The National Weather Service will hold a SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training class at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Oakdale Fire Station. The class will last about two hours and includes a multimedia presentation. Training is intended for storm spotters or...
Tomah Memorial Hospital to offer Safe Sitters classes
Later this year, Tomah Memorial Hospital will offer a number of Safe Sitter classes, which focus on babysitting safety and are for 11- to 15-year-olds. Coordinated by the hospital’s community-outreach department, classes will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on...
Genealogy group meets March 4
The Monroe, Juneau, Jackson Genealogy Workshop group will meet Tuesday, March 4, at the Tomah Area Museum, 1112 Superior Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will be at 7 p.m. Josh Sonnenburg of Sonnenburg Funeral Home will be the guest speaker....
History presentation to focus on the privy
Ron and Frieda Nowland will present "History and Lore of the Outhouse," a public history program, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Monroe County Local History Room in Sparta. Attendees can contribute $1 admission donations. The Monroe County Local History Room...
New surgeon takes position at St. Joseph’s
Alex Wade recently joined Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics as a general surgeon. A mortgage lender in Albuquerque in the early to mid-1990s, Wade never would have "dreamed he would one day practice medicine in the heart of Wisconsin's farmland," as stated...
Royall FFA pancake breakfast is Sunday
The Royall FFA will host a pancake appreciation breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Royall High School cafeteria. Because this is an appreciation breakfast, the FFA will charge $1 for each meal, which includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage,...
Dancing with the Hill Country Stars event slated for Feb. 23
Local couples will show off their best moves in Dancing With the Hill Country Stars, a St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Foundation fundraiser set for Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Hillsboro High School auditorium. The dancing will start at 1 p.m., and doors to the building will...
Revels elected chairman of Tomah Memorial Hospital board
Former Tomah police chief and Monroe County Sheriff candidate Wes Revels has been elected chairman of the Tomah Memorial Hospital board of directors. Elected to head the hospital board during the organization’s annual meeting Jan. 21, Revels replaces Tomah...
UW-Extension crop-management workshop set for Feb. 21
The University of Wisconsin-Extension will offer workshops on crop-management updates on Friday, Feb. 21, at both Jake’s Northwoods in Sparta and at the Hillsboro Firemen’s Community Hall. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the program starting...
Tomah Memorial Hospital program to focus on older adults and driving
Occupational therapy staff from Tomah Memorial Hospital will offer its “We Need to Talk” driver presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the hospital’s lower-level classrooms at 321 Butts Ave., Tomah. According to hospital occupational...
