By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line It's been more than 15 years since a team from the Scenic Bluffs has won back-to-back conference titles with back-to-back perfect seasons, but that is what the Royall boys basketball team is determined to do by the end of...
Martin’s buzzer-beater bests Brookwood
Panthers ice Tigers to stay atop standings By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line It was a nip-and-tuck affair Friday night in Bangor, but the home team found a way to upend the visiting Brookwood Falcons 29-26 on a last second 3-pointer. Bangor sophomore Bethany...
Panthers tie for team title at Independence
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line The Royall Panthers landed three champions, a trio of third-place finishes, and a pair of fourth and fifth placings to score 180.5 team points, enough to tie with Westby for the Indee Invite team title on Saturday. In the...
Ontario woman charged with giving her children sleeping pills
An Ontario woman appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court on Jan. 22, facing two counts of manufacture/deliver schedule IV drugs. Tena M. Bell, 33, was ordered to pay a $250 bond. The charges stem from allegations that she gave two of her children sleeping pills in...
Kendall woman faces narcotic charges
A Kendall woman was charged with possessing a narcotic after a traffic stop Jan. 18, the Tomah Monitor-Herald reported Monday. Jacqueline M. Ziglinski, 44, was traveling 70 mph in a 55-mph zone on Highway 71 when she was pulled over. Police took her into custody after...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Jan. 21–27
Monday, Jan. 21: Lucas Berg of Viroqua fell asleep while driving on Highway 14 in the town of Viroqua, going off the road and hitting the ditch. He claimed no injuries. Tuesday, Jan. 22: A yellow Chevrolet Cavalier belonging to Mark Kast was stolen and crashed on...
Royall FFA Leadership Training
The FFA officer team from Royall High School recently attended a Lunch and Learn Leadership training sponsored by the Juneau County UW-Extension. The training focused on the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey. The training was conducted by Art...
Four hurt in town of Webster crash
Four people sustained injuries Jan. 23 in a town of Webster single-vehicle crash in which slippery roads were a factor, according to Vernon County police. Stacy K. Fahey, 24, of La Crosse was driving a minivan southbound on County Highway D, near Buckeye Ridge Road,...
Auditor critical of Royall’s fund balance
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Royall recently received a mostly favorable audit report, but its dearth of a fund balance, a figure that represents liabilities subtracted from assets, prevents the district from being considered financially stable,...
Progress made on planning for Ontario’s garden
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor January is offering up its last gasp, and seed catalogues are in the mail. And even icy weather could not deter about a dozen people from gathering at the Ontario Public Library on Monday to plan a community garden. The project is...
