Bonnie Jean Wallace, 71, of Tomah and formerly of Ontario died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born to Henry and Margaret (Brey) Thomas on July 2, 1941, in Ontario. She was united in marriage to Donald Wallace on...
Money & Politics: Gun law push will face pushback
By BILL LUEDERS Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism In late October, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the second presidential debate, in which Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney fielded questions from a town hall audience. One question: “I was...
Regional Centers Municipal Court warrants report
Regional Centers Municipal Court has issued warrants for the following unpaid citations. The date each warrant was issued is in parenthesis. ELROY POLICE DEPARTMENT • Krystal M. Blech of Elroy - caused damage to property without owner's consent, $450 (Dec. 27, 2010) •...
South Side News
By MYRNA FAUSKA Happy New Year, everyone. We pray that 2013 will be a good one for you, filled with the love of God, family and friends as you go forward into the future. Here in our little corner of the county, we still have been celebrating Jesus' birthday as we...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 24–30
Wednesday, Dec. 26: Phillip Sandvick of Viroqua was driving on Prairie Road, town of Sterling, when his car started to chug. He stopped and determined he had an engine fire. Though he threw snow on the fire, the vehicle was totaled. Friday, Dec. 28: Barry Baird of...
Senior menus for Jan. 7–11
ONTARIO MEAL SITE Meals are served at the Milk Jug Cafe, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448 by 8:30 a.m. the day of the meal. Monday, Jan. 7: Spaghetti and meat sauce, tossed salad, cottage cheese, peaches and cookies Tuesday, Jan. 8: Tater-tot hot...
New books, DVD available at Norwalk Public Library
By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has new items: • Novels — "Death in the Floating City: A Lady Emily Mystery," by Tasha Alexander, and "Buffalo Bill's Dead Now" ("Wind River Mysteries," No. 16), by Margaret Coel • DVD — "Girl Happy,"...
Ignored and underfunded, mental health care thin at county jails
Key Republican lawmaker wants to examine issue By RORY LINNANE, TEGAN WENDLAND and KATE GOLDEN Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism For more than a decade, Milwaukee County’s jail system has been under the scrutiny of a court-appointed medical monitor for its...
Elroy Woman’s Club hosts Christmas party
The Elroy Woman’s Club gathered at the Elroy Public Library on Dec. 18 for its annual Christmas program. Standing, left to right: Jan Cleven, Doreen Pfost, Joan Sartori, Catherine Henry, Mary Waarvik, Annette Thorson, Cindy Mueller, Carla Von Haden and Barb...
Have prevailing attitudes toward guns shifted over the generations?
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Holidays, it seems, are always a time to think about those who are no longer with us. This year, perhaps in light of the Newtown, Conn., shootings, I have been thinking about my dad and guns. As a recall, we had a few firearms...
