On Tuesday, the Sparta School Board held a committee of the whole meeting, followed by a special meeting. In what was a marathon evening, the board finally had some details about the employee …
Rick and Susan Case know the value of a registered pure-bred black Angus breeding bull. They should since they’ve been raising and selling the animals for nearly 40 years. They also know the …
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of Fredi Ruiz, 26, of Sparta, who was found in the La Crosse River on Friday May 27. Shortly after 12:30pm on Friday, the Monroe …
The Sparta School District’s $3.25 million Memorial Field renovation got underway Tuesday. When all is said and done, the new facility will have an artificial turf field, a 1,750-person …
A wealth of experience, administration, education and support staff, was represented by the recent list of retired staff for the Tomah School District. Many of those were recognized at the Tomah …
As of Josh Lydon’s resignation from the Sparta school board on April 26, the board has a vacancy to fill. The remaining term of this position is approximately 11 months and ends with the school …
The North Glendale Ball Park in Tomah has been the site of countless baseballs and softballs beyond the fence over the years. But March 12 will go down as a significant home run for Tomah …
In conjunction with their upcoming 50th class reunion, the Tomah High School (THS) Class of 1972 presented college scholarships totaling $15,000 to six members of the THS Class of 2022 at the …
At a Special meeting of the Sparta Area School District Board of Education on Tuesday evening. The board went into closed session regarding the ongoing employee investigation and for the purpose of …
On May 10th, the Ho-Chunk Nation and Fort McCoy conducted a signing ceremony of a cultural resources memorandum of understanding at the Tribal Office Building in Black River Falls. The …
In the wake of its decision to close Cataract Elementary School to help cover a $2.8 million budget shortfall, the Sparta School Board addressed some fallout from that matter at its committee of the …
Shortly before 12:00 pm on Sunday, May 8, 2022, the Monroe County 911 Communication Center received a call about a 2-year-old child that had been involved in a farm machinery accident at an address …
Crews were on scene until 6 a.m. the morning of Dec. 16, after a call came in about 2 a.m. regarding a house fire on Mascot Avenue in the town of Jefferson. The Monroe County Sheriff’s …
The Tomah School Board meets Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Robert Kupper Center. On the agenda are discussion of COVID 19 case information, and impact on learning and instruction. This is only …
Not long after Kylea Fish of Tomah last talked to her daughter, she got the call from an officer that she had been in a serious auto accident. “A short 27 minutes, and life was forever changed,” said Fish.
The Sparta City Council passed the city’s proposed 2022 budget at a special meeting Wednesday night at City Hall. No comment was offered during the public hearing portion of the meeting. …
Mark Chew did not waste time becoming an active, visible cog in the Warrens business community. Now the Warrens community is dealing with his untimely death of the owner of Marco’s Italian …
The Monroe County Health Department (MCHD) reported one new death in the county due to COVID-19 over the past week. That death came among 289 new confirmed cases of the virus this week …
Those seeking to run for a seat on a local school board have begun circulating nomination papers for the April election. At Sparta Area School District, Pat McKenna and Marla Leverich have taken …
Tomah Area Cancer Support decided to change things up a bit for its holiday Angel of Help Tree at Winnebago Park. The Angel of Help is a two-piece metal structure nearly 7-feet tall. A wing …