Stories about Ontario sought for library project

By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian Do you have interesting stories about the Ontario area that you would like to share? A group interested in preserving stories about the area met last week and would like to gather memories and history about Ontario and create a...

Ontario Legion Auxiliary’s waffle supper is Saturday

By KRISS HETZEL Ontario Legion Auxiliary Ladies, there is some very important information for you to know. First, we need workers for our waffle supper on Saturday, Nov. 8. The supper is to honor veterans, and they will eat for free. It is open to the public. So...

Senior menus for Nov. 10–14

Ontario meal site Meals are served at the Milk Jug Café, 103 N. Garden St. To make a reservation, call 337-4448. Monday, Nov. 10: Chili with beans and tomatoes, grilled cheese on whole-wheat bread, coleslaw and apple crisp Tuesday, Nov. 11: Closed...

Kendall begins process of revamping village watertower

The Kendall Village Board hired Baraboo, Wis.-based MSA Professional Services on Oct. 13 to serve as an administrator for its watertower restoration project. The project, which will cost an estimated $100,000 to $150,000, will consist cleaning and painting, among...

Town of Wilton quarry hearing sparks high emotion

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Emotions were strong Tuesday evening as more than 70 people packed the Town of Wilton meeting room to attend a second hearing on Mathy Construction/Milestone Materials' application to open a quarry operation on Logan Road....

Teenage driver crashes near La Farge

A teenager sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in the town of Stark, according to Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears. At about 7:30 a.m., Sarah R. Wegner, 17, of rural La Farge was driving a car westbound on Highway 82, just east of La...

Name released in town of Wilton death

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the man killed in a farm accident Sunday in the town of Wilton. Gale K. Burkhalter, 66, of Kendall died on a farm off Logwood Road when his tractor rolled over. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and...

Lyme disease support group meets Oct. 31

A Lyme disease support group for Vernon County and neighboring counties will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819 High Ave. The meeting is informal and conversational. Participants can come to talk with...

Royall concert is Oct. 28

Correction 3:11 p.m. Oct. 21 — Note time change to 7 p.m. The Royall High School music department will present its annual fall concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the high school gymnasium.  The concert band, concert choir and madrigal will perform. Admission is...

Kendall man dies in farming accident

A Kendall man was killed when his tractor rolled over Sunday evening, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. The incident occurred at about 7:10 p.m., when Gale Burkhalter, 66,was compacting silage on a farm off Logwood Road in the town of Wilton, according...

Classifieds for Oct. 16

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