MAUSTON 64 SPARTA 59 OT Sparta was able to force overtime, but fell to Mauston 64-50 at home on Saturday, Feb. 14. The ...

James K. Palamaruk, 71 of Kendall passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.   Sonnenburg/Smith-Nelson Funeral Home is assisting ...

Auctioneer Tim Barnum, left, calls for bids on high-end bourbons as Sean Pfaff, right, owner of Fast Eddy’s Food, Gas and Liquor Mart, displays an item during the fifth annual Sparta Area Cancer ...

Sparta Area School District officials discussed the possibility of changing its cell phone policy to a bell-to-bell ban at the Committee of the Whole’s Feb. 9 meeting. The discussion comes as state ...

A new building on the corner of Highway 16 on Riley Road now houses The Key to Comfort, a heating, air conditioning, ventilation and air duct cleaning service company in Sparta that has served Monroe ...

A new community garden is planned for Sparta’s south side after the city leaders approved a proposal to convert an underused city park parcel into a native perennial garden. Jennifer Rodriguez … ...

140 years ago (1886) The Sparta Bank has new gold-plated gratings in its railing windows over the counter in extremely artistic design. No use in a man trying to reach in a grab the funds. … ...

Monroe County saw a higher-than-usual number of flu hospitalizations in early 2026, while COVID-19 hospitalizations remained comparatively low, according to county health department officials. … ...

One person was killed the evening of Feb. 10 in a crash on Interstate 94 near Tomah, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. The crash occurred at 7:49 p.m. on I-94 eastbound at mile marker 141 … ...

Mary M. Ostrem, 86, of Sparta, died Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., on Friday, February 20, 2026 at ...

High Honors (4.0) Honor Roll (3.5-3.99) Scholastic Roll (3.0-3.49) No grades lower than 74% as of Jan. 28, 2026 ...