The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to two separate incidents this past weekend.
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 9:36am
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to two separate incidents this past weekend. On Thursday, June 25, at approximately 6:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to the scene of an accident in the Township of Wellington involving a motorcycle and a truck, where injuries had been reported...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 9:34am
Several area school districts are working hard to figure out what school will look like come fall. According to Sparta Superintendent Dr. Amy Van Deuren, the best guidance districts currently have is the Coulee Region COVID Compass.
“We have four possible status levels, severe, high, moderate and...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 9:29am
Gail Frie has worn a lot of hats in his life. He’s been a farmer, school bus driver, business owner, county board supervisor, politician and most recently, the Monroe County solid waste director. But one thing he’s never been is retired.
On June 26, “Garbage Gail” as he jestingly refers to himself...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 9:11am
Re/Max Hometown in Tomah is now known as Hometown Real Estate. It’s the same dedicated realtors promising to offer the same great service under a new name and a new look.
Owners Mary Schleicher and Cindy Zinke liked the Re/Max brand, which is why they chose to be a part of the franchise when they...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 9:08am
On behalf of the Wisconsin Legislature, Rep. Nancy VanderMeer, recently commended Lola Morrison for her decades of service to the U. S Army Exchange Service and thanked her for her shining example to the Sparta community and the state of Wisconsin.
Morrison was born on July 20, 1913 in Viroqua to...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 8:55am
Tomah Area Credit Union was awarded a $20,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant.
TACU divided the money between five local fire departments and two agencies on the front lines to help with homelessness and domestic violence in Monroe County.
The fire departments divided $15,000 and $5,000 was divided between...
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 8:45am
Can people just burst into flames? is a question for which there is an answer. But you will have to look it up yourself in Larry Scheckel’s new book “Can People Just Burst into Flames?” That’s the title and it caught my eye along with its bright yellow cover with a border of black diagonal stripes...
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