Articles from the January 13, 2022 edition
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Helping the Families of Fallen Mineral Point Firefighters
On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the community of Mineral Point and its fire department suffered a devastating loss when two of their own, Captain Brian...
Burreson's Foods to Become Piggly Wiggly
For more than 13 years, the staff at Burreson's Foods has been serving Belleville and surrounding communities and provided a wide variety of quality...
MARY L. ELEY
Mary Lynette Eley, age 94, passed away on January 2, 2022, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on August 11, 1927, in Dayton, WI, to Alvah...
ROSEMARY HARE
Rosemary Hare, age 93 of Belleville, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. She was born on September 23,...
ROGER E. KLASSY
Roger Edward Klassy, age 95, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the New Glarus Home. He was born on April 12, 1926 in Monticello, the son of...
WARREN E. LA DUKE
Warren E. La Duke, age 64 of Belleville, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home. He was born on November 16, 1957, in Grosse Pointe,...
Child Care Matters... to the Community, Families, Businesses
In March of 2020, schools mandatorily closed in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID and not risk the lives of our teachers with a virus we knew very little about. However, at the same time, early...
Student News
Beutler Named to Dean’s List at UW-Superior The University of Wisconsin-Superior has named Anika Beutler, New Glarus, to the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Fall 2021 semester. To...
Monticello's Phosphorous Reduction Project
What’s all that digging going on? And those mounds of dirt, brush piles, and torn out trees, what’s up with that? The half a million-dollar answer is: streambank improvement for phosphorus...
Chalgren Appreciates Monticello Public Library
Dear Editor, As we begin a new year, I would like to recognize and thank librarian, Katrina, and her staff for an outstanding job. From the beginning, Katrina has worked to make everyone welcome. Our...
Fair Maps Team Invites You to Join Them
Dear Editor, A group of your Iowa County neighbors is working quietly and tirelessly to ensure that your vote in every election counts. Just like you, they babysit their grandchildren, take care of...
Belleville Teacher Achieves Project Lead the Way (PLTW) "Master Teacher" Status
Erik Farrar, 7-12 Business & Marketing Educator in the School District of Belleville, was recently awarded the distinguished title of "Master Teac...
Belleville Food Pantry Receives Donation
A donation of $835 was recently presented to the Belleville Food Pantry. This contribution was made possible through a locally designated allocation resulting from the Belleville Area CROP Hunger...
Belleville Community Giving Tree Thank You
Once again, the Belleville community went above and beyond in making Christmas a little brighter for families in need. Thirty-four families each received $200 in grocery gift cards and each of the 99...
Educational Spotlight
Pictured above is an example of a students work on an end table from Tyler Theden's Intro to Tech Ed. Students are in the final stages of their...
Monticello to Host First "District Day"
Monticello Schools is excited to invite young families in the area to their first “District Day”. This event will take place on Saturday, January 29th, from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., and is aimed at...
Gempeler's Supermarket Issues Class II Recall of Summer Sausage
Gempeler’s Supermarket in Monticello, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class II recall for packaged summer sausage sold from its store. The recalled product includes: Original Summer Sausage, lot code...
Monticello Lions Scholarships
Lions President Nancy Karlen distributed the scholarship checks to the following Monticello students: Natalie Roe, who is attending University of...
Monticello Community Club to Hold 23rd Annual Winter Chickaree
The Monticello Community Club will be grilling 500 half chickens this year. Half chickens will be sold at $7.50 each (not a complete dinner…just chicken). The basting recipe remains the same as...
Silvesterchlausen in New Glarus
What is Silvesterchlausen? Silversterchlausen is an ancient celebration of New Year’s Eve in Appenzell, Switzerland. St. Sylvester’s Day, called Silvester in Switzerland, is New Year’s Eve. The...
New Glarus School Board President Bill Oemichen Files for Re-Election
New Glarus School Board President Bill Oemichen announced that he has filed for re-election to the New Glarus School Board. Oemichen was first elected to the School Board three years ago. Oemichen...
Swiss UCC Food Pantry Now Open
The Swiss United Church of Christ in New Glarus has started a food pantry for anyone facing food insecurities. They are open on Wednesdays from 4:00...
36th Annual Winter Fest R&R All Veterans Reunion
All Veterans are welcome at the 36th Annual Winter Fest R&R All Veterans reunion taking place in New Glarus. This is the First Veterans Reunion of the year in the nation. At 7:00 p.m., on Thursday,...
Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Byrd
On Saturday, December 11, 2021, Boy Scout Troop 106 held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Graham Byrd. Graham wrapped up his path to Eagle Scout on...
Jeremy "Bigs" Bigler Scholarship Presented
Mihkylo "Kylo" Barker, a 2021 graduate of New Glarus High School, was presented with a $1,000 check while home on winter break. Kylo is attending St....
