MONROE — On the heels of a failed operating referendum, no apparent public appetite for another, and about $1 million already cut from last year’s budget, the school board is considering cutting that much or more to plug a budget gap they ultimately blame on …

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Jul 18, 2018 · MONROE — When Randall Smith talks to his father, Richard, about the Green County Fair, there’s a memory he has shared more than once throughout the years of the family patriarch preparing to make the annual trip to the fairgrounds.

Jan 3, 2025 · Main Street Monroe hosted the second annual New Years Eve Cheese Drop on Dec. 31. Townspeople gathered on Monroe’s historic downtown square for entertainment, hot chocolate and the lowering of a large replica box of cheese by the Monroe Fire Department at 5 p.m., which is midnight in Switzerland.

Jan 10, 2025 · MONROE — The School District of Monroe will not try for another operational referendum in the near-future, after feedback from a survey and series of listening sessions seemed to determine that the community has no appetite for additional taxes to run schools.

A Jan. 9, 2025 house fire on the northern edge of Monroe displaced a family. The family safely made it out, however, some of their pets (specifically a dog, a hamster and a fish) were unable to escape, according to a resident of the home.

Dec 30, 2024 · From major elections to sports championships, 2024 was full of local news highlights. National elections, in fact, dominated discussions across the country but there were plenty of local issues on the table for area schools and the state of Wisconsin.

Dec 20, 2024 · Leave it to me to quote Taylor Swift in my goodbye column headline. If you ever leave me in charge of the paper, it will involve Taylor Swift. If you doubt me, check out the Wednesday, July 10 edition of the paper — there are three Taylor Swift references.

Jan 3, 2023 · MONROE — The Year 2023 represents the 125th consecutive year of publication of the Monroe Times. While our official anniversary is Oct. 13, we are commemorating this milestone mark all year long.

4 days ago · MONROE — The School District of Monroe Board of Education on Jan. 27 voted to appoint one of its own administrators — Joe Monroe — as its interim superintendent for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year; and for the entire 2025-26 school year.