This week is National Library Week

By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director Happy National Library Week! Thank you to all library supporters. National Library Week is an annual celebration of the importance of libraries and library workers. Libraries have the power to strengthen communities...

Seeing Stars: The Schulman Telescope

By Susan Cushing | Kickapoo Dark-Sky Initiative After the tour of the Mount Lemmon Observatory facility last week, I also joined a group for stargazing after dark with the 32-inch Schulman Telescope. It was very cold up there! The dome the telescope lives in was...

Wilton Public Library to offer events

By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director The Wilton Public Library will host the following events:  • 10 a.m. Friday, April 11: Current-Events Discussion Group • 4:15 p.m. Friday, April 11: “Introduction to General Wellness” with Silvia Maurer...

Letter to the editor: Already great

By Danell Sulik | Kendall MAGA Republicans would have you believe America is one big dumpster fire and Trump’s the only one who can put it out. From now until the election, Republicans will be constantly bombarding us with their hell-in-a-handbasket gloom and doom...

Senior menus for Sept. 2–6

Kendall, Norwalk and Wilton meal sites Call 463-7622 (Kendall), 343-3158 (Norwalk) or 487-6130 (Wilton) by noon one day before to reserve a meal. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. One-percent milk is served with each meal. Note: The Wilton meal site will closed...

Gjefle: Two Important ALLs

By Michael T. Gjefle  Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario Isaiah 53:6 — “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” 700 years before the Lord Jesus Christ was born, the...

Wilton Public Library to host activities

By Kelly Lupton | Wilton Public Library director Activities are coming up at the Wilton Public Library:  • 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30: Current-events discussion group • 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30: Book club for adults with special needs • Monday, Sept. 2, all...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Aug. 18–24

Sunday, Aug. 18: Logan Buckles of De Soto was traveling south on Easy Street in Stoddard when he struck a legally parked vehicle owned by Tristan Batwinski of Stoddard. Buckles continued driving to his residence. He was later located and stated he was unaware that he...

Wilton senior quartet, 1955

The following students  were members of the senior quartet at Wilton High School in 1955: Orvis Schindler, Roger Pasch, Charles Zellmer and Merlyn Eckelberg. This photo appeared in the Wilton High School yearbook, “Wiltonian.”

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