On October 6, 2021 Harper Lorenz, of Leon was diagnosed with leukemia, which is a type of cancer of the blood cells, and she has been battling ever since. The Lorenz family has traveled back and …
Lori Lazzari, teacher at Saint Pat’s School, located in Sparta, surprised her students when she turned her second and third grade classrooms into a StarBOOKs café. The event took place …
Just after 5 p.m., on the 8th of October, the Sparta fifth graders took the gridiron and the big stage: Sparta Stadium. The temperatures were cool for those in the stands, but perfect for the young …
With three words, Sylvia Goede summed up the energy of The Sparta Garden Club, “We have fun!” The club held its first “Branching Out” meeting Wednesday night, September …
On Tuesday night, the Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing was held, for the 2022-2023 Sparta Area School District year. Held in the cafetorium, at Meadowview Middle School; it would be a three-hour …
A two vehicle crash on State Highway 27 sent one person to the hospital and caused the highway to be shut down for more than three hours. At about 5:15 pm Friday, September 30th, a 2013 …
On Saturday, October 1st, Saint Luke’s Evangelical German Church, in Elroy, held a celebration for having made both the National (August 14th) and State (May 17th) Historical Register, back in …
One Sparta organization hopes to help individuals dealing with breast cancer. They are "Save Second Base," and they raise the money through their softball tournament fund raiser. Jodeane Diercks …
On the last day of September, the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Monroe County and the Monroe County Health Department held a joint open house, at their shared building, located at …
The bridge over Moore Creek on County Trunk Highway U (South Water Street), 0.2 miles east of State Trunk Highway 71 in the Village of Norwalk, has been ordered closed effective immediately. The …
Shortly after 12:00 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the Monroe County 911 Communication Center received a 911 call about a motorcycle crash with injuries. The crash occurred on State Highway 71 near …
As the temperatures descend in Monroe County, sunny days in the sixty-degree range suddenly become ultra-valuable, for both current comfort levels and for our memory card catalog, to pull up during …
Grant Moseley has been donating blood to help others for most of his life. The Warrens resident was among 72 people who donated blood during a two-day Tomah Health / Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin …
If you have visited the Tomah VA Medical Center, you will have noticed multiple construction projects and rerouting of entrances ongoing. This is part of a major renovation plan to bring the Tomah VA …
In September, Viterbo University, in La Crosse, held a celebration for Hispanic Heritage month. Professors from Columbia and Spain, an administrator from Ecuador, Cuban musicians, students and …
The Monroe County Herald ran a story on the front page of Thursday's paper, September 29th, 2022, about a firearms and drug bust in Ontario, Wisconsin. While there is an upcoming trial involving this …
This is a report on an accident, on HWY 27, just past the Scauf Farm, before the ridge. Details are not known. This Just happened a little over 1 hour ago. The time now is 6:53 pm, Friday, September …
Some people just can’t quit! After being turned down by 43 literary agents, 91-YEAR-OLD Julian Hutchinson, of Sparta, has self-published his latest novel, Henry, through Kindle Press. …
Starting on October 6 th , at the Tomah Area Community Theatre, The Nerd will be live, on stage. Rocky Shutter, director of this production of The Nerd, is no stranger to the Tomah area, or to …
An acclaimed freelance sound designer and composer in the nation’s capital who grew up in Sparta has been recognized at his alma mater as a distinguished alumnus. Justin …