A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave. This community supper is offered on the last Wednesday of each month and, according to event organizers, “gives...
Vernon County Dairy Breakfast will be June 1 near Retreat
Lee and Cheryl Johnson will host the 34th Vernon County Dairy Breakfast at Saturday, June 1, at Whispering Pines Dairy Farm, on Bishop Road near Retreat, 25 minutes south of Viroqua. Breakfast will be served from 7–11 a.m. and will cost $5 for each adult. Meals...
Civil War program slated for May 9 at local history room
The Monroe County Local History Room will offer a Civil War program, “A Post-Civil War Mortality View of Salisbury Prisoners from Wisconsin,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9. Researcher Ronald D. Nichols will examine the experiences of Monroe County soldiers...
Vernon County to offer immunization clinic
The Vernon County Health Department will conduct an immunization clinic Thursday, April 18, at the health department, 318 Fairlane Drive, Viroqua. The clinic will be from 9-11:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Families that are uninsured, have Badger Care or whose insurance...
Easter bunny sightings
Spring flood?
It's not likely this year, as can be seen at Bridge 6 in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. The slow (painfully slow) snow melt kept the Kickapoo River at bay this year. With little rain in the forecast, it seems unlikely that the predicted spring flooding will...
Vernon County to conduct test sirens each month
Starting April 8, Vernon County Emergency Management will test sirens at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of each month through September. If inclement weather is in the area, the test will be done the next good-weather day. For more information, contact Chad Buros, Vernon...
Sweet syrup sliding south
Gathering maple sap in the steep hills of the Kickapoo Valley requires creativity, as demonstrated by this setup in Brush Creek, near Ontario. (Karen Parker photo)
Royall blood drive set for April 10
Royall High School will host a Red Cross blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the school, 1500 Academy St., Elroy. For more information, call (800) RED-CROSS (733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org, or call Royall High School at 462-2600, ext....
Wilton blood drive yields 50 units
Fifty units were collected at the Wilton community blood drive Saturday, March 23. Simon Wells of Sparta joined the 9-gallon club; and Dean Leis of Wilton, the 5-gallon club. The next Wilton blood drive will be from 7–11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at St....
