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Celebrating October Fest in Cuba is trip of a lifetime
Brian Brueggen remembers being nine years old and riding in a car with Gary Weber and John Kast as part of the color guard during Memorial Day. Gary and John were both military veterans and part of...
Charges filed against Ontario Police Officer for Cashton crash
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has completed an investigation related to a vehicle crash involving the Village of Ontario Police Department squad. The crash occurred on September 28th on Highway 33 near Johnson St., in the Village of Cashton....
Child Development Day, 4K Preregistration
Cashton Elementary School will be hosting Child Development Day and 4K Pre-registration on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. The screenings will occur in the late afternoon & early evening. The children will participate in a variety of activities in a...
Social Security announces 1.6 percent benefit increase for 2020
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday, October 10th. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) w...
Wisconsin National Guard soldiers heading to Ukraine
On October 4, 2019, about 160 National Guard soldiers deployed from Camp Douglas for a nine-month mission. The mission includes around 160 soldiers from 64 Wisconsin communities and a few from other...
Cashton FBLA to host bingo night
By Olivia Meyers Seniors and FBLA officers Olivia Meyers, Gracey Mlsna, and Lydia Korn, along with the Cashton High School FBLA invite you to play Bingo on Friday, November 8, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the Cashton High School cafeteria. This Bingo Night...
Monroe County Land Stewardship Awards
The Monroe County Land Conservation Department will be hosting a Land Stewardship Awards Banquet to recognize and celebrate the 2019 Conservation Farmer, Conservationist and Tree Farmer of the Year on Saturday January 25, 2020 beginning at 6 p.m. We...
Area Births
Mayo Health Systems, La Crosse Sunday, September 22 A son was born to Michael and Trisha Kester of Coon Valley. Thursday, September 26 A son was born to Kathleen and Keven Hemmersbach of Rockland....
Medicare Open Enrollment Period starts
Each year from October 15 through December 7, there is an annual Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for current Medicare Beneficiaries to enroll in or change Part D drug plans and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans. During the OEP, a person can make any of...
Cashton School District Menu
Cashton Elementary Breakfast Oct. 21 - Rise & Shine Breakfast Kit, fruit cup, milk. Oct. 22 - WG banana bread, fruit cup, yogurt, milk juice. Oct. 23 – WG assorted pop tarts, fruit cup, milk juice. Oct. 24 – NO SCHOOL. Oct. 25 – NO SCHOOL....
Homecoming Donation
Cashton High School students Sam Freiberg, Olivia Meyers, Michael Barnes, and Kristt Hilden took 160 pounds of food to the Cashton Cupboard and Closet on Monday. Food donations were taken as entry...
Cashton Police Department
Cashton PD logs October 6-12, 2019 Oct. 6 Attempt to Locate for Vernon County (South St) (Welfare Check) Ambulance Call (Wisconsin St) Ambulance Call (Pleasantview Dr) Traffic Complaint (Hwy 27/ Hwy 33) – Possible OWI (Not Found) Oct. 7 Car Lock...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report
From the week ending October 14, 2019 10/7 - A black Angus calf was reported out on Newton Road, town of Genoa. The calf was returned to its pasture. 10/9 - Four horses were reported on State Highway 82 near County Road A, town of Union. The owner...
Village board approves purchase of new equipment
www.wordsbyreese.com The village board of Cashton approved the purchase of a new endloader and backhoe for a total cost of $233,850 at their regular meeting held on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The current John Deere equipment used by the village’s public...
Cashton HS Eagle Academic
Cashton HS students who received their third Eagle Academic letter includes… Gabrielle Zinnel, Allison Brownell, Rachel Klinkner, Lydia Korn, Hailey Huntzicker, Holly Adams, Sam Freiberg, Olivia...
Cashton Bag Brigade September 2019
Progress: 184 bags used in September. Cumulative total - 1,700 bags used since April 2019. Goal: 10,000 reusable bags used. T-shirt drop off locations: Cashton Cupboard and Closet, Cashton Memorial...
Vernon County Museum celebrates centenary of Normal School building
By Kristen Parrott, Curator This year the Vernon County Museum is celebrating the centenary of its building, which was originally the Vernon County Normal School. A normal school is a teachers...
Local Retired Educators Attend Convention
On September 23-25, more than 230 retired educators gathered in the center of the Driftless Area at the Radisson Hotel La Crosse to attend WREA’s 68th annual convention of the Wisconsin Retired Educator’s Association (WREA). The theme of this...
Cashton School District Menu
Cashton Elementary Breakfast Oct. 14 - Rise & Shine Breakfast Kit, fruit cup, milk. Oct. 15 - WG banana bread, fruit cup, yogurt, milk juice. Oct. 16 - Breakfast pizza, fruit cup, juice, milk. Oct. 17 - Assorted cereal bowl packs, string cheese,...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This October, Monroe County Health Department is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cance...
VC Officer takes Humane Officer training course
Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears would like to let the citizens of Vernon County know that in conjunction with the Driftless Humane Society, K9 Officer Deputy Mark Bellacero was sent to the Wisconsin Humane Officers Training course, which was...
La Crosse man arrested in theft of ATV/Trailer
Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears reports the arrest of Denis Y. Glotov, age 29, of La Crosse in connection with the theft of an ATV and Utility trailer from Gianoli Rd in the Town of Genoa. The items were stolen sometime between September 27,...
Local youth fare well during youth hunt
(Top left to right) Jett Pedretti bagged this spike buck on Sunday morning in Vernon County; Landon Laufenberg, age 9, shot this 6-pointer Saturday night; Sophie Hyatt got lucky during the first 20...
Homecoming 2019 revisited
Cashton school district held their Homecoming last week. Monday games were held at the High School and the parade on Friday afternoon. Here are some of the highlights....
Cashton Fire Department… We salute you this month!
Saluting the Cashton Fire Department during Fire Prevention Month. Cashton Fire Department consists of (front) Dave Scharping, Bill Hundt, Fire Chief Al Erickson, Tim Hundt, Steve Hundt, Rod Smith,...
