On Monday, April 10th, at 1 p.m. sharp, there was a gathering inside the Justice Center, for the signing of a proclamation, by the County Chair, Cedric Schnitzler. The decree provided a high degree …
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 …
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The Sparta Area Fire District, Wisconsin DNR and fort McCoy personnel responded to a fire north of highway 16 west of Jackson pass off of Hayride Rd on Fort McCoy property around 5pm Friday. The DNR started …
6:47 P.M. APRIL 14, 2023 UPDATE: DNR fire crews and local agencies have made good progress towards containing the 3,092-acre wildfire in Monroe County.
Thursday evening the Wisconsin DNR in conjunction with Fort McCoy officials held a press conference at the DNR service center in Black River Falls to help clarify any misconceptions about the fire.
In Monroe County, there are many reasons for the heightened anticipation of Easter weekend. Easter egg hunts are a dime a dozen (maybe 50 cents in 2023) and the searching for Easter baskets, filled …
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and local City Police Departments have seen a dramatic increase in children in possession of THC or vape smoking devices. Our county has seen an increase in …
On February 10th of this year, an 8-year-old female student was tackled and dragged into the Boys bathroom, at Herrmann Elementary School, in Sparta, Wisconsin. The assailant was a nine-year-old boy. …
Sparta City Council 6th District Name: My name is Ed Lukasek, I’m the current 6th District alderman seeking reelection. Background: I am a lifelong resident of Sparta, an Army veteran and …
The top three candidates for the Sparta Area School District Board of Education who receive the highest number of votes on April 4, 2023, will serve for a three-year term, and the candidate with the …
The Parenting Place, located at 201 Franklin Street in Sparta, room 116, was sprinkled with sunshine, glitter, giggles and everything rainbow and green, for Friday’s Saint Patrick’s Day …
The Herald asked Tomah Area School District Board candidates to fill out this questionnaire. Here are their answers. Name: Jenny Walworth Background: I am the mother of three children. I am a …
Some have asked, why did we stop printing the Foxxy Shopper/The Journal? The truth is, Evans Print & Media Group has never been involved with the Foxxy Shopper/ The Journal. That publication …
On March 7th, National Cereal Day, at 10 a.m. on the dot, the students of the Sparta Montessori School started filing into the gymnasium, where they eagerly molded themselves around 602 boxes of …
During the afternoon hours on 03/08/2023 the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Sparta Police Department executed search warrants at two Sparta residences related to an ongoing drug …
On February 18th, at the American Legion in Sparta, a benefit was being held for Amy (Jaeger) Davis. The event officially ran from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., but the actual preparation time took nearly five …
The mid-morning hours of March 4th saw scattered bunches of volunteers, at the Mount Hope Cemetery, in Sparta. Chainsaws interrupted morning chirping conversations, amongst the feathered inhabitants …
On Saturday, the Tomah nonprofit group, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, gathered at the Tomah Fair Grounds, along with many volunteers. While officially being listed as a satellite company, to the Portage …
Sparta High School Senior, Vanessa Gavilan, was selected by the SHS staff to represent the School, as the January Student of the Month. Gavilan was honored by the Sparta Kiwanis Club, at its Tuesday …