Monroe County offers advance notice of highway weight limits

Contributed by the Monroe County Highway Department The Monroe County Highway Department advises residents and other highway users to be prepared for the annual limitation of the weight of vehicles travelling on county highways.   Restrictions are placed each...

Norwalk Public Library receives grant for East Asian studies

 The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently announced award recipients for the most recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. The Norwalk Public Library was among the recipients.  Nearly...

Last call for dinner reservations for ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Brookwood Theater will present “Romeo and Juliet” on Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. This will be the last production in the Classic Gym. The Saturday evening performance will include a special event. That evening at the school, there will...

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,...

Ontario celebrates Halloween

The Ontario Community Club put on its annual Trunk-or-Treat on Halloween.  Urella Kaufmann Barb Howard Karsyn Schmitz At the Ontario Community Club’s Trunk-or-Treat on Halloween, Rosalie Koeller (left) and Cora Noble  take part in treats and games at the Ontario...

Wilton’s Halloween spectacular

The Wilton Public Library put on a Halloween party Oct. 25.  Leia Johnson Brek Anderson  Brady Skowronski takes to the dance floor at the Wilton Public Library’s Halloween party on Oct. 25. Josselyn Guzman Kolbo

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