The sixth annual pizza fundraiser for St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ridgeville begins this week.  Orders will be taken through Sunday, Jan. 26.  Pizzas may be picked up at the church on Saturday, Feb. 1. Pizzas for sale are cheese, sausage, pepperoni, or a...

Several calls were received this week reporting possible brush fires in progress that turned out to be controlled burns being conducted by the property owners.  Most importantly, if you plan to burn brush, we ask that you to call Vernon County Dispatch at...

Contributed by the Monroe County ADRC AARP tax volunteers and the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Monroe County are pleased to announce the 2025 tax season dates. The free, confidential service is open to low- to moderate-income residents, with a focus given...

Contributed by the Monroe County Health Department January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a natural radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell, or taste but could be present at a dangerous level in your home. Radon is dangerous because it can cause lung...

Sunday, Dec. 29: Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle fender bender at S1438 Highway 27 in the town of Christiana. The driver of a pickup truck pulled into a parking lot and began backing up and collided with another pickup that had pulled into the lot behind the...

Stepping Stones 4-H Club will host a rabies clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the … Read the rest

Contributed by the Vernon County I&E Club The next meeting of the Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club will be Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Food Enterprise Center, 1201 N. Main St. in Viroqua. Start out the new year with a new way of finding new markets to grow your...

Submitted by Monroe County Local History Room “Back to the 1980s Christmas,” an exhibit at the Monroe County Local History Room in Sparta, will be open for two more weeks. There’s still time to experience the not-so-distant past by viewing the History Room’s special...