The Sparta Area School District’s Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing report defines the mill rate as the average tax per $1,000 of property value. The mill rate is applied to equalized property ...

Dylan Mathison plans to continue his academic and athletic career this fall at the University of Wisconsin–Stout, where he plans to play football and major in construction management. The … ...

No injuries were reported after a structure fire the afternoon of Jan. 25 at a residence in the 600 block of East Clifton Street in Tomah. The Tomah Fire Department responded to the fire at 621 … ...

Veda Tucker, speaker from Rachel's Challenge, presented to the Tomah community last Wednesday, September 18th, 2024. Tucker explained that when Rachel Scott was 13 years old, she knew she would leave ...

Popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, building owners placed their names and sometimes the date of construction on their buildings. These can be found in virtually all American cities. They … ...

Tomah Area School District Superintendent Mike Hanson announced his resignation during the July 21 school board meeting. The resignation was included in the consent agenda, alongside approval of … ...

Sparta’s Circle K Assistant Manager Emma Cornish, left, and Store Manager Annie Gulias, right, cut the ribbon surrounded by fellow staff members, city leaders and members of the Sparta Area Chamber of ...

Sparta School District administrators now claim closing the Cataract Elementary School would realize larger savings than first reported. That revelation came at Tuesday’s Sparta School Board workshop ...

Vickie L. McKay, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 15, 2024, with her loving family at her side. After 516 days of battling cancer. Vickie was born in Ashland, … ...

As the population of Sparta grows, so does the need for additional housing. Tuesday night, a joint session of the city planning committee, and the public works committee, met to discuss and approve … ...

SPARTA - Mary M. Ostrem of Sparta, WI, joined the angels on February 10, 2026, at the age of 86 after a long battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by love with her family. She was … ...

Back in 1972, a Tomah branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) was formed. One of the founding members, Mary E. Wedin, was an avid promoter of Women’s History Month. … ...