The Monroe County Local History Room will offer a public history program, “Went for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers at Camp McCoy During WWII” by Dr. Gerry Iguchi, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse history professor. The event is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May...
Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club meets May 14
Contributed by the I&E Club The next meeting of the Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club will be held on Wednesday, May 14, at the Food Enterprise Center, 1201 N. Main St. in Viroqua. Maggie Cornelius, the outreach coordinator for the Rural Wisconsin...
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...
Easter scenes
Local communities hosted Easter egg hunts April 19. Brady Skowronski meets the Easter bunny at the Wilton hunt. Rory Ferries collects eggs at Ontario’s hunt near the Ontario Fire Station. The Easter bunnies greet children at the Norwalk Public Library hunt....
Elroy Museum opens Memorial Day Weekend
Contributed by the Elroy Area Museum The Elroy Area Museum, located on Main Street in Elroy, will open Memorial weekend. The museum will be open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays (plus extra days on Memorial and Labor Day weekends) from 1–4 p.m. Since opening...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 20–26
Sunday, April 20: Deputies conducted a traffic stop on W. Turner Avenue in Viola. A baggie with a crystal-like substance, which field-tested positive for methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. A female was taken into custody for felony...
Ridgeville church to host ‘On the Road with St. Paul’
The lecture “On the Road with St. Paul” will be offered at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ridgeville on Monday … Read the rest
Easter in Elroy!
Children were able to guess how many suckers and jelly beans there were to win each, along with a door prize when entering the annual Elroy American Legion and Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt on April 19. (Tasha Mueller photo) Many children up to fourth grade were able to...
