Around 1964, the White family moved into a home on the edge of Hillsboro, located next to the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company. Though the company soon went out of business after the Whites moved in, …
Wonewoc will be welcoming its first farmers’ market on Saturday, May 10, over at the 400 Trail rest area behind the village hall and fire station. The farmers’ market has been spearheaded …
April is almost through, the weather is becoming increasingly warm, and the days are getting progressively longer. As the world greens up through the remainder of spring, those with green thumbs are …
When you think about tropical fruit, one of the first things you’ll think of will likely be the pineapple. This tropical fruit is indigenous to South America, though there’s little …
Try to imagine a world without trees. No towering redwoods or giant sequoias, no weeping willows or sturdy oaks, not even the ancient ginkgo. It can be hard to think about, because humanity has never …
The Hillsboro Woman’s Civic Club have a proud tradition of baking and selling homemade pies at a variety of local events, from the annual Musicale at Field Veterans’ Park to past events …
If there’s one thing our corner of Wisconsin is known for, it’s the bike trails. The famous Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail, which was the first Rails to Trails project in the country, feeds into …
When I was a child, in the late 90s and early 00s, widespread access to the internet was still largely in its infancy. Social media—at least as we think of it today—had yet to exist, with …
When a family welcomes a new child, the main hope most parents will have is that their child will be born healthy and everything will go smoothly. This turns out to be the case for most families, but …
What do you think of when you hear the words ‘tea party’? Perhaps you envision something like a scene out of Downton Abbey , where ladies in fancy dresses and hats titter over delicate …
We’ve long since passed the vernal equinox, marking the first official day of spring back on March 20. As the calendar has now firmly moved into the month of April, that means Easter is close …
Humans have long-since been fascinated by colored glass and the way light shines through it. We have archaeological evidence of colored glass being produced as far back as Ancient Rome and Ancient …
Ensuring that children receive a good education requires more than a classroom and a teacher. A student’s ability to focus on their studies can be impacted by a plethora of factors that their …
In 2023, roughly a quarter of Methodist congregations opted to split from the United Methodist Church, largely over issues involving sexuality and gender identity. There had been a December 31 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
