Carla Von Haden Community Service Awards to be presented at HCE Banquet

Contributed by Millard’s Prairie HCE The Millards Prairie Home and Consumer Educators announced the 2025 Awardees of the Carla Von Haden’s Community Service Awards: Marie Preuss, Bruce Lange, Sylvia Rafajko and Owen Dedrick.  It is the second year that the HCE...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 27 to May 3

Sunday, April 27: Vernon County sheriff’s deputies and an officer with the Westby Police Department responded to Snowflake Curve Road in the town of Christiana for a female reporting she was struck in the head by a male party. The investigation is ongoing. Sunday,...

‘We Take Our Sports Seriously’ history walk set for May 30

Contributed by the Vernon County Museum The Wisconsin Historical Society has brought its traveling History Makers Tour to Vernon County, and the historic Sherry-Butt House Museum in Viroqua is a participating host.  The Sherry-Butt House is hosting the “We Take...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Nov. 3–16

Sunday, Nov. 3: Dispatch received a call from a driver who had collided with a deer on County Highway ZZ near the intersection of Hanson Road in the town of Whitestown. The driver reported no injuries. The vehicle was towed by Peterson’s Towing due to disabling...

Kendall movie night is Nov. 22

Contributed by Lynette Vlasak The Kendall Public Library’s November movie night will be on Friday, Nov. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church Fellowship Hall. We will show the western movie “The Long Ride Home” starring Randy Travis. Jake Fowler (Randy Travis) is...

Brookwood band to play at VA’s Veterans Day ceremony

The Brookwood High School band will perform at the Tomah VA Medical Center’s Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8.  All veterans and the public are invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place in Building 455, Veterans Hall, at the Tomah VA...

Local History Room website gets upgrade

Contributed by the Monroe County Local History Room After two years of work behind the scenes, the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum recently launched a long-awaited update to its award-winning website, MonroeCountyHistory.org.   The update includes a new,...

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