August 2021

In a time when it is increasingly difficult for lower income families to achieve home ownership, Green County Habitat for Humanity is building a duplex in Monroe to help two families achieve that dream.
The ground work at 509-511 3rd Avenue is complete and Habitat is now asking for community volunteers to join in to help. Volunteer work - generally on Wednesdays and Saturdays - started on August 18. The homes will be ready for occupancy in 2022.

The New Glarus Chamber of Commerce is looking for groups and individuals who would like to volunteer at Oktoberfest, September 23-26! Groups that commit to providing all bartenders and token sellers for a specific festival shift will receive all of the tips donated during that shift. This will give local groups extra exposure and free publicity, as well as a financial boost. Groups can email info@swisstown.com to learn more and be assigned a shift.

The Belleville Raiders Home Talent baseball team played and hosted the Western Section semi-final game Sunday, August 15th. The Raiders as the one seed battled the five seed Dodgeville. The Raiders pitching was on fire, but, even more impressive, their bats collected 20 hits in a 16-2 win.
Justin Langley pitched for seven innings, striking out 18 batters of the 21 he faced, while allowing 1 unearned run. Curtis Sheahan came into the game to pitch the last two innings, striking out four while allowing 1 earned run.

On August 14, 2021, at about 9:00 p.m., Monroe officers were called to a report of a suspicious male allegedly harassing a 13-year-old girl in the 1700 block of 16th Street. According to the complaint, the young girl had seen a suspicious man in a vehicle over the last few weeks in various locations, and that the man had made contact with her before. When the man stopped on the street by her again, she had run to a neighbor’s house, who called police.