The winners in the Ontario July 4 parade are as follows: Holiday Spirit/Families Award First place — Ontario Community Club Second place — Charter Shop Pulling Teams Best Business Float First place — Bank of Ontario Second place — Ontario Fastrip Best Organization...
Wilton hosts tractor pull
Wilton hosted its second annual tractor pull Saturday. Above: Driving a Farmall, Jordan Degenhardt of Wilton competes in the local class. Below: Kip Weber of Elroy and his Farmall take first place in the 5,500-pound-tractor antique class.
Vernon County taking Seniors of Distinction nominations
The Vernon County Unit on Aging is seeking nominations for this year’s Seniors of Distinction event. Anyone interested in nominating a senior who is 65 or older for this recognition can call or write a letter to Pat Peterson, Director, Vernon County Unit on...
Knee high?
Perhaps a shorter leg should be used to measure the success of corn. Here, 2 1/2-year-old Mariah Semann stands among corn rows at Robert Semann’s dairy farm on County Highway XU, just outside of Norwalk. (Contributed photo)
Echo Valley Hope to sponsor bluegrass concert
Echo Valley Hope, a rural Ontario-based nonprofit, will host a bluegrass benefit concert from 4-8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Echo Valley Farm. All of the suggested freewill donations will be donated to local food pantries. The concert will feature the Tillers, the...
Guest column: UW-Stout resources will be focus of Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club meeting
By SUE NOBLE Vernon Economic Development Association Do you need a place to design, prototype and build things that explore and demonstrate your ideas? Join us at the next Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club meeting to learn how resources at the University of...
Sprucing up for July 4
The Wright family on Division Street in Ontario figured out how to solve the age-old problem of controlling weeds on a nearly straight bank. More than a few cars almost ran off the road Tuesday as their drivers took in the sight of this flock of gardeners.
Ontario’s pull
Jared Chambers of Wilton competes in the farm class during the Ontario tractor pull on Sunday. The event was part of the village's July 4 celebration. Click here to see a complete schedule of events.
116th Elroy Fair
Wilton nutrition group meets Monday
A newly formed nutrition discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, in the Wilton Village Park. The group is intended for people who want to learn and/or share ideas on nutrition for optimal health and wellbeing. For more information, contact Laura...
