Hillsboro man Jeffrey Varnes was sentenced in Vernon County Circuit Court to four years in prison, a result of his 10th conviction of operating a while intoxicated, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. On March 9 the sheriff’s office responded to a...
Royall NHS to collect books for kids
The Royall High School National Honor Society will sponsor its 11th annual Christmas Reading Tree, a project designed to promote children’s reading and to furnish books to preschool and elementary school children in the Royall School District. Donors may visit...
Christmas concerts slated at Royall Schools
The Royall School District will host its Christmas concerts on the following dates. • Royall High School concert - 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 The event will include performances by the high school concert band, the high school concert choir and the madrigal. After the...
Elroy Public Library to host open house
The Friends of the Elroy Public Library will host a holiday party from 4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the library. Pat Kennedy of Elroy will have a craft table where guests can test their creative abilities. Refreshments will be served, and people can register...
Elroy Lions Club to show free Christmas movie
The Elroy Lions Club will sponsor a free movie, "Christmas is Here Again," for all area youth at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Elroy Theater. An animated movie, "Christmas is Here Again" features the voices of Jay Leno, Ed Asner, Kathy Bates, Brad Garrett and Andy...
Elroy church to host ecumenical breakfast
The women of Joy Circle at Grace Lutheran Church in Elroy will host its Ecumenical Advent Breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. All area women are invited for us food, a short program, and the singing of traditional Christmas carols. This will mark the 34th...
Elroy American Legion to host free chili supper
The Cleary-Miller American Legion Post 115 in Elroy will host a free chili meal Friday, Nov. 23. The Legion will open at 5 p.m., and beverages will be available. The Legion is at 402 Franklin St., Elroy. According to a press release prepared by event organizers, "All...
Ecumenical Thanksgiving service set for Nov. 21
Norwalk/Salem United Methodist Church will host an ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Immanuel Church on Main Street in Norwalk. Pastor Kathleen Wohlers of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilton will give the message. Canned goods and...
Couleecap awards Norwalk woman
Nidia Alcantar of Norwalk received a Couleecap's People Helping People Award on Oct. 16 at the South Side Neighborhood Center in La Crosse. Alcantar serves as a volunteer interpreter at the Couleecap food pantry on its Hispanic days. Additionally, she was instrumental...
Elroy group to sponsor Christmas gift-giving program
The Christmas for Kids Committee, in conjunction with Royal Bank in Elroy, will again sponsor a gift-giving program for needy children in the Elroy area. Royal Bank will again host the Giving Tree, where people can pick out an envelope containing a child's age,...
