By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor A new restaurant and bar may be coming to Norwalk, according to information revealed at the Aug. 15 Norwalk Village Board meeting. Mike Donskey told the board he was interested in purchasing the former Lehner Market building from...
Ontario gets Stewardship Grant for Palen Park project
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Grant funds will help to defray the cost of renovating Palen Park in Ontario, the Ontario Village Board learned at its meeting Monday. The grant comes from the Aids for the Acquisition and...
Wilton board members disapprove of president’s expenditure
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Wilton Village Board members registered criticism against Board President Ted Barnes at their meeting Monday, claiming that he had improperly OK'd a $4,470 project to extend a driveway near the village volleyball court. The three...
A weekend for Wood Turtles
Above: Kristi Cleven (left) and Stacey Ebert ride atop the Norwalk Clovers 4-H float in the Wilton Wood Turtle Days parade on Sunday. Below: Kelly Switz tosses candy to parade-goers. For more photos of Wilton Wood Turtle Days, click here.
Ontario restaurant to reopen
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Ontario's long restaurant drought has come to an end, as Eirik and Cheryl Eness of Ontario have purchased the former Garden Street Cafe from the Bank of Ontario. The last owners of the village's only year-round restaurant closed it...
Royall hosts grand opening for new Tommy and SuAnn Thompson Fitness Center
The Royall School District had its grand opening for its new Tommy and SuAnn Thompson Fitness Center on Monday. The Thompsons contributed $25,000 toward the $38,000 remodeling project. Affordable of Union Center installed the HVAC and the electrical systems in the...
Dead animals placed in two Royall students’ lockers
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Royall High School administration are investigating an April 23 bullying incident in which decomposing animals were found in two students' lockers. One student's locker contained a dead squirrel, and the other, a dead raccoon....
Three hurt in town of Wilton crash
Three people sustained injuries Friday in a three-vehicle crash in the town of Wilton, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. The accident occurred at about 4:51 p.m. on Highway 131, at County Highway A. Driving a 1998 Ford Escort, Gary Sparling, 56, of...
Gathering to focus on proposed high-voltage lines
A regional citizens' gathering in response a proposal to build high-voltage transmission lines will be in Norwalk from 1-7 p.m. Thursday, April 26. The event will be at the Norwalk park shelters, 102 Mill St., near the bike trail. All citizens, business owners and...
Kendall Elementary School renter charged with theft
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter A woman who intends to open a daycare center in the former Kendall Elementary School building was among three employees charged last month with stealing $466,000 from an Elroy business. The Juneau County Star Times reported Feb....
