By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will host the following events: • 10 a.m. Friday, April 25: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4 p.m. Monday, April 28: Lego Club • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29: Book Club for Adults with Special...
Vernon County Museum Notes
By Kristen Parrott | Vernon County Museum curator This is National Volunteer Week, and the Vernon County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges all of its volunteers and their many contributions to the success of the organization. The society was founded by...
Seeing Stars: Big city lights
By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative Tucson, Ariz., has become one of my favorite places, partly because it has a long commitment to best lighting practices. With just over a million people, this city has shielded, low-temperature streetlights because of...
Ridgeville church to host ‘On the Road with St. Paul’
The lecture “On the Road with St. Paul” will be offered at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ridgeville on Monday … Read the rest
Senior menus for April 28 to May 2
Kendall and Norwalk meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall) or 343-3158 (Norwalk) by noon one day before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal. Monday, April 28: Chicken sandwiches with cheese on whole-grain...
Gjefle: Questions
By Pastor Michael T. Gjefle | Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario God’s Word, the Bible, is filled with questions. Thank God that He has given to us the answers to many of those questions. 1 Corinthians 15:12 — “ ... how say some among you that there is no...
Easter in Elroy!
Children were able to guess how many suckers and jelly beans there were to win each, along with a door prize when entering the annual Elroy American Legion and Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt on April 19. (Tasha Mueller photo) Many children up to fourth grade were able to...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 6–19
Sunday, April 6: Vernon County deputies, along with Hillsboro Police, responded to a residence on Mechanic Street in Hillsboro for a verbal domestic disturbance. Sunday, April 6: A deputy responded to E. Court Street in Viroqua for a locked vehicle with a 2-year-old...
Protect against measles
Contributed by the Monroe County Health Department Measles is a virus that can easily spread from person to person. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, and breathing the same air as a person with measles. About one in five people who get measles will be...
Tuttle Hill, 1910s
Men construct the road on what is now County Highway ZZ, on Tuttle Hill, just southwest of Ontario, most likely in the 1910s. The back of the photo has the inscription, “Grandpa Phil Bolden driving 1st team working on Tuttle Hill.” Do you have more information about...
