I&E Club to host program on growing your business through exports

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...

‘Back  to the 1980s Christmas’ exhibit will run through Jan. 11

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...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Dec. 15–21

Sunday, Dec. 15: A deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 35 with no front license plate or current-year registration stickers on the rear plate. During the stop, it was discovered that the driver’s license had been revoked and...

Kendall Public Library movie night slated for May 19

Kendall’s movie night will be Friday, May 19, at St. John’s Church, with the movie beginning at 6:30 p.m.   Movie night is sponsored by the Kendall Public Library, and there is no admission charge. Free pop and popcorn will be available. Everyone is welcome....

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 30 to May 6

Sunday, April 30: Two calves were reported on the roadway on Highway 162 in the town of Hamburg. The owner located the cattle and brought them back to the pasture. Monday, May 1: A deputy responded to a truancy call at the Kickapoo Area Schools. Monday, May 1: A...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 24–30

Monday, April 24: The sheriff’s office received a phone call from a driver who almost had hit a horse along Proksch Coulee Road in the town of Bergen. A deputy responded, and the horse was returned to the pasture. Tuesday, April 25: Timothy Berra of La Crosse was...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 16–22

Sunday, April 16: Chad Sandmire of Viola was traveling eastbound on Highway 56 in the town of Liberty when he went too far to the right on the slush-covered shoulder, which caused his vehicle to leave the roadway. The vehicle went into the ditch, striking rocks, which...

History program on Fort McCoy expansion set for May 11

At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, the Monroe County Local History Room will present a program on the history of Camp McCoy’s World War II expansion. Ryan Howell, garrison archaeologist and historian at Fort McCoy, will give a presentation on the 51,000-acre expansion of...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for April 10–16

Monday, April 10: Alexander Kazenske of Viroqua was turning left from Highway 14 eastbound onto Highway 61 southbound in Readstown. Kazenske did not see the vehicle driven by Galilea Campos Eguia of Sparta and turned in front of her. Campos Eguia struck the rear...

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