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BREATHE finds fast footing with hooved therapy

Bluff and Ridge’s trained volunteers provide therapeutic, educational, and recreational therapy to people of all ages and abilities. All the therapies offered utilize the horse for emotional and physical regulation. Shown here, a child engages in a therapeutic activity on horseback. While not all activities will be on the back of the horse, the horse is the consistent medicine provided to participants. Contributed photo.
By JAYME BAHL Staff Writer   Saddle on up, Monroe County, and get ready to boogie until the cows come home, at the 1st annual Cowboy Christmas Fundraiser. This newly established …
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Monroe County results reveal incumbent strength

November 5th, 2024, saw a strong number of the Monroe County electorates showing up to their perspective polling areas and casting their sound judgement on who they felt would best represent them at …

Referendums not a given in election cycle

At the November 5th, 2024, ballot box, voters decided which area school district will move forward with proposed referendums, as well as who will have to start from square one. Out of three local …

Missing 70-year-old located and safe

On the evening of Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, The Monroe County Sherriff’s Office put out a Facebook post regarding a missing 70-year-old male, Mark Seekamp, of Norwalk. The post included …

Tomah Health, Versiti seek the gift of life

Tomah Health and Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin officials are asking area residents to consider giving the gift of life by donating blood during a two-day blood drive, on November 13th and …
Obituaries
JoAnne Shawley
SPARTA - JoAnne Shawley, 77, of Sparta, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at …
Dennis Richard “Benny Lou” Clements
BANGOR- Dennis Richard “Benny Lou” Clements, 66, of Bangor, passed away November 2, 2024, at UW Hospital in Madison, following a brief illness. He was born September 6, 1958, in La …
Beverly Jo Guerrero
SPARTA- Beverly Jo Guerrero, of Sparta, passed away on October 12, 2024, at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Black River Falls. She was born on July 15, 1971, to Linda Bohle in Chicago, Illinois. She grew …
Richard Bernard Wright
SPARTA-Richard Bernard Wright of Sparta passed away on November 4, 2024 at his home in Sparta, Wisconsin.   He was born on November 21, 1936 to Edna Beck and Ben Bostad in Horicon, Wisconsin. …
Charles E. Wood
Charles E. Wood, 72, of Box Elder, SD, passed away due to a massive stroke on October 31, 2024 at Monument Health in Rapid City. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 …
Duane “Uncle Pete” P. Steinhoff
SPARTA-Duane “Uncle Pete” P. Steinhoff was born on August 15, 1958, in Sparta, to Bernard and Catherine (Steidl) Steinhoff. Pete grew up in Sparta and graduated from Sparta High School in …
REAL ESTATE

Property taxes throughout Monroe County

In gathering data from the Monroe County Treasurer, the Herald requested a list of mill rates for each township and the different school districts. The Herald put this data together in a map that is …
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Bangor’s Fronk has reset the Cardinals’ bar for success, becoming the first runner to earn four individual trips to WIAA state meet

Redefining Legacy

Did you know Bangor’s Anna Fronk could run? That’s what we thought. After nearly four complete seasons, local cross country fans have grown accustomed to hearing Fronk’s …
5 things to know before you go to state cross country
    Onalaska’s Manny Putz will try to win a third-straight state title at the WIAA state meet Saturday afternoon. Herald photo by Nate Beier/GX3 Media. PUTZ LOOKING TO …
Bangor’s Brandon Goede surges towards the finish line just behind teamate Evan Buchholz, taking ninth in
the Scenic Bluffs Conference race last weekend at Rockin’ 9 Golf Course in Union Center.
CROSS COUNTRY: MANAGING THE MILES
    Cooper Powell couldn’t catch a break as a freshman runner for the Brookwood cross country team in 2023. Sure, if one looks back there’s a record of Powell …
West Salem’s Carter Quackenbush charges up
an incline in the second mile of Friday’s sectional
at Black River Falls. Quackenbush won the boys
race and helped the Panthers make a return to
the WIAA state meet this coming weekend.
CROSS COUNTRY: Panthers sweep sectional titles
All scoring runners for the West Salem boys team finished inside the top 12 at last week's WIAA Division 2 sectional in Black River Falls. The complete team - which includes the sixth and seventh …
Bangor’s Dylan Mathison trudges ahead as
the Iowa-Grant defense tries to make a stop.
This week the Cardinals host River Ridge.
FOOTBALL: This time, it’s for real Bangor ready for face-off with scrimmage partner
    Bangor will welcome River Ridge to town Friday night for a second round playoff game. The Timberwolves (8-2, 5-2) enter the contest after ending Cashton’s season …
Bangor’s Eli Tucker ran for a career-high 213 yards in last week’s 49-14 win over Iowa-Grant. Tucker
averaged just 79 yards a game over the course of the first four weeks of this season in 2024.
FOOTBL" Expanded role suits Tucker
    “So last year I was basically a defensive guy,” said Bangor senior Eli Tucker. “(I) didn’t get much on offense so I did the best I could, worked …
The West Salem
football team enjoys the
spoils of a come-from-behind
playoff win after trailing
by multiple scores against
Platteville.
Noel’s field goal completes West Salem’s comeback bid
    Things got worse before they got better for the West Salem football team in its WIAA Division 4 playoff opener on Friday, October 25. Miscues and turnovers helped put the …
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Traveling Chef passes through Monroe County, stops at Cranfest

With the crown jewel of Monroe County festivals now appearing in the rearview mirror for 2024, memories of the three-day adventure festival have been made and stored in cerebral spaces. The very …

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