By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor For the first time in the long history of the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast, a Mennonite family will host the event. Not surprisingly, the large Mennonite settlement in the Sparta area brought the family to Monroe County from...
N-O-W board approves policy governing memorial creation
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Establishing parameters for school memorials, the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District board of education approved a new policy on the matter at its meeting May 13. The issue was brought to the fore in April, when two Brookwood...
Norwalk couple requests that village personnel committee discuss employee’s letter to the editor
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Norwalk Public Works employee Mike Muehlenkamp published a letter to the editor in the May 2 issue of the County Line, and, as a result, residents Butch and Madonna Johnson requested that the village's personnel committee meet on...
Gerke hired to do Ontario streetwork
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Gerke Excavating of Tomah will do a Park Street improvement project, the Ontario Village Board decided at its meeting Monday. The firm will resurface and widen the street between Division and North streets and install curb and...
N-O-W hosts Community Night
Roberto Cisneros and Cecilia Mendoza give a dance performance Monday at the annual Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District Community Night. For more photos of the event, see click here.
Kendall Village Board considers liquor license
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor The Kendall Village Board plodded through a long agenda on Monday evening, deferring a number of decisions until a special meeting set for Tuesday, May 28. One of the longest discussions concerned Brian Wood's request for a liquor...
St. Joseph’s name change starts May 1
The hospital and clinics in Hillsboro, Wonewoc and Elroy will soon go by a new name. But hospital officials say it’s not a new affiliation: it’s a stronger connection with Gundersen. Starting May 1, the hospital and clinics will be known as Gundersen St....
Kendall man hurt in crash
A rural Kendall man was injured Thursday in a single-motorcycle crash on County Highway F and Butler Road in the town of Hillsboro, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 3:17 p.m., Keith E. Gates, 29, was westbound on County Highway F when he...
Royall predicts 6.6 percent hike in next year’s levy
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Giving a preliminary budget report, Royall business manager Jeff Lankey predicted Monday that state-level cuts could result in a 6.6 increase in the school district's levy next year. Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal calls for...
New book recounts Ontario woman’s struggle with cancer
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor When it comes to the never-ending battle to cure cancer, childhood leukemia is one of the success stories. Survival rates now approach 85 percent and may increase to 90 percent in the next few years. But that was not the case in...
