August 2022

On Saturday, August 13, 2022, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the City of Madison Police, held their first Gift Cards for Guns event at the Alliant Energy Center. During the four-hour event, a total of 577 weapons were surrendered in exchange for $43,380 in gift cards for gas and groceries.

Garage sale enthusiasts - it is time again to begin thinking about the Monticello Chamber of Commerce’s annual community wide fall garage sales. The sales will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 8, 9, and 10, 2022. The annual community wide garage sales features sales throughout the community, clearly indicated on maps with categories of sales items. The spreadsheet will also indicate which days the sale will be held. The maps, with spreadsheets, will be available at multiple locations in Monticello.

Through a joint announcement today it was shared that The Bank of New Glarus will purchase First National Bank at Darlington. The acquisition will join two community banks with a combined 217 years of servicing customers across Green, Lafayette and Dane counties.
Ron Schaaf, President and CEO of The Bank of New Glarus, said, “We are extremely proud to be acquiring First National Bank at Darlington. There are many similarities between the banks and this connection will allow us to provide an even greater level of products and services across our local communities.”

Clinton. A surname oft-referenced with political overtones. However, on this evening, it was the Cougars of Clinton, Wisconsin, that played host to the Knights of NGM as both teams opened the 2022 WIAA high school football season. Opening Night is always a special time of year. As the field lights flicker and then reach full lume after 10 months in repose, there is an awareness that summer is fleeting and football is here...the definition of bittersweet, I suppose.