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Village invites local contractors to splash pad meeting

The Village of Cashton will be hosting a meeting for local contractors interested in participating and donating labor to the all-abilities splash pad project on Jan. 29. It will take place at …

Looking back at the best stories, photos from the last year

Before the year turns, we’re taking a trip down memory lane to revisit the best stories and photos of past 12 months. The year 2025 had it’s ups and downs. From nominations to honors …

Lucy Vaaler receives 2025 Distinguished Supporter Award

The Cashton Fine Arts Boosters took a moment during Monday night’s middle & high school holiday concert to honor Lucy Vaaler as their inaugural awardee of the Distinguished Supporter Award on …

Village board approves wiping debt for Library

Christmas came early for the Cashton Memorial Library. During Wednesday’s regular meeting on Dec. 3, Heidi Balk on behalf of the library board asked the Village of Cashton Board of …

Jolly Joiners 4-H Club receives $2,500 on Giving Tuesday

Jolly Joiners 4-H Club, Cashton, Wis., is the Wisconsin recipient of $2,500 from Compeer Financial’s Giving Tuesday contest. Other recipients include the Illini Bluffs FFA Chapter, Glasford, …

Angel Tree program accepting donations through Dec. 12

The Angel Tree Program is the result of an ongoing cooperation between Cashton Elementary, The Bank of Cashton and Central Express to help connect families in need of gifts, and appreciate the …

John Steele: son, brother, father, grandfather – and veteran

John Steele. A name many locals may have seen or heard before as his trials and tribulations in Vietnam have been told in varying levels of detail. Some may know his name because they knew …

Grace Kaiser opens coffee shop in Cashton

The local buzz around town is that The Local Buzz is officially open. Grace Kaiser, 22, opened the doors to Cashton’s newest, and only, coffee shop of it’s kind earlier this month on …

80 Years Ago Week of Friday, Nov. 16, 1945 NEWS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM The following letter was received by Hilda Johnson from her brother, Pvt Ruben K. Johnson: Camp Shelby, Miss. …

Transmission project open house Nov. 20 in Westby

Dairyland Power and GridLiance Heartland are hosting an informational open house to discuss the MariBell Transmission Project next Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Westby Community Center at 206 N. Main St., …

Fire displaces over 400 cows in need of milking

A fire in the upper level of a milking parlor displaced 425 dairy cows in the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 11. Cashton Fire Department was dispatched to the Kurt and Kathy Flock farm in Portland …

Cashton’s oldest veteran was drafted ‘at the right time’

Norbert Schreier, 92, says he was drafted into the service ‘at the right time’. “In April of that time, I got a letter one day that said ‘Greetings from the President. …

‘Freedom has faces’

Every year, the Cashton School District invites a guest speaker from Fort McCoy to address the crowd for Veterans Day. Due to the federal government shutdown, it made it more difficult for the …

Deer harvest numbers up from last year

Hunters in Wisconsin harvested an estimated 184,659 deer during the 2024 gun season. According the the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), that is 5.2% more than last year, 1.2% …

Village sets mill rate to lower than last year

At the monthly Village of Cashton board meeting on Dec. 5, the trustees approved the 2025 budget which dropped the mill rate from $16.94 to $15.14 per $1,000 value. For a property valued at $100,000, …

Parent expresses communication concerns to board

Community member Kelsy Flock approached the Board of Education during the public comment portion of November month meeting on Nov. 19. Flock expressed her concerns about whether the Cashton …

A new scholarship has been established to honor Cashton High School Graduate Gene Purcell. The scholarship will be available for Cashton High School students in 2025.  The Gene Purcell …

DPI releases 2023-24 accountability report cards

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released the results of the 2023-24 accountability report cards. Megan Menzynski, District Reading Specialist, Director of Instruction, Assessment …

Local family moves ahead to open storefront on the farm

Derrek and Jenna Jacobson have a clear mission for their first generation farm: quality comes first. The family of five have been vendors at …

Budget projected to remain similar to 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Village of Cashton Board of Trustees discussed budget items, line-for-line. Last year’s approved budget came out to be $1,117,974, with actual money spent adding …

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