Ontario Public Library announces winners in Adult Winter Reading contest

By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Congratulations to this impressive reading community! Ontario had a total of 11 Adult Winter Reading participants who read a total of more than 100 books. Grand-prize gift-basket drawing winners Bev Downing and Karen...

Fun, games for Kendall meal site participants

This is what the Kendall meal site participants do every  Monday afternoon.  We go to the Kendall American Legion to play Cover Up and enjoy some of their delicious, free popcorn. Those pictured are the following (left to right): Francis Trepes, Shirley Daniels,...

Seeing Stars: Mirror Lab tour

By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative This week we’re going on a tour of the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, where the largest telescope mirrors in the world are made. Hidden underneath the university stadium, the only location with...

Summit Spirits to present ‘Nunsense’ this month

Summit Spirits will present the musical comedy “Nunsense" at Sparta United Methodist Church, 210 Court St., on March 14 and March 15 at 7 p.m., March 16 at 2 p.m., March 21 and March 22 at 7 p.m., and March 23 at 2 p.m. Use the K Street entrance. Tickets can be...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for March 2–8

Sunday, March 2: A deputy was called to a residence on W. Turner Avenue in Viola for a domestic disturbance.  Monday, March 3: A deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Highway 35 in the town of Bergen. A driver was cited for speeding 87 mph in a 55-mph...

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