By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Sometime in mid- to late August, Ontario will no longer have a full-time Post Office. Other area post offices, including Wilton, Norwalk and Kendall, were reduced to part time last year, but Ontario escaped the reduction in...
Kendall to keep current police arrangement
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Kendall Village Board agreed Monday to maintain the police-department configuration it already has in place. Though board members briefly discussed sharing a position with neighboring municipalities, they decided to...
Independence Day revelry in Ontario
Aaron Anderson (left) of Wilton and Francisco Reyes of Norwalk perform Thursday at the Ontario Fourth of July Talent Show. For more photos of the village's celebration, click here.
First impressions
New entrance signs are being constructed in Kendall. The two signs, both of them on Highway 71, cost $10,000, of which village government contributed $1,000. The remainder came from donations.
Norwalk farmers market starts Saturday
A farmers market will start Saturday, running from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in front of the Norwalk Public Library. The market will be offered throughout the summer, until mid-October. Anyone who is interested in becoming a vendor may contact Chris Gough, the market...
Ontario American Legion could use a little help from its friends
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Yes, even a non-profit organization has expenses. And sometimes those expenses exceed revenue, as is the case of the Ontario's Bredlow-Ewing Post 467. According to Commander Mark Williams, the post has about 87 members, with...
Kendall fires village marshal
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Managing Editor The Kendall Village Board fired Marshal Rich Laxton at a special meeting June 3, officially recording its decision as "without cause." But when the board suspended Laxton on May 8, it cited a pending court case in which...
Ontario’s Park Street will get lower speed limit
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Ontario residents concerned about speeding on the newly renovated Park Street will be happy to hear that 15-mph signs will be posted shortly. At its Monday meeting, the Ontario Village Board decided that the reduced-speed area...
Scoping session focuses on ATC line
Area residents had an opportunity Tuesday to voice their concerns about the proposed Badger Coulee transmission line, which is expected to run from Madison to La Crosse. The meeting in Cashton is one of six slated along the route of the proposed 345-kilowatt line....
Wisconsin Eye offering program on Badger-Coulee proposal
Wisconsin Eye, the state's C-SPAN television channel, has produced a program on the Badger-Coulee proposal. The program features a panel discussion between Sarah Justus of American Transmission Company, Rob Danielson of Save Our Unique Lands (SOUL), Daniel Kline...
