On a snowy March 9, 1960, day, then Sen. John F. Kennedy and wife Jacqueline entered a packed Tomah High … Read the rest
Seeing Stars: The Star Tender
By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative There are stories of special people who take children on nighttime travels to the stars, but I met a real Star Tender on the sidewalk in downtown Tucson, Ariz. Tall and silver-haired, Star Tender presides over the...
Gearing up for summer reading
By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library is getting ready for summer and our summer reading program. This year’s theme is “Color Your World,” and registration for the summer reading program starts Monday, June 2. This year, we have a...
Ontario Public Library to host ‘Crochet for Beginners’
By Rachel Conner | Wilton Public Library director “Crochet for Beginners” will be offered at the Ontario Public Library on Tuesday, April 29, from 3–5 p.m. All ages are welcome and encouraged to come to learn, practice, and explore the versatile crafting possibilities...
Wilton Public Library to offer programs this month
By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will offer the following events: • 10 a.m. Friday, April 18: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22: Book Club for Adults with Special Needs • 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April...
Letter to the editor: Kennedy documents may reveal more about assassination
By Kent Gallaway | Readstown With the disclosure of the Kennedy assignation documents , hopefully we will learn more about he murder of a peace president on the streets of Dallas. There have been so many conspiracy theories and misinformation on the...
Letter to the editor: ‘Hands off’
By Lee D. Van Landuyt | Hillsboro On April 5, there were massive, coordinated national protests involving over three million angry citizens. This protest was entitled “Hands Off!” Sign-carrying protesters rejected massive cuts to essential government programs relied...
Births
Ayla Grace Arndt A daughter, Ayla Grace Arndt, was born March 20, 2025, to Spencer Arndt and Andrina Macnamer of Wilton at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 21 inches long. The birth was reported by...
N-O-W goes to Kid’s College
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School sent a group of sixth graders to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Kid’s College on Friday, April 11. The UW and the Mississippi Valley Gifted and Talented Network partner to offer the event. Students were able to get a...
Signs of spring
A pair of sandhill cranes forage in a field along Highway 33, between Ontario and Cashton.
