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Oct. 13:
Aleah Balfany, 20, of West Salem, was charged with repeated battery to individuals in the legal system, two counts of resisting an officer, disorderly conduct, operating a vehicle …
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10/23/25
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Bangor VFW Post 8278 and Bangor American Legion Post 40 host its Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 at Bangor High School.
Area veterans and members of the public are invited to join …
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By MONROE COUNTY HERALD STAFF
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10/23/25
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Former Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Heidi Prestwood-Funkhouser, 43, has pleaded not guilty to a felony forgery charge, according to online court records.
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/23/25
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Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney stopped in Sparta Oct. 21 to discuss his campaign and officially announce his run for Wisconsin attorney general.
Toney, 41, was joined by Monroe …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/23/25
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Electors at the Sparta Area School District’s annual meeting approved no change in the mill rate and a more than 6% increase in the tax levy from last year to recommend to the school board for …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/23/25
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Community leaders and Mayo Clinic Health System officials gathered Oct. 22 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a hospital project in Sparta, a project they say will modernize local health care and …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/23/25
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Town of Byron
Nathan S Schrock to Jeannette M. And Gregory W. Mclaughlin - Lot 3 Grosbeak Ave - $42,000
Town of La Grange
Holly Rowell to Jordan M. And Ryan E. Jones - 24552 Dipper Ave …
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10/23/25
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Hansen’s IGA Market is planning to add another store in Tomah with the acquisition of Molter’s Market in Tomah, the company announced in a press release.
The Tomah store will feature …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/22/25
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The Tomah Public Library hosted a celebration for a new book collection featuring travel writing and media Tuesday, Oct. 14. Community members gathered to learn about the special genre made possible …
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By Keith Zukas
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10/20/25
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MADISON — Rep. Nancy VanderMeer, R-Tomah, has named John Jessop of Jackson County as the 70th Assembly District’s 2025 First Responder of the Year.
Jessop, a volunteer firefighter …
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By MONROE COUNTY HERALD STAFF
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10/20/25
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140 years ago (1885)
A new daily (newspaper) has been started in La Crosse called “The Evening Star” a four-column folio. It is small but lively as a flea.
130 years ago (1895)
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Compiled by: JOHN GESSNER
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10/20/25
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“Mr. Science” returns to the Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bicycle Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m.
Tomah High School Physics Teacher Oakley Moser and retired …
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PRESS RELEASE
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10/20/25
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When 18-year-old Ben Juracich of Tomah rolled into the USA Cycling Gravel National Championships in La Crescent, Minnesota, last month, he didn’t have to travel far. But the short trip brought …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/20/25
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Sparta’s City Council approved a revised bid for a boiler replacement at the Barney Family Community Center and authorized the transfer of a small parcel of land to the Sparta Area Fire …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/20/25
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The energy in Sparta was palpable as about 250 people filled the four corners of Wisconsin Avenue and Black River Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 18. Horns blared and crowds swelled as …
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By JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ MORAN, Contributing Writer
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10/20/25
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On Oct. 14, Adelina “Addie” Martinez took the oath of office, swearing in as the newest officer to join the Bangor Police Department. The oath was administered by Village Board President …
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By JOHN GESSNER, Staff Writer
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10/20/25
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Surrounded by family and friends, Yolanda Manning-Joyce and others gathered in Memorial Park in Sparta to remember her daughter, Ticarra, whose life was cut short by domestic violence.
At a …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/20/25
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) hosted a virtual press conference Oct. 14 featuring Wisconsin residents and health care leaders who shared how the possible end of federal premium tax credits …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/16/25
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Sparta’s Committee of a Whole heard goals set by school staff in its Achievement Gap Report (AGR), followed by a followed by discussion of a new school safety policy at its Oct. 13 meeting.
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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10/16/25
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What were you doing 54 years ago? If you were Joanne Benning, you were beginning your journey of quilting with the ladies of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sparta.
Back in the 1960s, being a wife to …
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By ANITA JENSEN
Member of Trinity Lutheran Church quilt group
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10/16/25
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