Gary Mays

It’s the time of year when it takes a creative twist in the school year-plot to keep even the most engaged students learning until the final bell sounds on Wednesday, June 3.

MONROE — City officials on Thursday honored Police Chief Fred Kelley on his last day after 46 years on the job — 31 if those as the city’s top cop.

After pricing and planning for months — and needing more space for years — county officials are opting to pause and further study the idea of building a new, $49 million highway shop.

Not guilty pleas have been entered on charges of attempted murder for the defendant in the latest case of drunken violence on the Sugar River near Albany.

MONROE — The push to address the hot-button issue of data center construction has reached the Monroe Common Council, with the Plan Commission set to discuss it at its regular meeting July 8.

Monroe is in a good position when it comes to regulating data centers, the warehouse-like computer facilities that are popping up across the rural landscape to power artificial intelligence and other emerging digital demands.

Amid a groundswell of grassroots opposition to new data center development in Wisconsin, Green County last Tuesday became the latest in the state to approve a moratorium on such developments.

MONROE — As e-bikes and all manner of electric-driven conveyances continue to multiply on Monroe’s streets, Mayor Tom Miller said last Monday that the city and his administration are committed to coming up with some common-sense rules about their use.

MONROE — Cash bond for a defendant accused of having child pornographic material involving alleged victims as young as two was set at $25,000 Monday, as the defendant in the case made his first appearance in Green County Circuit Court.

County residents and their political leaders may not have an appetite for another new, multimillion dollar building project, but they are going to need to do something to keep the highway department operational.