Norwalk hosted its annual community Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday. The Norwalk Clovers 4-H Club provided activities for kids at the event. Above: Lailah Ornes does a craft. Below: Emily Powell and Ashley Atteln color a picture. (Sarah Parker photos)
School-to-farm effort will be subject of community meetings
Three community meetings will focus on building a coalition of farmers, parents and community members who want to develop a farm-to-school effort in the Tomah, Sparta and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton school districts. The meetings will be on the following...
Woman sustains minor injuries in accident south of Ontario
The Vernon County Sheriff's Department cited snow and slush as factors in a Tuesday morning accident in the town of Whitestown. Carroll D. Smith, 59, of Tomah was driving a small pickup truck, driving eastbound on Lower Ridge Road, just west of Highway 131 and south...
All Hallows Eve
Above: Tristan John glides on the Ontario Community Hall floor during the Ontario Community Club's Halloween skating party. Below: August Arndt takes part in the skating party.
Food Enterprise Center opens
A special flag-raising ceremony celebrated the return of the old NCR building in Viroqua to a useful life as dignitaries gathered to celebrate the opening of the Food Enterprise Center. Sue Noble, executive director of the Vernon Economic Development Association, told...
Brookwood Veterans Day program set for Nov. 8
Brookwood High School's annual Veterans Day program will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the middle school gymnasium. The event is open to the public.
School districts receive DPI report cards; staff work to align curriculum to new standards
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter School districts statewide received the results last week of a new evaluation system when the Department of Public Instruction released its preliminary school report cards. Schools' scores are based on the results of the...
Mill rate rises 10.1 percent at N-O-W
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Though the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District reduced its operational budget by $199,701, a decline in other revenues resulted in a 10.1 percent mill-rate hike. When the board of education approved the budget at its annual...
Trail cam captures what may be a cougar
Thought to be a cougar, this large cat was last seen Aug. 24 near Mead Avenue in the town of Sheldon, on the Bud Osteboe property. It was caught on a trail camera belonging to Kyle Ostrem. Although the camera stayed in the same position for six more weeks, the cat did...
Haunted Elroy
For one more weekend, Swamp Manor Haunted House will offer frights aplenty at Schultz Park, south of Elroy on Highway 80/82. The haunted house will be open from 7–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and a children’s matinee will be offered from 1–3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is...
