On Sunday morning, March 6, 2022, at 4:40 AM, the Marquette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call regarding a barn fire in Springfield Township. Fire departments from Springfield, Village of Westfield, Harris and Newton were all paged, along with Marquette County EMS and Sheriff’s deputies.
Two quick wins last week sealed the deal for the Westfield varsity girls’ basketball team as they claimed their second Regional title in as many seasons. Westfield hosted both rounds of the WIAA Division 4 Regional last week. On Friday, they hosted Colby, playing to an easy 74-42 win.
A high-speed vehicle pursuit that began in Green Lake County and ended with a vehicle crash on County Road K, Town of Packwaukee, in Marquette County last Friday evening led to the arrest of, and felony charges filed against Austin E. Manthey, 20, of Montello.
Glen Bubolz has served as chief for 30 years, and in total has more than 50 years of service to Montello Fire Department. Glen has tirelessly given his time and talent to the citizens of the Montello Joint Fire Dist. The Department and Joint Fire district would like to thank Chief Glen on his retirement as Chief at the end of 2021.
The Ethel Everhard Memorial Library renovation is moving along! The library, in partnership with the Westfield High School AP History Students, put a time capsule in the wall to be opened at the 100th anniversary of the library, in the year 2072. The AP History Students worked on this project at the behest of the Library Board of Trustees.
On Saturday, February 12, 2022 the Neshkoro Fire Department hosted their annual Christmas gathering after an absence of two years due to COVID-19. This was hosted at Blader's Timberland with a delicious meal of chicken, beef tips in gravy, and all the fixings. There was a short program following the meal and awards were given. Firefighter of
The Marquette County Judicial and Public Safety committee met on February 1st, where they heard updates from the EMS Department, discussed collecting bills for Humane Officer incidents, and voted on having a county-hired Medical Examiner instead of an elected Coroner.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension 4-H Youth Development faculty member, Christa Van Treeck, received national recognition at the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals National Conference held in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Marquette County Property Committee met on February 1st where they heard about a large number of tax deed properties, discussed the Marquette County Historical Society’s lease, and looked at massive potential savings for the jail sallyport project.
The Coloma Lions welcome everyone to their annual Fisheree on Pleasant Lake this Saturday, February 12th. The action gets underway at 7:00 a.m. and the event runs until 3:30 p.m.
Headquarters is under a heated tent at Coloma Town Park, where you will find plenty of great food and refreshments available all day.
