By Jesica Helgren | Norwalk Public Library director Now hiring! The application deadline for our open library assistant and paid teen internship positions is Saturday, May 3. We encourage you to apply! Interested candidates can view the full position descriptions and...
Easter scenes
Local communities hosted Easter egg hunts April 19. Brady Skowronski meets the Easter bunny at the Wilton hunt. Rory Ferries collects eggs at Ontario’s hunt near the Ontario Fire Station. The Easter bunnies greet children at the Norwalk Public Library hunt....
Elroy Museum opens Memorial Day Weekend
Contributed by the Elroy Area Museum The Elroy Area Museum, located on Main Street in Elroy, will open Memorial weekend. The museum will be open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays (plus extra days on Memorial and Labor Day weekends) from 1–4 p.m. Since opening...
Thank you to Kendall Public Library volunteers
By Charissa Finn | Kendall Public Library director I would like to give a big THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers from our Friends of the Library 401(c)3. I appreciate those who have been helping with some tasks at the library that Dianne and I have not had...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 20–26
Sunday, April 20: Deputies conducted a traffic stop on W. Turner Avenue in Viola. A baggie with a crystal-like substance, which field-tested positive for methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. A female was taken into custody for felony...
Royall elects new board president
Melissa Murray will assume the role of Royall School Board president, replacing long-time president Doug Waterman, who will now serve … Read the rest
Ontario takes out $1.2 million loan for development projects
At a special meeting Monday, the Ontario Village Board agreed to a $1.2 million general-obligation loan at 4.75 percent interest … Read the rest
May 1, 2025, print issue
Kent Louis Hendrickson
Kent Louis Hendrickson, 73, of rural Ontario, Wis., passed from this life to be forever with his Lord and Savior … Read the rest
Leila Helen Moseley
Leila Helen Moseley, 95, of Cassville, Wis., formerly of Tomah, died April 19, 2025, at Eden Vista, Madison. She was born Oct. 27, 1929, to Alloth and Helen (Mahoney) Westpfahl in Tomah, Wis. She was a member of the Tomah High School graduating class of 1947. ...
