The Sparta Area Fire District was dispatched to a reported house fire this morning to 419 West Montgomery around 03:42 am. When Chief Mike Arnold arrived who lives 3 blocks away advised heavy …

The Vernon County Historical Society would like to thank everyone who participated in and attended the Juneteenth event that was held at the Viroqua Cemetery on June 19.  A new gravestone, paid …

Aubrianna Schaldach, 14, the daughter of Tim and Donna Schaldach, will be traveling to Enterprise, Alabama to compete at the National level in the Miss United State Agriculture Pageant the weekend of …

  Branches Winery will present a display of handmade quilts in a beautiful vineyard setting in collaboration with the Vernon County Piecemakers Quilters Guild. The indoor/outdoor event will …

On Monday, June 26 th the Cashton School Board held their monthly meeting. At the beginning of the meeting the Elementary school principal, Dawn Nelson, gave her final building report for the year …

The Coon Creek Community Watershed Council will meet on Wednesday, July 5, at the farm of Mark Moilien, N105 Moilien Road, Coon Valley (on the ridge off Highway 162). Food will be served at 6 p.m., …

06/18 A tan horse was running back and forth on State Highway 80, town of Hillsboro.  The owner was able to catch the horse and put it back in the pasture. 06/19 Robert Evans, Viroqua, was …

We are experimenting with a new name for our old building.  The building was constructed in 1918-1919 as the Vernon County Normal School, and the name “County Normal” is still carved …

Local students named to Dean's List at UW-Superior SUPERIOR, Wis. (May 31, 2023) - The following students have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Superior Dean's List for academic …

The sun was hot hot hot this past Saturday, so Evelyn and Marshall Klinkner decided to set up a lemonade stand in the high school parking lot facing Front Street. Evelyn said she had the idea and got …

Members of the village board organized a successful fundraiser last week for the all-abilities Splash Pad. Each member had some part to play in the event on June 22nd. With Cashton’s …

06/11 A landowner reported fishermen were trespassing on his property on Spring Coulee Road, town of Coon.  A deputy spoke with the landowner and the fishermen.  The fishermen were warned …

Women’s Work and Vernon County Goes to War are the titles of two recent publications by the Vernon County Historical Society.  Each booklet is about 52 pages long and full of …

In a case filed on October 15, 2020, to Monroe County Circuit Court, Jerome Robert Leuck, of Cashton, had a trial in January at the Monroe County Courthouse. There are 14 different charges, including …

Elizabeth Fryseth, her family, and her three guide dogs came to the Cashton park June 15 th to speak on their experience with the Lions Club and how it helped them through some of their biggest …

06/04 The sheriff’s office received a report of threats being made to two females in the village of De Soto.  A deputy responded to the scene.  After speaking with the victims, the …

When we talk about African-American history in Vernon County, we usually focus on Cheyenne Valley, a community founded in the 1850’s in the Town of Forest.  Several free Black and …

The meeting was called to order on the fresh, sunny day of May 29 at 5:25 p.m. in the Cashton High School cafeteria. Due to Memorial Day, the meeting was small, with only seven members present. …