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13 hrs ago | La Crosse Tribune

Federal officials investigate crash at Sparta airport

Federal aviation officials are investigating what caused a single-engine aircraft crash Friday at the Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport that injured one aboard.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Wed Jul 23, 2008

La Crosse Tribune

Federal officials investigate crash at Sparta airport

Federal aviation officials are investigating what caused a single-engine aircraft crash Friday at the Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport that injured one aboard.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Tomah Journal

Justice Center update on County Board agenda

The Monroe County Board will hear an update on the Justice Center building project at its monthly meeting on Wednesday at the County Board Room in the Courthouse Annex.

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Related Topix: La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Westby Times

New Westby-Christiana Fire Station moves one step closer

Construction of a new Westby-Christiana Fire Station, to be located on the north end of the city, moved one step closer during a joint fire district meeting when bids on the new building were opened and ...

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Related Topix: West Salem, WI, Westby, WI, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Sedalia Democrat

Treestand employees attend bow tech school

John Wells and Luke Borgman of the Treestand Archery Pro Shop, 5500 S. Limit Ave., attended bow tech school June 3-4 at the Mathews Academy in Sparta, Wis.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

WAOW-TV Wausau

Sparta officer who causes crash gets $173 ticket

A Sparta police officer who crashed into a pickup truck has been cited for inattentive driving.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, WI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

LiveDaily

Scorpions sting America again this summer

The Scorps will link up with Hagar for three early August West Coast shows, then play a pair of shows on their own before joining forces with Cooper for an Aug.

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Related Topix: The Scorpions, Pop/Rock

Wed Jun 25, 2008

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

One Man Injured In Monroe County Shooting

Sheriff's deputies in Monroe County say a man was injured in a shooting incident east of Sparta.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, WI

Mon Jun 23, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

Northern Engraving to close Waukon factory

A company that makes nameplates and other decorative products for electronics and automobiles has announced it will close its factory in Waukon.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Northeast Suburban Life

In the service - Loveland Herald

Army National Guard Spec. Robert L. Salvina was mobilized and activated at Fort McCoy, Sparta, Wisc., for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

Marshfield News-Herald

Oversized loads suspended south of Hwy. 29

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has suspended all commercial oversize and overweight transportation south of Highway 29 in the state until Tuesday morning due to flooded roadways.

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Related Topix: Marshfield, WI, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...

Two state parks and three state trails closed because of storm damage

Wildcat Mountain State Park in Vernon County has been evacuated and closed to the public because of storm damage, the state Department of Natural Resources reports.

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Related Topix: Vernon County, WI, Elroy, WI, Reedsburg, WI, Ontario, WI, Weather

Sat Jun 07, 2008

The Chronicle

Weekly arrest report

The following people were booked into the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: Nicole E. Apicella, 18, Melrose, was booked on three charges of warrant pickup.

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Related Topix: Melrose, WI, Blair, WI, West Allis, WI, Minneapolis Metro

Thu Jun 05, 2008

BusinessPundit

Monks in the Money

LaserMonks in Sparta, Wisconsin will sell you toner and free trade beverages, but prayers are free.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Internet, Kids, Family

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Tomah Journal

Test results are needed in Sparta bar death

Authorities still need toxicology test results on a Sparta man who died Christmas Eve after an altercation at a bar before deciding whether to seek criminal charges in the case.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, WI

Sun Jun 01, 2008

The Chronicle

Sheriff's department reports

Jail booking report The following people were booked into the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: Donna I. Hill, 45, Alma Center, was booked on a charge of operating left of center and drunken ...

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Campbellsport, WI, Reedsburg, WI, Alma Center, WI

Fri May 30, 2008

Appleton Post-Crescent

395th returns to Wisconsin

After a year participating in the war in Iraq, about 45 soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve's Appleton-based 395th Ordnance Company are back in Wisconsin.

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Related Topix: Appleton, WI, Appleton Metro

Thu May 29, 2008

Kansas.com

Monks turn office products into $4.5M business

Fr. Bernard McCoy, CEO of Lasermonks.com, is seen at the Cistercian Abbey Tuesday, April 15, 2008, near Sparta, Wis.

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Related Topix: Printers

Tue May 27, 2008

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Tomah Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash

We now know the name of the 22-year-old man who died over the weekend in a motorcycle crash in Monroe County.

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Related Topix: Tomah, WI, Monroe County, WI

Tue May 20, 2008

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Man Hit By Squad Car

The State Patrol says an on-duty Monroe County sheriff's deputy hit a Fort Atkinson man with the side mirror of a squad car.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, WI, Fort Atkinson, WI

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