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Kids' Market Planned For New Wonewoc Farmers' Market

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 …

Hillsboro Hosta Opens For 2025 Season

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 …

A Taste Of The Tropics In Hillsboro

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 …

Hillsboro City Administrator Announces Resignation

Following the resignation of then-city administrator Adam Sonntag in January 2021, the City of Hillsboro hired on Fox Crossing native Josh Finch to be Sonntag’s successor. Finch hadn’t …

Arbor Day Observance Recalls Work Of Hillsboro Local

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 …

Keep Your Eyes On The Pies This Good Friday

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 …

Hillsboro Woman's Civic Club Continues Support For Lights For Bikes

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 …

Hillsboro And St. Paul's Celebrate Groundbreaking On Childcare Facility

On Thursday, the City of Hillsboro and St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated a key milestone in their partnership to bring additional childcare options to the local community. …

Community Discussion Panel On Online Sextortion Planned For April 16

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 …

Wonewoc-Center Student Recognized By Charity Event

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 …

Take Some Time For Tea With The Elroy Library

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 …

Easter Egg Hunts Carry On Old World Traditions

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 …

Unofficial Election Results Released Following April 1 Election

Wisconsinites made their way out to their local polling stations on Tuesday, April 1, to cast their ballots for a number of local and state offices. On the ballot were two state races, one for the …

Paint Your Own Pottery At Elroy's Newest Business

There’s a lot to love about small town communities—but most will agree that there are some gaps in what these communities have to offer, particularly when it comes to things to do around …

April 7 - 11 Is Severe Weather Awareness Week

Most Wisconsin residents are familiar with severe weather drills. Many of us may remember practicing what to do if a tornado hit while we were in school—the best most of us could do was head …

Cast Your Line At Wildcat Mountain State Park

The weather is beginning to warm, shaking off the chill of winter as we move forward towards the summer months. We’ve officially passed the spring equinox, and the daylight hours will now begin …

Translating Glass Into Felt At The Wonewoc Library

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 …

Hillsboro City Council Sees Two Contested Races

In the City of Hillsboro, each of the four wards is represented by two alderpersons. Each alderperson is elected to a two-year term, with one alderperson from each ward up for re-election every year. …

Early Voting To Take Place March 18 Through March 30

Wisconsin will be seeing voters turn out on April 1 to select their choices for the state’s next superintendent and supreme court justice, as well as to vote on a proposed amendment to the …

Applications For Habitat Homes Due By March 31

According to data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, housing prices in the U.S. have risen by a staggering 1,007.29% since 1967, amount to a difference in value of just over $1 …

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