Rural Ontario building destroyed in fire

A shed on the Alan Flaig property on Hoff Valley Road, west of Ontario, was destroyed in a fire on Monday evening. The Ontario Fire Department responded at about 8:30 p.m. and received mutual aid from the Cashton Fire Department. Reportedly the building was fully...

Colors of Kendall is Saturday

The annual Colors of Kendall fall festival and tour is set for Saturday. (For more, click here.) Pictured is a sheep at is Litengard (Little Farm), a stop on this year's tour. (Contributed photo)

KVR’s Dam Challenge Triathlon is Saturday

The 12th annual Dam Challenge Triathlon will be Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. Organizers expect the event will draw about 500 racers and more than 250 volunteers and spectators.  Spectators are allowed to ride shuttles from Bridge 14 transition...

Wilton OKs purchase of emergency siren

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Wilton's way of notifying residents of imminent threats such as severe weather is lacking, but that will soon change, as the village board approved the purchase of an emergency siren at its meeting Monday. The village does...

BHS celebrates homecoming

The Brookwood High School homecoming king and queen, Chance Vian and Olivia Hansen, ride in the parade in Ontario on Friday. For more photos of the event, click here. (Sarah Parker photo)

Kendall’s Spring Street project postponed

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor Major reconstruction on Spring Street will be delayed until spring, Andrew Zimmer of MSA Professional Services, a Baraboo, Wis.-based engineering firm, told the Kendall Village Board at its meeting Monday. As part of the...

Colors of Kendall to feature full slate of activities

Contributed by SALLY DANA Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization This year's Colors of Kendall festival on Oct. 12 is shaping up to be a full day, with three local authors, two sets of actors, and one home winery tour. The Elroy-Sparta State Trail Depot in Kendall...

N-O-W homecoming parade is Friday

The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District will host its annual homecoming parade at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Ontario. “Duck Dynasty” is the theme of this year’s homecoming celebration, which will culminate in a dance from 8–11:45 p.m. at the...

N-O-W’s bond refinancing expected to reap $1 million

By COURTNEY DOWNING | County Line Reporter When all was said and done, it might have been easier for the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School Board to approve the Build America Bond refinancing than it was for Superintendent Kelly Burhop to explain it at Monday's meeting....

Royall homecoming is next week

Royall High School will host its homecoming celebration next week, putting on a parade and a dance, along with its annual Community Night. The parade will be at 6 p.m. Thursday in Elroy, and the school's Community Night will be afterward in the high school gymnasium....

Alcohol-related accident near Hillsboro results in injuries

Three people are facing charges in connection with an alcohol-related accident that occurred last week on Highway 80, near Hillsboro, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 6, Steven M. Blaha, 19, of Hillsboro was operating a...

Wilton Village Board agrees to close street for car show

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor To accommodate an Oct. 12 car show, the Wilton Village Board voted Monday to close Main Street from Center to Water streets that day. The show will be one facet of a fall event sponsored by WIN-WIN, a Wilton business...

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