Last week in Ontario, a crane set part of a modular, prefabricated home on Park Street, in the Kickapoo Heights Subdivision.
Local police chiefs attend state conference
Ontario Police Chief Dave Rynes and Norwalk Police Chief Allen Myren attended the Wisconsin Police Leadership Foundation conference in early February in Wisconsin Dells. Rynes and Myren attended the following sessions: • Fourth-class cities, villages, and towns...
Monroe County highway weight restrictions start Monday
Pursuant to §349.16, Wisconsin statutes, the Monroe County Highway Department will implement seasonal weight restrictions on all county trunk highways beginning Monday, March 10. Restrictions become effective upon the placement of signs. The restrictions limit...
Royall showcase concert is Monday
Contributed by the Royall School District The Royall High School Music Department will present a concert festival showcase concert at 7 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the old high school gymnasium. The high school concert band and high school concert choir will...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Feb. 16–22
Sunday, Feb. 16: Dispatch received a report of three horses running down Morning Star Road in the town of Union. The owner was located. A deputy stood by until the horses were retrieved. Sunday, Feb. 16: Dispatch received an automated crash notification for a vehicle...
Monroe County offers advance notice of highway weight limits
Contributed by the Monroe County Highway Department The Monroe County Highway Department advises residents and other highway users to be prepared for the annual limitation of the weight of vehicles travelling on county highways. Restrictions are placed each...
Norwalk Public Library receives grant for East Asian studies
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently announced award recipients for the most recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. The Norwalk Public Library was among the recipients. Nearly...
Last call for dinner reservations for ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Brookwood Theater will present “Romeo and Juliet” on Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. This will be the last production in the Classic Gym. The Saturday evening performance will include a special event. That evening at the school, there will...
Monroe County task force hears presentation about climate migration
By Gillian Pomplun | Crawford County Independent At its Feb. 5 meeting, the Monroe County Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) heard a presentation from Fred Schnook about “Preparing for Climate Migration.” Schnook leads the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change...
Scenic Bluffs receives $10,000 grant from Compeer Financial
Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, has awarded 41 General-Use Grants totaling $212,150, including one to Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers for completing and equipping a mobile dental unit. These grants...
