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 …
As folks in Monroe County look for ways to enjoy fall, while the weather is still willing to allow, local athlete and outdoor enthusiast Kimberly Mathews has plenty of ideas. At the top of her list …
In 1999, Sam Russ was a high school chemistry and math teacher. Now, as Superintendent of the Sparta Area School District, Russ heads a school system for 2,900 students, plus their broad support …
Warrens Cranberry Festival got off to a solid start last Friday, as people flowed in from all directions, to enjoy the infamous festival, in the tiny town. The buttons and banners, stating that this …
Getting The Sparta Class of 1970 together was no easy feat. The first invitations were sent, then the second, and the third. COVID affected all of us in so many ways, and for the Sparta Class of …
Cooler weather had moved in, but hot dogs and a Community Credit Union-hosted-tailgate party was on the bill last Friday. This is the fourth year that the Credit Union has conducted their tailgate …
How many times a day do people ask “where you’re from?” Anthony Damiano, a recent transplant from New York City says, “15 to 25 times a day.” Anthony’s tall …
Pete Reichardt may be retiring from his job, as Senior Vice-President and Regional President of CCF Bank later this month, but he has no intention of slowing down. The term "servant leadership" was …
Wisconsin lures fishermen and women by the hundreds-of-thousands, every year, to its lakes, rivers, creeks and ponds. Like the mythical Sirens, Wisconsin calls to many sportsmen and women, with its …
With chopsticks (or forks) in hands, 25 Kiwanians sat at tables, in the Matsumoto Ramen House, ready to be served steaming bowls of either Shoyu or Miso soup, at Sparta’s newest restaurant. The …
At many Veteran’s Organizations and military ceremonies, you may notice a lonely, unoccupied table, set for one. This is known as a “fallen comrades table.” They serve as a …
At the Sparta Area School District Board of Education meeting, at the end of July, the board voted to go through the RFP (request for proposals) process for the former Cataract Elementary School. In …
Vendors working at the 49th annual Warrens Cranberry Festival, and visitors to the event, can enjoy free live music, at the Warrens baseball field, one evening during the event. "BC-40," who bill …