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JOHNSON CREEK — Following the failure of Johnson Creek School District’s $3 million operating referendum last month, school officials were forced to make cuts.

At Wednesday’s meeting with Superintendent Mark Gruen, six of the people attending agreed that rather than increasing the operational fund by $3 million, that money should be returned to the

JOHNSON CREEK - New security cameras have been added to Johnson Creek High School, thanks to a local donor.

You might not know that it’s against Wisconsin law for a public school to start a new school year before Sept. 1. In light of learning losses as a result of the virtual-only learning forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts are seeking an exemption. We think such exemptions should be allowed for the 2021-22 school year. Mark Gruen, district administrator for the Royall School District in Elroy, summed up the past 12 months as “extremely challenging,” the Wisconsin State Journal reported April 12. Gruen’s district halted in-person classes in March 2020, after ...

March 4: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –The Friends of Vernon County Parks & Forests recently concluded their successful series of ‘Winter Hikes and Bonfires’ with a hike at Sidie Hollow County Park. Expect an announcement soon about a spring series of ‘Spring Ephemerals Hikes,’ to begin in April… The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $2.7 b...