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Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 11:04am
The Sparta High School DECA Chapter and the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce continue on a mission to spread holiday cheer by bringing the community together in welcoming Santa Claus to Sparta on Christmas Eve.
The two organizations are asking that all Sparta residents step outside of their homes...
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 11:00am
When Sparta area native and current Wonewoc resident Dewey Brooks got the idea to fix up an old family tractor and drive it all the way to Mount Rushmore, his father told him he was crazy. However, that didn’t deter Brooks one bit!
The story begins back in 1941, when Brooks’ father and uncle...
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 10:57am
Brente Knutson started with the Cashton Police Department in a part-time role in 2016. In early 2019 he was promoted to full-time status. Last month the Cashton Village Board voted to promote Knutson to the position of Police Chief.
Knutson has over 18 years of experience in law enforcement...
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 10:49am
They were all lined up like adult-sized elves delivering gifts.
Approximately 200 soldiers, members of the 181st Infantry Brigade MFTB (multi-functional training brigade) at Fort McCoy. On Thursday, Dec. 3 the soldiers staged at Recreation Park and proceeded on the Eagle Brigade Jingle Bell Ruck....
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 10:42am
It's a simple act of holiday kindness of one center helping another.
Tomah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (TNRC) and Mulder Healthcare is sponsoring a supply drive for the Kupper Rasch Senior Center to help stock supplies for much needed items, said Tina Pick, TNRC community liaison.
Pick said...
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 12:00pm
The five most northern districts of the Cashton Amish community donated $6,275 to the Monroe County Highway Department.
Monroe County Highway Commissioner David Ohnstad said a group of Amish recently contacted him and said they were going to count the number of horse-drawn buggies they use and send...
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 11:56am
Without Michele Hamilton and her group of elves, many local children from low-income families may not have as merry of a Christmas. Hamilton’s program, Christmas For Kids, which replaced Toys For Tots in Sparta, provides presents for anywhere between 400 to 500 kids each year.
Hamilton’s 7-year-...
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 11:54am
A Portland, Oregon man was arrested in Monroe County on November 7 after law enforcement was notified of suspicious behavior on an Amtrak Train. The report indicated the man had a knife and was “talking crazy.”
While enroute, officers were notified the man had allegedly left the train and was...
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 11:52am
Last year Mark Chew hosted his inaugural Festival of the Tree as a way to celebrate the Christmas season and to thank his Marco's Italian & American Grill patrons.
This year Chew hosts the event again as way to say thanks. But also to usher out a year dominated by Covid-19 with hope that 2021...
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 11:48am
A relationship between the Sparta High School tech-ed program the La Crosse Area Building Association (LABA) is paying dividends both financially and through hands-on experience for students.
According to SHS agriculture/ tech-ed instructor Steve Schauf, it’s a symbiotic relationship that this year...