On Thursday night the WOW Coordinating Council met to discuss what’s been happening over the last few months and future plans from the sub-committees. I thought I would use this space to give you an update! The Events Committee held a Euchre Night at Konz Restaurant & Lounge on Friday, March 6. This is the second year they’ve held the event with prizes being awarded. The Events Committee is also looking ahead to a couple of important events this summer. The Children’s Theatre

I don’t know if you have realized but there are a lot of good things happening in Walnut. TCI just broke ground on their 5th expansion project in 19 years. It’s expansion will be a 30,000 square foot structure just west of their current location. They are also expanding their office with a two-story addition and are working with V&C Construction on that project. Congratulations TCI on their success and the quality work they do. More great news from that is 20+ loads of dirt f

It’s been awhile since I’ve done an update from Working on Walnut. We had a Coordinating Council meeting last night, so I thought I would use this week’s Corner to give a little update on WOW. The Events Committee is gearing up for two big activities soon. The Children’s Theatre is returning again this summer. Auditions will be held on Friday, June 14th with practice the following two weeks to prepare for the big performance on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 30

The Working on Walnut Coordinating Council met recently. Here’s an update from WOW. The Retail and Dining Committee met twice in April to prepare for the Taste of Walnut, which was held on Saturday, May 5th. It was a successful event with a lot of positive comments from the community. We had close to 100 people go through the door and I can guarantee none of them went home hungry. Lots of great food from our participating restaurants/vendors. Thank you to all who came and sup

The Village of Walnut Local Improvement Committee will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. on June 11th in the Walnut Community Building.

The Working on Walnut Coordinating Council met on Thursday night. Here is a re-cap on the latest from WOW. The Retail and Dining Committee is in the midst of planning the Taste of Walnut, to be held Saturday, May 5th. The group had tickets printed that are currently for sale. Cost for adults is $15 for advanced tickets or $20 at the door. Children 3-10 are $5. Under 3 is free. It is highly encouraged to buy your tickets early so the committee knows how much to have the restau

Last Thursday night, all the Working on Walnut committees reconvened for a one-year anniversary meeting at the Community Building. I have to say it was two hours well spent. Those in attendance heard reports from each committee that highlighted their accomplishments, what they’ve learned the past year and what their future goals are. We also participated in a few activities and ended the night with a short discussion on the Fritz building on Main Street and WOW’s involvement

This past week’s snow was a reminder from Mother Nature that spring is not here quite yet. Be patient, it will be here before we know it. The WOW Coordinating Council met this past Monday. Here’s an update from the Council: Ryan Rosenthal from the Village Board was present to give an update on the Fritz building. Village board met with engineers Willett and Hoffman in August, toured what they could of building, engineers were unwilling to go to the second level for safety rea

Well, November is here and now we quickly transition from pumpkins to Christmas trees. Several area businesses have already put out their Christmas displays in preparation for the holiday season. This is a great time to shop Walnut. If you look around at our stores in town, you might be surprised how much you can actually purchase in Walnut without leaving town. On Thursday, we had a Working on Walnut Coordinating Council meeting. At these meetings we hear reports from all th