By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian The Elroy Public Library will be closed this weekend. Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26, staff will celebrate Memorial Day. ♦ ♦ ♦ First alert: Our annual Book & Bake Sale is coming. Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 7....
Royall splits with the Cashton Eagles
By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach The Panthers split with Cashton at Cashton on May 13, when Adam Vieth took the loss in a 3-0 decision. Vieth gave up eight hits and three walks. Limited to two hits off Brandon Schmitz, Royall struggled in the run department. In...
Brookwood baseball secures SBC crown
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line This school year has been a coming-out party for Brookwood boys athletics. Sure, the team has won multiple cross-country titles and a few boys basketball plaques, but never before has the department enjoyed a Scenic Bluffs...
Badger-Coulee open houses slated
The state Public Service Commission has scheduled six open-house meetings on the proposed Badger-Coulee transmission line. These meetings will provide individuals with an opportunity to learn more about the Badger-Coulee proposal, speak directly with project staff,...
Lyme disease support group meets May 30
A Lyme disease support group for Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Richland counties will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819 High Ave. For more information, contact Gary Cepek at to garycepek@yahoo.com,...
LaVern “Ole” Peterson
LaVern "Ole" Peterson, 83, of Belvidere, Ill., died peaceably at home with his family by his side. He was born in Sparta on March 23, 1931, and married Connie Miller on June 19, 1954 in St. Charles, Ill. He came to Illinois in 1949 to work on a farm, and he served in...
Cedric R. Fitch Sr.
Cedric R. Fitch Sr., 76, of rural Hillsboro passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at his home, with his family. He was born March 28, 1938, to Max and Berneice (Brey) Fitch in Hillsboro. He graduated from Hillsboro High School. After graduation, he went to work in...
Marilyn Woolever
Marilyn Woolever, 80, of Kendall died May 16, 2014, at Gundersen St. Joseph's in Hillsboro. She was born to Harry and Rebecca (Garrett) Newman on May 23, 1933, in Ellison Bay, Wis. She spent her high school years at the Wittenberg Children’s Home and then went on to...
Frederick “Fritz” Luethe
Frederick “Fritz” Luethe, 87, of Norwalk passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta. He was born May 7, 1927, on the family farm located outside of Norwalk, in the town of Ridgeville, to Werner and Alma (Arndt) Luethe. He married Doris...
Ruth Elizabeth (Falke) Vieregge
Ruth Elizabeth (Falke) Vieregge, 96, of Norwalk passed away at Rolling Hills Rehab Center in Sparta on Friday, May 16, 2014. Ruth was born June 27, 1917, to Franklin Edward and Martha Caroline (Schuele) Falke on the home farm in Spring Valley, Wis. She was united in...
