Sparta WI
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:37am
The Sparta City Council will be determining the fate of the 2020 summer recreation programs and whether the aquatic center will open this season at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
Parks & Rec Director Brad Gilbertson said he’s been gathering information to present to the...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:35am
A Leon area family was left homeless after their house went up in flames Wednesday night.
According to Sparta Area Fire District Chief Mike Arnold, his crew responded to a reported house fire at 19433 Jamboree Road in the Town of Leon at 10:16 a.m.
Arnold, who was the first on the scene, said when...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:29am
Dozens of community volunteers took advantage of a beautiful day and turned out at Woodlawn Cemetery to place flags on the graves on nearly 700 veterans Wednesday
The American Legion event to honor the sacrifices of area veterans is a longtime pre-Memorial Day tradition in Sparta.
While it was...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:26am
The COVID-19 virus continues to take a toll on springtime traditions.
The latest to fall prey to the pandemic is Sparta’s annual Memorial Day parade and observance at Blyton Veterans Park.
The Sparta American Legion and Sparta VFW take turns staging the event and this year’s planning fell to the...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:09am
Geri Schiller is an important face with the Sparta Area Cancer Support. Not only was she one of the original nine board members who were key in establishing the organization 20 years ago, but she was also the very first SACS Honoree.
As SACS celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, Geri will...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:04am
The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors approved Heidi Prestwood to become the organization’s next executive director.
Prestwood will begin employment with the Chamber on May 26, replacing John Hendricks who will be leaving the position on June 5. Hendricks has been leading the...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:00am
Last year was the first that Wegner Family Farms entered a statewide soybean yield contest.
Turns out, they’re pretty good at it.
The 4,000-acre rural Sparta farm operated my Mike Wegner, his stepson, Nick Wolf, and his father, Dean Wegner, captured first place in Division 2 of the 2019 Wisconsin...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 9:53am
Gary Walleser has been with Syverson Auto Body in Sparta for almost nine years in total and recently took over ownership after the former owner and founder, Jerry Syverson, retired after 50 years in business.
Syverson Auto Body was established in 1970 when Syverson was just a young man. The shop...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 9:49am
Even though the Monroe County Local History Room is still currently closed to the public, staff and volunteers have been busy updating the museum’s website with over 44,000 new record entries that they have been indexing over the past eight months.
When MCLHR Director Jarod Roll first began...
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 10:08am
Just one week after the Sparta City Council shot down a resolution urging an expedited reopening of businesses in contradiction to Gov. Evers’ Safer at Home order, the Wisconsin Supreme Court did it anyway.
The high court struck down Evers’ order last Wednesday, allowing businesses around Wisconsin...