Tomah WI

From left, Jeremy Haldeman, Izzy Garcia and Kali Scholze are pictured with the coat rack located inside Haldeman’s office, American Family Insurance in Tomah. Herald photo by Nicole Vik.

Tis the season for generosity and kindness

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 10:35am

The winter weather in Wisconsin can be relentless and even dangerous at times. For low-income families, it can be a terrible struggle to find affordable, warm clothes, especially winter coats and boots, which can be very expensive. When 10-year-old Izzy Garcia saw kids in her Tomah neighborhood...

Fort McCoy Challenge Academy cadets provide reliable volunteer help at the Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry. Contributed photo

Volunteers play essential role in Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 10:28am

The first Tuesday of each month can be a little hectic for Darold Kukowski. The Tomah Lions Club member is coordinator for the Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry held at the Gold Building at Tomah's Recreation Park. The pantry is a key food resource for many people in and around Monroe County. The...

Members of the Tomah Health Community Foundation donated $2,500 to Viterbo University Friday, Dec. 6 to support free foot care clinics at Tomah Health. Pictured are Foundation members Erin Dawley, Pete Reichardt, Brian Eirschele, Derek Burnstad, Jenny McCoy, Viterbo assistant professor LuAnn Fowler, Foundation member Jeremy Haldeman and Viterbo graduate nursing program director Mary Ellen Stolder.

Sole Providers right step toward foot care

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 10:19am

We stand, run, dance, hop, skip, jump and do a variety of other activities on our feet. It only stands to reason we take time to pamper our feet. That was the one of the factors behind a free foot care clinic Friday, Dec. 6 at Tomah Health. It was the first clinic at Tomah Health, but two previous...

Two Monroe County Sheriff’s Department personnel man a road block on Hazelwood Avenue Tuesday during a manhunt for two suspects who abandoned their car near the area and fled on foot. The 28-year-old suspects from Minnesota were eventually captured without incident. Herald photo by Pat Mulvaney

Minnesota pair nabbed in Sparta after manhunt

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 10:21am

A pair of suspects involved in a high-speed chase Tuesday before abandoning their car near Sparta and leading officers on a manhunt, are in custody. According to law enforcement officials, Janssen McGee and Paris Akon, both 27-year- old Minnesota residents, are facing a raft of charges, including...

A big crowd took advantage of the Sparta Community Thanksgiving last year at the Sparta American Legion. Volunteers help make the area’s community dinners a success. Herald file photo

Community Thanksgiving dinners planned for Sparta, Bangor, Tomah, Wilton

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 10:02am

Several area communities will be holding Thanksgiving dinners this Thursday, including Sparta, Bangor, Tomah and Wilton. Sparta's will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sparta American Legion. The menu includes turkey, dressing and potatoes with gravy, yams with brown sugar and butter, corn,...

Global travelers at Tomah High School include Matt Hellinger and Isak Sabinsky seated and standing from left Lauren von Arx, Anna Apathy and Nellie Maartenson. Herald photo Bob Kliebenstein

Exchange students give THS a sense of Europe

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 8:43am

This is no huge revelation. It's a big world out there. How big? Tomah High School is getting a small taste of European expanse with the four foreign exchange students enrolled for the school year. On the home front, THS senior Lauren von Arx recently returned home after nearly one year in an...

Zahrte announces retirement July 1 next year

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:30am

Tomah school district superintendent Cindy Zahrte announced her retirement at the Tomah School Board meeting Monday night. Zahrte said retirement is effective July 1, of next year. The announcement was made at the start of the board meeting with a large contingent of building principals in...

Something big coming in Kendall, per Testin

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:28am

The deal is not etched in stone, but Sen. Patrick Testin did say some big news is on the horizon for Kendall. Testin made his way through the area Friday with listening sessions in Sparta, Tomah and Oakdale. There were only a handful of people for Testin's brief stop at Murray's On Main. One of...

From left are Vickie Von Hammond, Joan Charles, Mark Tralmer and Aimee Yeager. They are standing in front of the entrance of All Things Amish & More, 1101 Superior Ave.

New business features name familiar with Tomah retail past

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:26am

For decades the Tralmer name was synonymous with Tomah's business community on Superior Avenue. That presence ceased when Tralmer Sales & Service closed its doors 2004 But a Tralmer is again taking an active role in Tomah's business landscape with the purchase of a vacant building that was the...

Tomah Health CEO Phil Stuart accepted a Focus on Energy program ceremonial check from Focus on Energy® program manager Francisco Sayu, center, and Alliant Energy account manager Mary Eiler Radl for energy efficiency measures built into construction of Tomah Health at 501 Gopher Dr. Contributed photo

Tomah Health recognized for energy efficiencies

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:21am

Tomah Health is meeting the health care needs of area residents while helping to protect the environment and reduce its carbon footprint. Officials from Focus on Energy® presented Tomah Health officials with a $100,670 check Wednesday to help offset the nonprofit group’s investment in building...