On Thursday, September 5th, the Sparta Free Library, located at 124 West Main Street, in Sparta, will be hosting Monroe County’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) summit. It is a free event and …
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By Benny Mailman, Editor
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9/3/24
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Gatekeeper Training is a one-hour suicide prevention course that teaches individuals three simple steps to help save a life from suicide. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning …
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9/3/24
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On August 24th, the Tomah Lions held their annual "Stuff the Bus" fundraiser, at their local Tomah Walmart store. The Tomah School District provided them with a school bus that was soon filled with …
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9/3/24
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140 Years ago (1884)
Politics continue to run high in this locality, but the Blair and Logan forces are far in the lead. We have a great many doubting Thomas’s here but as November 4th …
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9/3/24
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On the night of August 27th, 2018, into the morning hours of August 28th, 2018, seven Coon Creek Watershed dams in Monroe, Vernon, and La Crosse counties over-topped and three dams failed due to …
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By Kyle Evans, Staff Writer
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8/29/24
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August 19:
Zachary Ailes, 24, of Hillsdale, Michigan, was charged with domestic abuse disorderly conduct. A $150 cash bond was set.
Leonard Figgins, 34, of Tomah, was charged with 2 counts …
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8/29/24
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Leroy and Pat Christensen visited Leroy's brother, Harold Christensen, and Pat visited Gordon Koeninger and Leola Keene, at Touch of Home, in Tomah, on Friday.
Sympathy is extended to the family …
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By PAT CHRISTENSEN
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8/29/24
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Gatekeeper Training is a one-hour suicide prevention course that teaches individuals three simple steps to help save a life from suicide. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning …
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8/29/24
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On the weekend of August 23rd through the 25th, the Sparta High School Class of 1964 celebrated 60 years, with their class reunion, at The Greens, that Friday night, and at Club Oasis on Saturday …
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By Jennifer Rodriguez Moran, Contributing Writer
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8/29/24
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This year, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Inc. organization held its 28th annual golf outing, in Reedsburg. The Golf outing is their major fund raining event for the year and …
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By John Gessner, Staff Writer
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8/29/24
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This summer, local youth, Nadia Sletten, age 11, was awarded the high honor of a brand-new bike, as the raffle-drawn winner of the Sparta Free Library’s Summer Learning Challenge. Sletten, who …
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By Jennifer Rodriguez Moran, Contributing Writer
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8/29/24
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Recently, Rick Brohmer, a Sparta native, and his wife, Paulina Brohmer, climbed Mount Bromo, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. Standing at a height of 2,329 meters, or 7,641.076 feet, the …
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By BENNY MAILMAN
Editor
Rick Brohmer
Adventurer
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8/29/24
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After 82 years of being one of the many unknown fallen soldiers of World War II, Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Jack Hohlfeld’s remains were identified and returned to his family, in the La Crosse …
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By John Gessner, Staff Writer
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8/29/24
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On Callen Road, south of Ripon, in the town of Rosendale, lies the ruins of a supposed haunted house. Although the road it sits off of is Callen Road, it is known by the locals as Witch Road. Witches …
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By John Gessner, Staff Writer
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8/26/24
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving procedure, performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can improve the chances of survival after cardiac arrest. Learn these …
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8/26/24
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8/26/24
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Land Transfers 8/14-8/20
Town of Angelo
Rebecca J & Daniel J Westphal To Adam & Michele Maxson - 13411 Grandview Rd, Sparta Wi - $395,000
Estate Of Ralph W. Mantzke To Shelby J …
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8/26/24
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The longest currently running “Do it yourself Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) fundraiser” in the country will kick off Saturday morning, August 31st, in Millston, at the ball field. …
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By Kyle Evans, Staff Writer
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8/26/24
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8/26/24
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The following are the winners for the Sparta Area Cancer Support calendar raffle, TESLA car, and Duck Races.
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August 2, 2024 Teresa …
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8/26/24
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