Covid-19 recovery presents challenges
Yes, friends, I am still here and above the sod. I am home from the hospital, driving my husband nuts and doing relatively well after my Covid-19 diagnosis.
2020 marks 100th year since women got right to vote
Ah, the times they are a-changin’, as recently demonstrated by Florida Congressman Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), who evidently believed it was okay to call a coworker a “f*cking b*tch” on the steps of the capitol.
Coronavirus
Thursday, Oct. 22: Monroe County has 29 new cases; Vernon County, seven; and Juneau County, 13
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Monroe County reports ninth Covid-19 death
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Monroe County reports four new Covid-19 deaths
Saturday, Oct. 17, to Monday, Oct. 19: Monroe County reports 47 new cases; Vernon County, 12; and Juneau County, 85
Friday, Oct. 16: Monroe County reports 35 new cases; Vernon County, six; and Juneau County, 13
Archives
Election season about to conclude, finally
October 22nd, 2020by County Line
Ah, in just two weeks, the election will grind its way to a merciful end. The presidential contest alone will have spent $5.8 billion.
Campaigns have changed, as evidenced by ‘F*CK Your Feelings’ signs
September 23rd, 2020by County Line
My goodness, times have changed. I was reminded of that the other day when, as I was leaving Cashton on Highway 33, I noticed a Trump 2020 sign. This year, there are so many election signs that they tend to blend into the landscape.
Former Wilton man describes air quality outside his Seattle residence
September 17th, 2020by County Line
A picture of Seattle’s iconic space needle shrouded in smoke flashed across my television screen this weekend.
‘Peace Data’ is a lovely name for a website
September 11th, 2020by County Line
“Peace Data” — What a lovely name for a website. Who isn’t in favor of peace
It’s a mad, mad world
September 1st, 2020by County Line
So, there it was, graffiti scrawled across the front of the old Kendall Motors building. And not just your usual, impolite, crude stuff one finds in bathrooms.
What if we made decisions based on what’s good for the people?
August 27th, 2020by County Line
Many moons ago, before I made the silly decision to go into the newspaper business, I made other, equally bad decisions. Most notably was the absurd idea that I would make a good beekeeper.
Will the pandemic prompt a new back-to-the-land movement?
July 22nd, 2020by County Line
Despite using the Internet for decades, I still forget how interconnected it has made us all.
Our need for a better healthcare system
July 17th, 2020by County Line
I had an opportunity to go undercover to the frontlines last week, when a stubborn lung infection sent me on a three-day rest at Mayo Clinic in Sparta.
At least we have better masks than they did during the plague
June 25th, 2020by County Line
So, you say you don’t like wearing a mask?
Let’s have a serious discussion on the role of police
June 18th, 2020by County Line
On Oct. 17, 1949, the La Crosse Tribune reported that two Native American women, Dorene Brown, 25, and Marie Wadel, 24, were kidnapped in Scotts Bluff, Neb., and driven in a stolen car to Ontario, where the abductors stopped to get gas.
What they didn’t teach you in history class
June 15th, 2020by County Line
Here is stuff they did not teach you in history class.
Community
Kendall Public Library to host trick-or-treaters on Halloween
South Side News for Oct. 22
Wilton Public Library offering ‘book-and-treat’
Norwalk Public Library hours
Senior menus for Oct. 26–30
News
Driftless music festival is July 10
Kendall gets $82,500 grant
N-O-W honors retired bus drivers
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Oct. 12–18
Norwalk Police Report
Backtalk
Election season about to conclude, finally
Covid-19 recovery presents challenges
Campaigns have changed, as evidenced by ‘F*CK Your Feelings’ signs
Former Wilton man describes air quality outside his Seattle residence
‘Peace Data’ is a lovely name for a website
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