By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Hopes were high for the Brookwood football team as it took to the field Aug. 22 to kick off the 2014 football season. The Falcons, despite returning as the defending conference co-champions and finishing in the third round of...
Ontario Development Corporation donates to park project
Don Jones, president of the Ontario Development Corporation, presents a check to Ontario Village Clerk Terri Taylor on behalf of the corporation. Jones said the group had planned to donate $500 for Palen Park improvements, but at the suggestion of Development...
Send the robots to milk the cows: Cashton dairy installing ultra-modern milking system
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher It seemed County Highway D near Cashton was in a time warp Aug. 20. As Amish buggies rattled down the freshly graveled road, a ceremony on the Mlsna dairy farm was marking the first North American installation of a robotic...
KVR donates fountain for Ontario park
Ontario Public Works Director Paul Gibson puts the finishing touches on the area around a drinking fountain he recently installed in Palen Park. The stone and concrete fountain was a gift from the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, which recently upgraded to a wall-mounted...
Royall intends to borrow for energy efficiency projects
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Royall School Board approved a resolution Monday to take advantage of a state law allowing schools to borrow for energy efficiency projects, a move that would permit the district to exceed the revenue caps without...
Crawford-Monroe-Vernon leadership program accepting applications
The University of Wisconsin Extension and its partners in the three-county region recently announced the inaugural session of the Crawford-Monroe-Vernon Leadership Program. According to a press release prepared by the UW Extension, the CMV Leadership Program "focuses...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Aug. 18–25
Monday, Aug. 18: Aluminum wire, window frames and other assorted recyclable aluminum items were stolen from the Town of Stark building, Corps Road, La Farge. Wednesday, Aug. 20: While attending LarryFest in the town of Wheatland, Kristin Piotrowski reported that a...
Joint police department’s future is uncertain
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher A dispute over retirement benefits for Police Chief Steve Johnson likely will lead to the dissolution of the Norwalk-Wilton Police Department, board members noted during a police commission meeting Saturday morning. At issue is...
Man dies in Wellington accident
A 19-year-old New Lisbon man died Friday in the town of Wellington after being struck in the head by a tow wrap while attempting to free a stuck tractor, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Receiving the call at 7:48 p.m., emergency personnel...
Aaron M. Pasch
Aaron M. Pasch, 88, of Ontario died Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 1, 1926, to John and Augusta (Kindt) Pasch on the family farm in the town of Wellington. He grew up on South Ridge and attended the South Ridge Country School. He was baptized...
