The annual Colors of Kendall fall festival and tour is set for Saturday. (For more, click here.) Pictured is a sheep at is Litengard (Little Farm), a stop on this year's tour. (Contributed photo)
KVR’s Dam Challenge Triathlon is Saturday
The 12th annual Dam Challenge Triathlon will be Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. Organizers expect the event will draw about 500 racers and more than 250 volunteers and spectators. Spectators are allowed to ride shuttles from Bridge 14 transition...
Royall mill rate projected at 11.79
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Royall School District mill rate may drop by about 18 percent this year, decreasing from 14.36 to 11.79, business manager Jeff Lankey noted at the school's annual meeting Monday. In large part, the decrease reflects a...
Royall plans for $2.4 million energy exemption project
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Royall School District is moving forward with more than $2.4 million in building upgrades and repairs, taking advantage of a state law that allows schools to borrow money for energy efficiency projects without going to...
Mathy submits revised application for quarry
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher The heated debate among area residents over a proposed quarry will be back on the front burner Tuesday, Oct. 21, when the Wilton Town Board will consider a revised application permit from Milestone Materials/Mathy Construction....
Have giant football helmet, will travel
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Norwalk Village Board President Mike Wiedl has been in the headlines lately as the Wilton and Norwalk boards spar over the fate of the joint police commission. But when Wiedl isn't lobbying for preserving the commission, he has...
Royall, N-O-W meet state accountability expectations
Both the Royall and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton school districts made the grade in 2013-14, according to report cards released Tuesday by the state Department of Education. N-O-W and Royall each received the "Meets Expectations" rating. Schools are rated from 0 to 100 and...
N-O-W budget deficit less than projected
Though the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District administration had expected the 2013–14 budget would have about a $500,000 deficit, that figure came in at about $250,000 instead, Superintendent Kelly Burhop told the board of education at its meeting Monday....
St. Mary’s three-year restoration project concludes
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Any remodeling project is a leap of faith. Whether the project is to restore an historical structure to its former glory or simply to bring an outdated home up to modern standards, we are never quite certain that the result will...
Norwalk delays decision on dissolving police commission
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Although the Norwalk-Wilton Police Commission's future was on the Norwalk Village Board's agenda at its meeting Tuesday, little more was resolved in the continuing conflict between the two villages and the future of Police Chief...
