The following letter was signed by the Monroe County Local History Room board of trustees: Carolyn Habelman, town of New Lyme; Joan Cook, Sparta; Jack Harr, town of Sparta; Rick Kast, town of La Fayette; and Cheryl Roscovius, Tomah. Monroe County is now accepting...
WDRT to offer scholarship
WDRT, a Viroqua-based, listener-supported community radio station, is offering its WDRT Young Communicator Scholarship to graduating seniors in the listening area. WDRT, in keeping with its mission of teaching the art of broadcasting and the production of...
Elroy man urges Royall to upgrade security
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Prompted by Friday's school massacre in Newtown, Conn., John Clark of Elroy appealed to the Royall Board of Education on Monday to install a security system in the district facilities. Royall essentially has an open-door policy,...
N-O-W parent objects to grading system
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor When is an "A+" just an "A"? Evidently when it comes time to compute the winner of the Academic Excellence Scholarship, a state-administered, $2,250 award for students who attend Wisconsin secondary education institutions. The...
Ontario marks the holidays
Brookwood notches first win, defeats Kickapoo 43–39
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line It's better to give than receive, but the Falcon boys basketball team has done its share of handing out wins to its opponents. On Monday night, the Brookwood boys enjoyed their first win of the season with a 43-39 victory...
Bangor edges Brookwood girls
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line Olivia Hansen hit the rim with her last-second desperation shot in Thursday's contest with Bangor, but the shot bounced away, leaving the visiting Cardinals with a 47-44 win over the Falcons. Brookwood held a 4-point...
Royall sixth at Arcadia Scramble
By NATE BEIER | Special to the County Line The Royall wrestling team placed sixth overall at the Arcadia Scramble, behind Christian Moore's first-place effort and Trenton Pasch's and Dalton Lunde's second-place finishes. Moore pinned his way through the 220 bracket,...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 10–16
Monday, Dec. 10: Jeffrey Hanson of Mindoro, Wis., noticed a person walking by the road, but failed to see that the car in front of him, driven by Jason Cottone of La Farge, was making a left turn. Hanson struck Cottone. No injuries were reported. Monday, Dec. 10: A...
Elroy church to offer free Christmas dinner
Contributed by Grace Lutheran Church Following tradition, a free community Christmas dinner will be offered at noon Christmas Day at Grace Lutheran Church in Elroy. Anyone wishing to join with his or her friends and neighbors for a turkey dinner and all the trimmings...
