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 …
Judy Lottmann recently attended her 50-year class reunion for Augustana College, which is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She has quite a storied background, from having been raised on a farm in …
This weekend, the Sparta Robotans are hosting a “Week 0” scrimmage, out at Meadowview middle school. On Saturday, there will be robot inspections and a practice, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. On …
Recently, the Sparta Show Choir has been hitting the road, traveling to competitions in neighboring states. They have gone North, to Saint Paul, Minnesota and South, to Chicago, Illinois. The nation …
On Monday evening, the Sparta Area School District Board met in closed session, after their regularly scheduled meeting had concluded. In the closed session, interim principal, Erik Forde, was …
Last November, efforts were ignited to create a foundation that would shoulder the idea and hopes of creating a stronger community, through interactions between law enforcement and the citizens of …
On Saturday, January 7th, the 2023 DECA competitions got underway. Seventeen Sparta DECA members participated in the first rounds, being held at the University of Wisconsin Stout. The …
Contaminated parcel of land On Wednesday evening, the Monroe County Property and Maintenance Committee met. The majority of their meeting focused on the parcels of land that they inherited, due to …
