A Lyme disease support group for Vernon County and neighboring counties will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819 High Ave. The meeting is informal and conversational. Participants can come to talk with...
