By Pastor Michael T. Gjefle Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Genesis 1:24 — “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.” How do we...
Brookwood girls capture second at Cashton meet, boys place fourth
Track athletes competed at the Cashton Invitational on April 20, through cold temperatures and wind gusts. Brookwood’s Gavin Havlik and August Rueckheim place eighth and ninth, respectively, in the boys 1,600-meter run. (Tasha Mueller photo) Royall’s Jackson Bender...
N-O-W staff takes to the skies with the USAF
The F-35s are refueled during the mission. (Contributed photo) Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District staff members Jeremy Mack, business agent; David Gruber, N-O-W maintenance team and Air Force veteran; and Superintendent Travis Anderson “had the amazing...
A sign of spring
Daphne Arndt helps work on the foundation plantings Sunday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilton.
Norwalk gas-station remodel
Renovations are underway at 71 Express in Norwalk. The facility will get new underground tanks and gas pumps.
Royall to host ‘Meet the New Superintendent’

The Royall School District will host an opportunity to meet its new superintendent, Scott Uppena, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May … Read the rest
‘Apache Blues’: Documentary on Vietnam War will be shown in Ontario; movie includes interviews with Hillsboro veteran
Ontario will host a viewing of “Apache Blues: Welcome Home,” a documentary that underscores Vietnam veterans’ first-hand accounts of the … Read the rest
Entrepreneurship on a sunny day
Jeremiah Nerison and Samuel Menn sell lemonade in Ontario on a recent afternoon.
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 14–20
Sunday, April 14: A citizen reported someone banging on the door and ringing the doorbell at their residence in the town of Bergen. A deputy made sure the residence was secure. He searched the area and did not come across anyone. Sunday, April 14: A deputy was...
Work progresses on new Royall gym
Work has begun on the floor of the new Royall High School gymnasium, which is part of an addition including a new entrance linking the two school buildings and a new agricultural room. Now projected to cost $11,952,780, the addition will be 25,993 square feet. Kraemer...