Contributed by the Ontario Auxiliary The following were the winners in the Ontario American Legion Auxiliary’s July 4 raffle: • Quilt — Theresa Nicholas • $200 cash — Kathy Wolf • Battery chainsaw — ...

The following were winners in the Ontario July 4 pedal pull by Kindschi Pedal Pulls. • 4-year-olds (14 in class) — First place, Jocelyn Schmitz of Kendall; second place, Arian Bergaman of Sparta; and ...

Wildcat Mountain State Park will host “Tales by Terry” at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the park amphitheater. Terry Visger told stories to students in her classroom for years, and she now weaves ...

A business on Highway 131 in the Viola called to report that some electronic cigarettes or vapes were stolen from an open case. A deputy was able to identify suspects from the store surveillance ...

Roger Gerber retired at a June 18 ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes after 47 years of government service. He was ...

Francis Raymond Hynek, 91, of La Farge (and formerly of Hillsboro), a gifted storyteller and one of life’s true characters, played his final hand on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Charges were filed in Vernon County Circuit Court last week in connection with a May 25 incident in which a La Farge man allegedly stole a pickup truck from the Wildcat Bar parking lot in Ontario.

A Vernon County sheriff’s deputy and officers with the Kickapoo Valley Reserve responded to a business on Highway 131 in the Ontario for report of a male party swinging a canoe paddle at other patrons ...

The Town of Whitestown Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday evening when the board hosted a public hearing on Kale J. Winchel’s proposal to reopen the former McGarty Quarry, west of Hoff Valley Road ...

The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School Board approved several new high school course offerings and agreed to update its Youth Options policy at its monthly meeting Monday.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet ...