SPARTA-Kevin B. Campbell Sr., 68, of Sparta, died Sunday, May 25, 2025 at his home.  A Celebration of Life will be held from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at The Venue, ...

Cafe has officially opened at 123 N Court St, serving up a variety of beverages and foods, an artsy aesthetic and both indoor and outdoor seating, every day from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Owner/Operator ...

Melby, 101, passed away on July 16, 2025, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. She was born on September 6, 1923, in Cook ...

If your summer isn’t busy enough, here’s a slew of weekend-long area festivals to put on your to-do list. MELVINA FROG DAYS The annual Frog Days in Melvina is taking place on Aug. 1-3, hosted by ...

Lanie Brooks, 15, and her horse, Rudy. The Sparta High School student and national rodeo winner will participate in the rodeo coming up later this month at the Monroe County Fair.

Gwyn Horton, age 10, and mom Alice Horton, both from Sparta devote time for care and enjoyment with livestock. Gwyn Horton will be showing goats, sheep, chickens, and rabbit at the Monroe County Fair ...

For over a century, Monroe County has looked forward to the exhibits and events which 4-H brings to the county fair each summer. After months of hard work, practice, and effort, 4-H participants … ...

July 7: Ryan Berg, 38, of Cashton was charged with operating ATV or UTV while Intoxicated and resisting an officer causing substantial bodily harm. A $452.50 fine was imposed. A $500 cash … ...

Social studies students at Meadowview Middle School will use new, hands-on National Geographic series textbooks this upcoming 2025-26 school year. The Sparta Area School District (SASD) board of … ...

Riders in the 2022 Tour de France will ride more than 2,100 miles (3,400 km) over the 21 flat and mountainous stages of the race. And they will burn an incredible amount of energy while doing so.

The Earth is constantly changing in natural ways, but most of those changes are very slow. Humans are speeding up other changes with global warming.

The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University. Sparta, WI   Payton ...