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An Evening Of Art At The Cashton High School
The Cashton Middle and High School Spring Concert, also known as the “Pops Concert,” took place in its traditional fashion this past Friday in the High School Gymnasium. Preceding the 7:00...
The New Generation Of First Responders
Cashton’s Emergency Response team has seen dramatic fluctuations in their ranks since the first emergence of COVID but has always managed to have significantly more volunteers at-the-ready than any...
Cashton's 'Miracle Man' returns to the treadmill
It’s been two months since Clara Johnson found her husband sitting unconscious in their living room on March 9th. After weeks of intense medical care and a triple bypass, Taylor Johnson is making a swift and remarkable recovery. The morning of...
13th Annual Dandelion Dash Celebrates Health And Wellness
Despite the gloomy weather and lack of dandelions, participants of all ages rose to the challenge and came out this past Saturday for the 13th Annual Dandelion Dash. There were several options for...
Cashton Forensics Goes To Madison
Julie Lundeen, science teacher and forensics coach at Cashton High School, made the yearly trek to Madison with the Cashton forensics State participants this past week on April 21st. Of those who part...
Ubuntu Massage And Bodywork Celebrates one-year mark
April 11 marked the one-year anniversary of a local business located on 901 Front Street in the Cashton Chiropractic building, Ubuntu Massage And Bodywork. To celebrate completing her first year in...
There's A New Public Works Director In Town
As part of the Cashton village board meeting on April 5th, Al Erickson was accepted with open arms onto the team as Cashton's new Public Works Director. As many know, Al has been the Cashton Fire...
Roots And Shoots Brings Recycling To Cashton Park
During the monthly village board meeting on April 5th, the President and Vice President of the Cashton High School Roots and Shoots club appeared before the board to pitch a proposition. The girls...
Cashton Park Pavilion Gets Some Much Needed TLC
The main pavilion in the Cashton Park has been getting some much needed repairs during this past week. The project, which started last Thursday, involves replacing the old support beams, metal...
New Track Estimate Stops School Board In Their Tracks
An estimate for some major projects involving resurfacing the Cashton track, elementary parking lots, and playground was brought to the Cashton School Board this past Monday. During their regular monthly meeting the Cashton School Board was...
Cashton Comes Together For Festival Concert
On Tuesday, the Cashton Middle/High School bands and choirs demonstrated their ever improving musical abilities in the annual Festival Concert. The Festival Concert is a perfect opportunity for the...
Linds Home Center Celebrates 50 Years This Week
Linds Home Center has been in business for 50 straight years. To celebrate, they will be hosting a two-day event featuring a variety of prizes and lunch provided by the Cashton FFA. A lot has changed in Cashton during these past 50 years, but Linds...
Julie Lundeen Works To Get Forensics Back To Pre-COVID Numbers
It's no secret that the Forensics competition at Cashton High School suffered from being canceled in the area for the duration of 2020 and enduring a fully virtual year in 2021. Since then, the...
Cashton School Play Takes Audiences Back To The 80s
Back To The 80s was a musical put on by the Cashton Middle/High School this past weekend that featured a multitude of 80s hits and ballads such as Footloose, Total Eclipse Of The Heart, and Never...
Storytime At The Cashton Memorial Library
Storytime is as old as the Cashton library itself. Jill Bjornstad has made sure storytime has continued during her entire time working for the library, and for good reason. Throughout the years, Jill has had help with at least one other volunteer...
Cashton In Need Of New Director Of Public Works
After 39 years, Dave Bekkum of Cashton is stepping down from municipal government and retiring. Throughout his career, Dave has worked for Warrens, Westby, and most recently Cashton as the Director of Public Works. In Cashton, Dave was responsible...
FFA Week Kicks Off With All You Can Eat Pancakes
To start National FFA Week at Cashton High/Middle School, the Cashton FFA hosted its annual pancake breakfast this past Sunday in the High School Cafeteria, which included pancakes, sausage, hash...
Can You "Smelt" What The VFW Is Cooking?
The first of the three smelt fries scheduled to take place this year was a big hit this past Friday. The smelt and wing fries at the VFW have been a fundraising tradition going all the way back to...
Record High Need For Counseling At Cashton School District
There has been an ongoing increase in students seeking counseling for the past several years at Cashton Middle/High School. This is unfortunately a common trend among surrounding districts, and likely many more. To combat the alarming increase, the...
Cashton School Board Considers Big Concession Renovations
This past Monday at the monthly Cashton Board of Education meeting, the superintendent of the Cashton School District, Ryan Alderson, proposed rough estimates and plans for a potential remodeling of...
Big Plans For Bobby John's
After 29 years, Bobby John's has new owners who plan on making major additions to the long standing bar and grill. Only 5 days prior to buying Bobby John's, Sam Balto and his wife Jolene, who were...
Cashton School District Gets $10,000 For Christmas.
Some may be excited to hear a couple bits of news that came out from this past week’s Board of Education meeting. In year’s past, Mr. Hanley of the Cashton School District has organized field trips to Colorado for those adventurous and...
Cupboard & Closet Expresses Thanks For Their Continued Success
If you're still looking for budget friendly Christmas gifts, warm winter clothes, or to stock up for no cost this season, the Cashton Cupboard and Closet is the place to go. When the Cupboard and...
Santa Clause Came To Town!
The one and only Santa Clause was escorted through town by the Cashton Fire & Rescue this past Saturday. Despite the cold, families came out to see Santa make his appearance. Members of the Fire...
Routine Village Board meeting
There was no opposition during this past week’s village board meeting at the Cashton Village Office. All “new business” this month was followed with a proposed solution and promptly carried motion. Among these solutions was to increase the...
