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The Tomah VA Medical Center will host a Women Veterans Event at the Tomah VA Medical Center in building 411 (Women’s Health Center) from 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2025.
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6/30/25
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The five branches of the Benrud family will gather in person once again after a 10-year hiatus.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of when the first ‘Benrud’ landed in America in …
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By LOGAN EVERSON
Record Editor
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6/26/25
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The Sparta Area School District (SASD) Board of Education on June 23 approved increases to district meal prices for the 2025-26 school year, a move estimated to reduce the nutrition services deficit …
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By JAYME BAHL, Staff Writer
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6/26/25
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The Tomah Common Council convened for its regular monthly meeting on June 17 at 6:30 p.m., in the council chambers at city hall, 819 Superior Avenue.
During the session, council members reviewed …
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By JAYME BAHL, Staff Writer
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6/26/25
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Yesterday, 75 years ago, the Korean conflict began. North Korean units crossed the 38 th parallel dividing North and South Korean and with an initial overwhelming success, pushing the South Korean …
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By NATE BEIER, Sports Editor
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6/26/25
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April 28:
Kaleb Rose, 18, of Tomah was charged with attempted theft by false representation, possession of a controlled substance, carrying or displaying a facsimile firearm, disorderly …
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6/26/25
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The 25 th annual Joanie-O Women’s Golf Tournament was held June 14. This tournament was established by Joan Olson, teacher and girl’s golf team coach. This women’s golf …
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6/26/25
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War movie enthusiasts will remember the movie “Windtalkers,” starring Nicolas Cage, about Navajo Indian code talkers during World War II. The movie highlights two native American code …
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By JOHN GESSNER, Staff Writer
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6/26/25
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The Monroe County Courthouse was struck by lightning during a June 23 thunderstorm.
The lightning strike hit the antenna the highest cupula (apex) of the building, according to Mike Arnold, …
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By JOHN GESSNER, Staff Writer
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6/26/25
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Take a moment and consider: What’s your earliest memory about the library? For me, it was a very quiet place—like church— filled with a million books, and I always went to the area …
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By NANCY (SCHAITEL) NAUMAN
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6/26/25
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Question:
Which aircraft emergency do pilots fear the most?
Answer:
An onboard fire, and this one hit close to home, right here in Monroe County. On September 16, 1998, a …
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By LARRY SCHECKEL
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6/26/25
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On June 20, the Sparta Area Fire District assisted in the rescue of an individual trapped in a grain bin on Lansing Road.
The victim was successfully extricated using a specialized grain bin …
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By JOHN GESSNER, Staff Writer
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6/26/25
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Not far from the library, just beyond a little wooden gate shaded by a lilac tree, a hill slopes down to Beaver Creek in Sparta, a hill which has been transformed over the past 30 years has been …
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6/26/25
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Town of Adrian
Badger Five Developments LLC a/k/a Badger Five Development, LLC to Jack E. Hodorff and Brittany R. Hodorff - Hemmingford Avenue - $29,000
Leo J. McLaughlin and Judith A. …
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6/26/25
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The Monroe County Highway Department, Monroe County Land Conservation Department, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Jewell Associates Engineers, and the towns of Jefferson, Portland, Wells, Leon, …
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6/26/25
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Charles “Red” Lincoln, 85 years old, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, after returning from a 2-week hospital stay only 6 days earlier.
A Graveside Service will be held on …
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6/26/25
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On June 14 community members gathered at Tap House Twenty in Tomah for food, beer and to celebrate a powerful act of giving.
Through a collaborative fundraising effort centered around sales of …
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By STEVIE VELASQUEZ, Staff Writer
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6/23/25
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The Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor Pull is marking a milestone this year.
The event will celebrate its 50th anniversary when it kicks off at 7 p.m. June 26 at the Monroe …
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By ERICA DYNES JACKSON, Editor
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6/23/25
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140 Years ago (1885)
The juveniles are warned by the marshal of ill consequences which will follow violations of the ordinance prohibiting the use of bean shooters, slingshots and weapons of …
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6/23/25
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The 70-year Sparta Garden Club will hold its biennial Tour of Gardens July 11 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This event will feature a concert sponsored by Sparta community boosters The Shovelmen.
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6/23/25
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