Monroe County Board supervisors voted 15-1 Wednesday to hire the firm Kraus-Anderson as the project manager for construction of the new county-run senior living facility to replace the Rolling Hills Nursing Home.

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:40am
Monroe County Board supervisors voted 15-1 Wednesday to hire the firm Kraus-Anderson as the project manager for construction of the new county-run senior living facility to replace the Rolling Hills Nursing Home.
As project manager, the firm will represent the county as it builds the new facility...
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:38am
A Sparta family put their creativity to the test last month by building their very own igloo in their backyard. Chris and Tegan Wise along with their kids Grace and Ethan started construction on the igloo sometime in mid-January and were able to finish due to the cold stretch that recently...

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:35am
An agenda item for this week’s Sparta School Board meeting drew some attention from concerned parties who spoke against the movement of instruction to the green level, which would allow students in grades 7 through 12 back in building five days per week.
Jaimie Okusko, a teacher at Sparta High...
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:33am
The Tomah Parks and Recreation Commission gave its stamp of approval on a Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP) at its meeting Monday night.
The extensive document is expected to be presented to the Tomah City Council at its March meeting. The city hired CBS Squared, a Chippewa Falls firm,...
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:24am
If there is one thing that keeps Bob Micheel up at night during rainstorms, it’s the Norwalk Pond dam on Morris Creek above the Village of Norwalk.
“If that thing would fail…loss of life in the village of Norwalk just downstream a mile and a half,” he told Monroe County board supervisors Wednesday...

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:21am
The Monroe County Herald is providing brief profiles on the six candidates seeking three seats on the Tomah School Board in the April election.
Candidates include sitting members Aaron Lueck and Mitch Koel along with challengers Rick Murray, Jan Sherwood, Spencer Stephens and Wayne Kling. The...

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:19am
Even through the winter with snow and below-zero temperatures outside, construction of a new multimillion-dollar barracks continues at Fort McCoy.
Through Feb. 5, the construction of the new barracks by contractor L.S. Black Constructors was more than 65 percent completed, said Ken Green with the U...