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Bullet found in bathroom of Tomah Middle School

Today, at approximately 9:00AM, Tomah Officers responded to the Tomah Middle School for a report of a bullet being found in a bathroom. The following information was shared to parents by the Tomah …

Tomah Man Sentenced from 2023 Thanksgiving Day Stabbing

On Wednesday, March 12, Monroe County Judge Todd Ziegler sentenced George Solis, 45, to 18 years in prison and 20 years extended supervision. Solis plead no contest to a count each of 1st degree …

Land Transfers March 5 to March 11, 2025

Town of Adrian Laurie Graber To Laurie & G. Thomas Graber - Index Avenue - $414,900 Town of Angelo Robert, Barbara, & Lou Ellen Williams To Jason & Carrie Erdman - No …
The Sparta High School 2024-2025 Powerlifting Team. Top (L to R): Austin Goodenough, Angel Montoya, Allie Martinson, 3rd Row (L to R): Coach Jennifer Kondor, Logan Fish, Manager Keli Castro Bautista, Karen Gonzalez. 2nd Row (L to R): Eli Kemp, Lucah Gomez, Brayden Ward, Camden McTaggart, Carter Deal, 1st Row (L to R): Anna Osmond, Jessie Kondor.

Sparta High School Powerlifting team goes to State

Four individuals from the Sparta High School powerlift team qualified for the State competition in Appleton this year. The qualifiers were Juniors, Jessie Kondor, Brayden Ward, Camden McTaggart, and …
Obituaries
Robert “Bob” J. Sweeney
SPARTA-Robert “Bob” J. Sweeney, 88, of Sparta, passed away peacefully, at his home, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. He was born on June 25, 1936 to Glen and Leona (Etheridge) Sweeney in the …
Veda M. Frank
Veda M. Frank, age 70, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Mayo Hospital in Sparta, Wisconsin.   She was born to Edward and Marie (Schieven) Stickney in Tomah, …
Robert A. Young
Robert A. Young, 101, of Sparta, died Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home. Services will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at …
Paul Conrad
Paul Conrad, 93, of Westby, WI, passed away peacefully on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Paul married Joan Weibel on May 7, 1955, at Sacred Heart Catholic …
Joel Marlon Dow
Joel Marlon Dow, affectionately known to many as ‘Rusty Water,’ peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home on February 26, 2025. During the last few months of his life, Joel often spoke …
Joel Marlon Dow
Joel Marlon Dow, affectionately known to many as ‘Rusty Water,’ peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home on February 26, 2025. During the last few months of his life, Joel often spoke …
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WIAA WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT DEVON LIETZAU, SPARTA

Sparta’s Devon Lietzau establishes a hold
against Merrill’s Remington Skic that led
to a single leg takedown during a 132
pound preliminary match at the WIAA state
tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Maybe it was the nerves, though Devon Lietzau is no stranger to the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling tournament. Or maybe it was the weight cut, though the Sparta High School senior looked just fine …
TRACK AND FIELD TOMAH: Tomah thinclads ready to run, jump and throw into spring
Now that daylight hours have stretched well past 5 p.m. and many basketballteams have untied their shoesfor the last time, there’s justone logical conclusion towhat comes next in the …
DIVISION 2 REGIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL: Panthers use pair of OTs to win regional championship
West Salem needed not one, but two overtime periods to extend its season to the sectional round for the fourth-straight season. The Panthers (19-6, 11-1)slipped past La CrosseCentral (15-10, …
A fateful weekend revisited
  At the end of this week, sports fans will tune in to watch the WIAA girls state basketball championships in Green Bay. I’ve been there the past 10 years or so. It’s a …
DIVISION 2 REGIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL: Last second layup sends Spartans’ home from WIAA tourney
As the ball came off the backboard and toward the front of the rim, Sparta High School boys basketball coach Ben Schell thought Mosinee’s layup in the closing seconds might not fall. …
Tomah’s Cameron Finch rebounded after an opening round loss at the WIAA state wrestling tournament by
winning two matches and nearly wrestling back to the medal round.
WIAA WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT CAMERON FINCH, TOMAH
restling coach Jeff VonHaden didn’t hesitate for even a second. Yes, Cameron Finch’s career came to a close earlier than the senior had wanted. But it couldn’t be denied that …
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 …
Business

A message from the Sparta Chamber

As February has come to an end, I’d like to tell you about what’s been happening at the Chamber Depot over the past month. To say I’m still in the honeymoon stage would be an …

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