By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Arranging and rearranging village staff accounted for most of Tuesday's Norwalk Village Board meeting. First, Clerk Sharon Karis asked to change the day the village office was closed from Tuesday to Thursday. Karis would like to...
April 2 election results
Note: This version of the story, originally published April 2, contains new information for the towns of Forest and Clifton and corrected information for the town of Wellington. By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter The following are local results for the April 2...
Norwalk president lobbies for police chief’s pay raise
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Norwalk Village Board President Mike Wiedl made an appearance at the Wilton Village Board meeting Monday, urging the latter to approve a $1 pay raise for Norwalk-Wilton Police Chief Steve Johnson. The rationale for the raise is...
Utility raises leave Ontario financially running in place
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Increases in utility fees will add little to the bottom line, the Ontario Village Board learned at its Monday meeting. And in more bad news, residents can expect further hikes as the village attempts to offset higher costs. Board...
Program on energy conservation set for April 10 at Ontario Public Library
Echo Valley Hope, a rural Ontario-based nonprofit, will sponsor a program, "Talking About Energy," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Ontario Public Library. This is the first of a monthly series of conversations about the energy conservation, options for...
Easter coloring-contest winners announced
The following were winners in the Easter coloring contest sponsored by the County Line and the Bank of Ontario. • Grand prize — Nadia Nateghi • Age 5 and younger — First place, Katherine McElhose of Ontario; second place, Sophia Hyatt of Norwalk; and third place,...
Kendall approves agreement with engineer for Spring Street project
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Making headway with its Spring Street reconstruction project, the Kendall Village Board on Monday agreed to management agreements with its engineer, Baraboo, Wis.-based MSA Professional Services. Street reconstruction will run...
Anonymous flier causes Ridgeville controversy
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor An anonymous flier mailed to town of Ridgeville voters has stirred up the candidates and provoked threats of legal action. The flier was signed by "Friends of the Candidates" and urged voters to vote for Charlie Neumann for town...
‘Local Produce: From Ground to School’ set for April 3 at Brookwood High School
Monroe County Schools on the Go will host "Local Produce: From Ground to School" with farmer Josh Engel, co-owner of Driftless Organics, in the three coalition school districts in April. Engel will speak about the 40-acre diversified vegetable farm and will cover...
Carr retires from Wilton Public Library
Karen Carr's tenure as director at the Wilton Public Library has stretched 20 years, and she marked her retirement with an open house Saturday at the library. A large crowd turned out to express well-wishes. Above — Carr sits at the checkout desk during the open...
