Twenty-four students spanning grades four through eight engaged in the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton District Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 7. Emerging as our 2024 Spelling Bee Champion was Violet Havlik, a fifth-grader, with Linus Arndt, a sixth-grader, securing the...
Ellen Lyden
May 22, 1941-March 23, 2024 Born: Holcombe, Wis. Promoted to God’s Glory in Milwaukee, Wis. Husband Jerry Lyden (Wilton), and Daughters Cindy Filippone, Sandy Tree (Christopher), Kristina Lyden Four Grandchildren and Two Great-Grandchildren Funeral Services will be...
March 28, 2024, print issue
Linda Lee Smith
Linda Lee Smith departed for the journey to her heavenly home on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
She was born to … Read the rest
Rita Jo (Rueckheim) Hammond
It is with great sorrow we announce that we lost a sister and friend, Rita Jo (Rueckheim) Hammond. Rita, 62, … Read the rest
Mary Wallace
Mary Wallace, 79, of Viroqua Wis., died March 21, 2024. She was born to Bert and Lola (Clark) Wallace on … Read the rest
Easter egg hunts slated for Saturday
Local communities will host Easter egg hunts on Saturday:
• Elroy – 10 a.m. at the Elroy American Legion Hall… Read the rest
Strains of spring
Brookwood Junior/Senior High School hosted its spring concert Thursday. Esther Wooten and Drew Powell provide percussion for the senior high band, which performed Robert W. Smith’s “Encanto,” Eric Whitacre’s “The Seal Lullaby,” and Hector Berlioz’s (arr. Custer)...
Ontario Public Library to present ‘Protecting Our Night Skies’
By RACHEL CONNER | Ontario Public Library director Scott Lind will present “Protecting Our Night Skies” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Ontario Public Library. Did you know the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, Wildcat Mountain State Park, and the Mississippi Valley...
Norwalk to host Easter egg hunt, solar-eclipse viewing
By JESICA HELGREN | Norwalk Public Library director Easter egg hunt! Join us on the library lawn at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, for our annual Easter egg hunt! Solar eclipse! On Monday, April 8, we will experience a total solar eclipse. The...
