The Growing Together Garden Club held its 11th flower show at the Wilton Community Center during Wood Turtle Days last week. Sixteen adult exhibitors and two junior exhibitors took part in the show, submitting 153 entries. The best of show winners were Jenny Waege in...
BHS volleyball camp is next week
Brookwood High School will host a volleyball camp from Monday, Aug. 11, to Wednesday, Aug. 13. The following sessions will be offered: • Session 1 (students entering ninth through 12th grade): 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. ($50) • Session 2 (students entering fifth through...
Two Kendall residents arrested for drunk driving after leaving Ontario softball game
Two Kendall residents were apprehended after allegedly driving drunk from a softball game in Ontario on Thursday, according to Ontario Police Chief Matt Hoskins. At about 9:21 p.m., the Ontario Police Department received a traffic complaint of a possibly intoxicated...
Wilton flower fair set for Sunday
The 11th annual Wilton Wood Turtle Flower Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Wilton Community Center, 400 East St. The public may bring in flowers from 8:45 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. Judging will be done Saturday afternoon. A plant and bulb...
Gardens of Kendall
A butterfly alights on a coneflower in Rita Mullen’s gardens during the Kendall garden walk on July 19. The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization sponsored the event.
Community Hunger Solutions supported by United Way funding
Contributed by VERNON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION With technical and writing assistance from Vernon Economic Development Association, Community Hunger Solutions recently obtained $9,000 in funding through the Great Rivers United Way Venture Grant program. The...
Manpower hiring for 200 jobs in the Tomah area
Manpower announced in a recent press release that it is hiring for more than 200 positions in the Tomah area. "It's exciting to see the growth area businesses in the Tomah area are having and the vast opportunities available to the job seeker," Marina Abbott of...
Tomah VA to host summit on veteran mental health, homelessness
The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold its second annual Veteran Mental Health Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah. This year's Veteran Mental Health Summit will be combined with an annual Veteran...
Van Der Molen criminal counts found valid
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that at a hearing on July 21 at the Monroe County Circuit Court, Judge Todd Ziegler found that the criminal counts of racketeering and securities fraud against Illinois resident Edward Van Der Molen were validly charged by...
Kendall gathering, reunion set for Aug. 30
Designed to promote the spirit of Kendall, the fifth annual Kendall Area Gathering and All-School Reunion will again be a part of the village’s Labor Day celebration. The event will be Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Kendall Community Hall. Doors will open and...
