Send the robots to milk the cows: Cashton dairy installing ultra-modern milking system

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher It seemed County Highway D near Cashton was in a time warp Aug. 20. As Amish buggies rattled down the freshly graveled road, a ceremony on the Mlsna dairy farm was marking the first North American installation of a robotic...

Royall intends to borrow for energy efficiency projects

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Royall School Board approved a resolution Monday to take advantage of a state law allowing schools to borrow for energy efficiency projects, a move that would permit the district to exceed the revenue caps without...

A fine day for a wedding

The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization put on a murder-mystery dinner theatre production, "Marriage Can be Murder," on Friday evening at the Roundhouse Park in Kendall. Above: Cheryl Scheeter (left) and Ken Brandau portray members of the wedding party. For...

Royall voters approve sale of Kendall school building

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter The property transfer of the former Kendall Elementary School building is almost complete, as Royall board of education members and electors voted Monday to sell it to the Village of Kendall for $1. About 17 district residents...

Enhanced firework display planned for July 4 in Ontario

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor New and improved fireworks are on tap for this year's July 4 celebration in Ontario, the village board learned at its meeting Monday. Last year's fireworks were a bit of a dud, as the crowd generally was confused over when the...

Next stage

Christian Moore takes part in the recessional at the Royall High School graduation ceremony on Friday. For more photos, click here.

Breakfast for the masses

Julie Radke (left) and Annette Trescher (right) prepare pancakes Saturday morning at the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast near Sparta. (Photo courtesy of the Sparta Herald)

Ontario Fire Department receives $62,225 grant

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency recently awarded a $62,225 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to the Ontario Fire Department. Nationally, the AFG award, which is distributed in phases, provides millions to fire...

Wilton’s veterans memorial dedicated

The Wilton American Legion dedicated its veterans memorial Sunday. Here, Rick Seeley cuts the ribbon at the memorial; George Dougherty (left) and Larry Bever are in the background. For more dedication photos, click here. (Sarah Parker photo)

Graduation 2013: Crossing the threshold

Brookwood High School hosted its commencement ceremony Friday. Here, Valedictorian Sarah Witt receives her diploma; school board president Kurt Radke is in the background. Jeremy Nelson is this year's salutatorian. For more graduation photos, click here. (Sarah Parker...

Vernon County Dairy Breakfast set for Saturday

Lee and Cheryl Johnson will host the 33rd Vernon County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday, June 1, at Whispering Pines Dairy Farm, near Retreat, Wis., about 25 minutes southwest of Viroqua. Breakfast will be served from 7-11 a.m.  Lee and Cheryl began farming in 1989, and...

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