By PHYLLIS WINKLER Ontario community-garden group What's up next for the Ontario Public Library community garden? Kickoff! The event is set for Saturday, April 20, and you can come any time between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Whether you live in the towns of Whitestown,...
SOUL to hold Wisconsin Energy Action Fair
Four energy policy activists who have helped communities fight transmission and frac sand projects in other states will be among speakers at SOUL’s Wisconsin Energy Action Fair in Mauston on Saturday, April 27. The fair, which will be at Anjeros Grille...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for April 8–14
Monday, April 8: Daniel Nickelatti of Genoa swerved to miss two squirrels on County Highway Y, town of Jefferson. He went off the road and struck a tree, causing moderate damage to his vehicle but suffering no injuries. Monday, April 8: Jason Zietlow of Norwalk fell...
Brookwood students named to honor roll
The following Brookwood Junior and Senior High School students were named to the third-quarter honor roll: SENIORS High Honors: Sarah Witt, Morgan Hyatt, Karl Radke, Erik Hefner, Jeremy Nelson, Branden Fleming, Trent Eness, Karl Radke, Jordan Tainter, Samantha...
BHS grad near Boston explosions
About 45 minutes after Kristina Rynes had completed the Boston Marathon, her surroundings erupted into confusion and frenzy. A 1999 Brookwood High School graduate and a third-grade teacher in the Blackhawk School District in South Wayne, Wis., Rynes was about three...
Norwalk man hurt in Sparta accident
By PAT MULVANEY | Sparta Herald Editor A near head-on collision on the Highway 16 overpass on Sparta's east side Saturday left a Norwalk man with life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred at 7:45 a.m., when a 2005 Ford Expedition driven by Stacie Giraud, 41, of...
Elroy man sentenced to 15 years for gun crime
U.S. District Judge William M. Conley sentenced an Elroy man on April 10 to 15 years in prison for unlawfully possessing a stolen shotgun as a convicted felon, according to a press release prepared by U.S Attorney John W. Vaudreuil’s office. James Misleveck,...
Brookwood hosts FFA banquet
The Brookwood FFA Chapter had its annual banquet Friday and gave out the following honors: • Star Greenhand — Jessica Raspiller • Star Chapter Farmer — Sarah Witt • State FFA Degree — Sarah Witt • Top Fruit Salesperson — Collin Birkholz • Top Pop Salesperson (tie) —...
Signs of spring
People make community a better place in diverse ways
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor If you are old enough to recall the "guy groups" of the 1950s, such as The Four Aces and The Four Freshmen, then you are either really, really old or a music historian. OK, the music leaned to the syrupy side ("Love is a Many...
