Lyme disease support group meets May 30

A Lyme disease support group for Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Richland counties will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819 High Ave. For more information, contact Gary Cepek at to garycepek@yahoo.com,...

LaVern “Ole” Peterson

LaVern "Ole" Peterson, 83, of Belvidere, Ill., died peaceably at home with his family by his side. He was born in Sparta on March 23, 1931, and married Connie Miller on June 19, 1954 in St. Charles, Ill. He came to Illinois in 1949 to work on a farm, and he served in...

Cedric R. Fitch Sr.

Cedric R. Fitch Sr., 76, of rural Hillsboro passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at his home, with his family. He was born March 28, 1938, to Max and Berneice (Brey) Fitch in Hillsboro. He graduated from Hillsboro High School. After graduation, he went to work in...

WELS president to speak at local churches

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kendall and St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on South Ridge (rural Ontario) will have their mission festival Sunday, May 5. As part of their services, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)...

South Side News for May 2

By MYRNA FAUSKA The lawns and pastures are greening up due to the recent rains, and we will be enjoying the first days of May as you read this. Birds are chirping, and spring has finally arrived. Soon the flowers will brighten the landscape, and new life abounds all...

South Ridge News for May 2

By ALICE BRANDAU For years it was a custom to have a mission festival at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on South Ridge at least once a year, with a potluck lunch at noon and another speaker for an afternoon service. For a number of years, it was discontinued, but this...

Money & Politics: State gets passive as CWD spreads

By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism You can practically feel Patrick Durkin’s blood pressure rising, column after column. The Waupaca-based outdoor recreation writer has devoted more than a dozen of his weekly offerings since 2009 decrying...

Guest column: Meeting to focus on small-business cash flow

By SUSAN NOBLE Vernon Economic Development Association For any type of business, cash flow is simply the movement of funds into and out of an enterprise. Despite the straightforward definition, issues between accounts payable and accounts receivable can have a huge...

Letter to the Editor: Norwalk neighborhood is moving forward

By SANDRA McANANY | Coon Rapids, Minn.  Norwalk has had its ups and downs over the years regarding how the yards and the outside of houses have been maintained. About a year ago, after we heard of a neighborhood concern for our yard, we got rid of our tenant and the...

Elroy Woman’s Club meets

By PAT KENNEDY | Elroy Woman's Club The Elroy Woman's Club met at the Elroy Public Library on Tuesday, April 16.
 The club will hold a spring bake sale at Royal Bank on Friday, May 24. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Badger Chapter of the American Red...

Royall track girls win Necedah’s Cardinal Invite

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Freshman Taylor Juresh continued to turn heads last week by winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at Necedah's Cardinal Invitational, helping the Panthers' track and field team to the meet title.  Juresh also finished third in...

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