United Co-op puts Village of Wilton on no-charge list

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor United Cooperative, the Beaver Dam, Wis.-based company that acquired the Hillsboro Farmers Co-op last summer, has stopped extending credit to the Village of Wilton, apparently citing a past-due balance that the...

Hill and Dale Garden Club to host plant, bake sale

The Hill and Dale Garden Club will have a plant and bake sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Von Haden home, 1504 Academy St., Elroy. Annuals, perennials, and garden art will be on sale that day. Club members also will be willing to answer questions and share...

Johnny Lacy no longer an Ontario Village Board member

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher The Ontario Village Board has avoided the unpleasant task of asking for the resignation of trustee Johnny Lacy. At Monday evening's meeting, board president Mark Smith said that when Lacy had established residency in Missouri in...

N-O-W to offer spring concerts in May

The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District will host its spring concerts in May. The N-O-W Elementary School concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2; and the Brookwood Junior/Senior High School concert, for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7.

Lyme disease support group to meet Friday in Hillsboro

A Lyme disease support group serving Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Richland counties will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Hillsboro Public Library, 819 High Ave. The informal group meets monthly. Family members also are welcome. For more...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for April 15–21

Monday, April 15: Samantha Peterson of Viroqua lost control of her vehicle on a curve of Highway 56, town of Viroqua, going off the road and rolling her car onto its side. She reported no injuries. Monday, April 15: Martha Graham of Hillsboro lost control of her...

Time to grow

Kylie Powell helps plant the Ontario Public Library community garden during its kickoff on Saturday.

Royall predicts 6.6 percent hike in next year’s levy

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Giving a preliminary budget report, Royall business manager Jeff Lankey predicted Monday that state-level cuts could result in a 6.6 increase in the school district's levy next year. Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal calls for...

New book recounts Ontario woman’s struggle with cancer

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor When it comes to the never-ending battle to cure cancer, childhood leukemia is one of the success stories. Survival rates now approach 85 percent and may increase to 90 percent in the next few years. But that was not the case in...

N-O-W mulls new sign honoring Luing

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor A new memorial sign recognizing Adam Luing was the topic at Monday's Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Board of Education meeting. A Brookwood junior, Luing collapsed and died during track practice six years ago from an undiscovered heart...

Ardella M. Wallerman

Ardella M. Wallerman, 90, of Norwalk left her earthly home to meet her Savior on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Tomah Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 23, 1922, to Arthur and Emma (Kortbein) Garske in the town of Ridgeville. She was...

William Raphael Janolis

William Raphael Janolis, 87, was born near Wilton in November 1925 and died Thursday, March 28, 2013, near Morro Bay, Calif. His parents were Felix and Amelia (Dzekunskas) Janolis, and he was the youngest of seven children. Uncle Bill attended Wilton High School...

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