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Kendall Library Announces March Programming

The Kendall Public Library will be hosting a variety of programs and events during the month of March. While some events are one-time only affairs, others will be occurring on a weekly basis. …

Kindergarten Class Learns About Dental Hygiene

For all the talk of healthcare we hear on a daily basis, there never seems to be quite as much attention given to dental health. We don’t even include dental in standard health plans, opting to …

Elroy Library Receives Children's Book Project Grant

Over 100 brand new hardcover children’s books arrived at the Elroy Public Library this week.  Opening the three large boxes, pulling out each pristine book, and being the first to flip …

Get Comfortable While Supporting A Local Organization

As winter continues to trudge on until some nebulous future day when we might see a temperature above freezing for more than two days at a time, it’s as good a time as any to get some reading …

Local Family Seeks To Raise Funds For Rare Disease Research

Any parent worth their salt would likely wish for their child to be born healthy and with no complications. Unfortunately, this is a wish that does not always come true, no matter how well-prepared …

STEM Night At Elroy Library Focuses On Learning Through Play

Your child has big dreams for the future. Last you heard, they want to be a cowboy-astronaut-ballerina-paleontologist-football star. Or maybe they want to be a farmer, or a firefighter, or another …

Local Art Students Explore Art In Museum Setting

It’s human nature to want to create and appreciate art. Even today, we still marvel at the cave paintings left behind by our ancestors thousands of years ago, well before humans figured out how …

Tai Chi Program Kicks Off At Elroy Library

Angela DeSmith, coordinator for the Foodwise program encompassing Juneau and Adams Counties, had always had an interest in trying tai chi—a Chinese martial art form focused on flowing, …

Area Harper Performs At Wonewoc Public Library

The image of the harp is one that has become practically synonymous with Ireland. In fact, the harp is one of the country’s national symbols, routinely featured in the branding of anything …

Little Free Art Gallery Opens In Wonewoc

Back in July, local artists Alicia Cosnahan and Rachelle Craig announced that they would be establishing a Little Free Art Gallery in Wonewoc. The project stemmed from a growing interest …

Elroy Quilts of Valor To Host National Sew Day February 1

While the Quilts of Valor (QOV) program has been in operation for more than two decades, it has only been since 2020 that there has been a local operating chapter in the Hillsboro, Elroy, and Wonewoc …

Royall Safety Patrol Fundraises For Spring Trip

Back in 1920, the American Automobile Association (best known today as AAA), launched its School Safety Patrol program, aimed at providing an additional sense of security to students as they make …

LEGO Palooza Provides Hands-On Experience For Local Students

On Tuesday, November 19, four students from Wonewoc-Center were selected to attend the LEGO Palooza event at Viroqua Elementary School. This event is part of the Mississippi Valley Gifted and …

Hillsboro Youth Wrestling Kicks Off 2024-2025 Season

The Hillsboro Youth Wrestling Team had their registration night and first practice on Tuesday, December 3, at the wrestling room at Hillsboro High School. Last year, the program had thirteen active …

Double R Under New Management With New Name

The old Double R Bar and Grill in Wonewoc has a new owner. Mike Downing, a Wonewoc resident and member of the Hillsboro EMS team, purchased the business in October. For Downing, owning a bar was …

Trails End Joins Elroy's Downtown Community

Long-time friends, Nina Gonzales and Lynn Vassh had worked together in the same Racine-based law firm for years when they decided they had both grown tired of life behind the desk. After some …

Local Organization Focuses On Aging Members With New Initiative

As we get older, we may find ourselves unable to do all of the things we used to. Whether we just tire out quicker than in the past, or if we’ve found ourselves disabled to a degree by injury …

Elroy Legion Auxiliary Hosts Annual Chili Cook Off

The Elroy Legion Auxiliary hosted their annual Chili/Soup Cook Off on Saturday, November 16. The annual cook off began back in 2021, as a fundraiser for the Auxiliary. Community members are invited …

Support A Good Cause By Donating Deer Hides This Fall

With October in its final days and the fall colors beginning to fade as winter creeps ever closer, we’re entering into the month of November. The start of the holiday season, when retail stores …

Cookie And Nativity Walks To Return To St. John's In Kendall

While Trick-or-Treat may have come and gone for this year, there are still plenty of opportunities for treats yet to come. The St. John’s Ladies Aid will be hosting their annual Christmas …

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