For their Week O scrimmage event, on the weekend of February 17th and 18th, the Sparta Robotans reached out to the Holmen community based First Lego League (FLL) team, NOAm, to come and provide …
In the early afternoon of Tuesday, November 28th, six members of the Green Bay Packers were welcomed onto the military base of Fort McCoy. They arrived by helicopter and were escorted to 749 East …
In many of the local parades held within Monroe County, a sharply dressed and well-disciplined group of teenagers can be seen, marching to the barking commands of their instructor. They are the …
SASD Budget Workshop this Wednesday, September 20th
The Sparta Area School District is holding a School Budget Workshop, to engage our community in the budgeting process, on Wednesday, …
For the week of June 12th through the 16th, right off of Highway 12, near Warrens, Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, in the town of Kirby, near Warrens, was holding Vacation Bible School (VBS) for …
Mid-morning on Memorial Day, people of all ages were filtering into the Cataract Cemetery for a ceremony that honors the fallen of America’s military. It was a time for remembering, a moment …
On Tuesday, May 16th, the Sparta Free Library broke ground on their expansion project. At 4 p.m. on the dot, there were around 84 attendees listening, as Library Director, Michelle Tryggestad, took …
The Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association (WHSRA) held a 3-day competition rodeo this past weekend, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, in Tomah. On Saturday, grey-billowing clouds and chilly …
On Tuesday, April 18th, Junior Girl Scout Troop 8211 went on a mission to hand out their homemade “Emergency Busy Bags,” to four Sparta organizations: Sparta Police Department, Mayo …
On April 5th, there was a gathering of competitive archers gathered in the gymnasium of Saint Patrick’s School, in Sparta. It was an awards night, held to honor the bowmen and bowwomen, formed …
The most magical time of the year on the sports calendar is upon us once again with the return of March Madness. Here are just a handful of the top storylines to watch in the aftermath of Selection Sunday.
Losing nearly your entire starting lineup to graduation and getting bumped up a division doesn't sound like the recipe for making it to state. The West Salem boys' basketball team? They took on the turnover and changes in stride and barely missed a beat en route to a third straight state tournament appearance.
The Bangor and Cashton girls’ basketball teams will each vie for a regional title and the sectional spots that come with it after winning their home regional semifinal contests to kick off the weekend on Friday, February 23.
A broken arm robbed Bangor senior Samuel Cropp the chance to be part of the Cardinals' revenge win against Cashton in the playoffs. A few months later, Cropp played an instrumental role Bangor's 68-66 road upset of their archrivals.
Tomah's non-conference clash with Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln was about as even as it gets for the first 36 minutes of play. Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, it was the Red Raiders who finally created the decisive separation in overtime to claim the victory.
On a night where they celebrated their seniors and pulled off a late rally in regulation, the Brookwood boys’ basketball team had their hearts ripped out with a gutting overtime loss.