By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor When is an "A+" just an "A"? Evidently when it comes time to compute the winner of the Academic Excellence Scholarship, a state-administered, $2,250 award for students who attend Wisconsin secondary education institutions. The...
Police seek information on Ontario burglary
The Ontario Police Department is seeking information on a burglary that occurred some time between Dec. 8 and Dec. 11 at a home on First Street in Ontario. An Xbox 360 gaming system, about 20 Xbox games and about 200 DVD movies were taken from the home. Two sets of...
Norwalk-Wilton Police Department is over budget
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Facing overruns in costs associated with fuel and vehicle maintenance, the Wilton Village Board on Monday agreed to grant an extra $2,281.25 in the Norwalk-Wilton Police Department budget for 2012. The joint-village police...
Community garden in the works for Ontario
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor A community garden may be planted in Ontario next spring, Ontario Public Library Director Laurie Erickson told the Ontario Village Board at its meeting Monday. Erickson said the Winding Rivers Library System summer reading program...
Wildcat torchlight ski/hike slated for Jan. 12
Wildcat Mountain State Park in rural Ontario will host its annual torchlight ski/hike from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. Participants may ski, hike or snowshoe a gentle 1.5-mile trail through woods and field as torches light the way, and astronomers will offer views of...
Kendall moves to condemn former church building
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Characterizing the structure as unsafe, Kendall Village Board members agreed Monday that condemnation might be a likely outcome for the former St. John's Lutheran Church building. To learn more about the condemnation process, the...
Madison meeting to focus on state’s energy future
Bus to event will be provided Two area groups, SOUL of the Kickapoo and Decline the Lines Juneau County, will sponsor a roundtrip bus to Madison on Tuesday, Dec. 11, for residents who wish to attend a special legislative meeting on Wisconsin's energy future. The...
Ontario Old-Fashioned Christmas schedule
The following is the schedule for Old-Fashioned Christmas, an event set for Saturday, Dec. 8, Ontario: • 9:30 a.m. — Doors open • 11:30 a.m. — Santa visit • 2-4 p.m. — Orion Samuelson book signing • 6:30 p.m. — Reading of the love lights • 7 p.m. — Tor Eness country...
Streetwork, utilities upgrade proposed for Kendall
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Putting forward a plan to replace sanitary sewer lines and a water main on Spring Street, the Kendall Village Board agreed at its meeting Nov. 5 to apply for Community Development Block Grant funds. The estimated cost of the...
Wilton sets 2013 levy
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter The mill rate for the Village of Wilton edged slightly upward this year, from $5.68 to 5.76 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. When the board approved the 2013 budget Monday, board president Ted Barnes cast the sole dissenting...
