Four people sustained injuries Jan. 23 in a town of Webster single-vehicle crash in which slippery roads were a factor, according to Vernon County police. Stacy K. Fahey, 24, of La Crosse was driving a minivan southbound on County Highway D, near Buckeye Ridge Road,...
Auditor critical of Royall’s fund balance
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Royall recently received a mostly favorable audit report, but its dearth of a fund balance, a figure that represents liabilities subtracted from assets, prevents the district from being considered financially stable,...
CPR, first aid classes will be offered in Tomah and Cashton
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers and the University of Wisconsin Extension are teaming up to offer American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and Heartsaver First Aid classes. Classes will be offered Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the community room in F & M Bank in Tomah and...
St. Joseph’s Clinics to offer earlier business hours
As a result of patient feedback, St. Joseph's announced that earlier phone business hours had started Monday, Jan. 7. You can call St. Joseph's Clinic at 489-8280 to schedule appointments in Elroy, Hillsboro and Wonewoc, starting at 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. To...
Echo Valley Hope to offer Celebrating Beloved Community program
Echo Valley Hope, a rural Ontario nonprofit organization, will offer a program, Celebrating Beloved Community, from Jan. 18–21 at Echo Valley Farm, E14604 County Road F at Z, Ontario. Attendees will consider the implications of Martin Luther King’s words: “Our goal is...
Ontario Village Board race will be uncontested
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Ontario residents are likely to see just one new face on the village board. At Monday's board meeting, incumbent trustee Gene Riddle declined to run for another term. Incumbents Jamie DeWitt and Josh Curtis indicated they would...
Teenagers accused of sexual assault of a child
Jonathan Schendel, 17, of Wilton and a younger teen both will be charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child. The two are accused of having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old Norwalk girl over several months in the summer of 2012. According to the girl,...
Dougherty only candidate for Wilton president
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Based on Monday's Village of Wilton caucus results, George Dougherty will be the sole village president candidate on the April ballot. Incumbent Ted Barnes is finishing his first term. Six were nominated to trustees' positions:...
Only incumbents sign up for local school boards
Boards in both the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton and the Royall school districts will remain unchanged. At Royall, incumbents Sara Palamarek and Ross Friedl submitted papers for the April election, and they will face no challengers. N-O-W's status is the same: incumbents...
Wiedl seeks fourth term on Norwalk Village Board
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Mike Wiedl will run for a fourth term as Norwalk Village President, making the announcement at Tuesday evening's caucus. Incumbent trustee Reuben Degenhardt opted not to run again, and incumbents Jeff Gnewikow and John Doll will...
