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Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 24, 2026

Mel-Min blanks Bangor for second straight win in non-conference rivalry

To snap an 18-game losing streak in their customary season-opening clash with Bangor, Melrose-Mindoro needed a last-second field goal for a 21-20 win in 2025. In the latest Week 1 renewal of their ...

Sports · News8000 Bangor Sports · Aug 20, 2026

Mustangs notch back-to-back wins over Cardinals for first time in 21 years

Sports · WXOW Bangor · Aug 20, 2026

Melrose-Mindoro dominates Bangor in the season opener

High school football season kicked off in Wisconsin with Melrose-Mindoro hosting Bangor in a Thursday night matchup.

Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 20, 2026

Bangor angling to retain hold on SBC

It would seem a little silly to refer to a three-season stretch without a conference championship as a drought. But by the lofty standards of Bangor football, these last few years sort of felt like ...

Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 17, 2026

Bangor looks to return to winning ways against Mustangs

If it's the opening night of the high school football season in Wisconsin, you can bet your bottom dollar that Bangor and Melrose-Mindoro are going toe to toe on the gridiron. Starting with ...

Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 13, 2026

Three coaching changes highlight Scenic Bluffs football

One of the most familiar faces in the Scenic Bluffs Conference will not be patrolling the sidelines during Hillsboro football games this fall. Long-time head coach of the Tigers Eric Auel ...

Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 13, 2026

Fall sports gets underway with golf, tennis

The weather outside is a reminder that we are firmly still in the summer, but the first glimpse of fall sports action for the 2026-27 high school season is already upon us. The next two days ...

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Aug 10, 2026

Dorothy Jernander Silha

Dorothy Jernander Silha, age 83, passed away on Aug 3, 2026, following a brief illness. Dorothy was born on May 24, 1943, to the late Milan and Helen (Larson) Jernander and grew up on Fish Creek ...

Local · WXOW Bangor · Aug 4, 2026

Wrong-way driver causes deadly head-on crash on I-90 in La Crosse County

Sports · Bangor Youth Sports · Jul 27, 2026

BYS 2026 Annual Meeting Information

Call for Nominations: Join the Bangor Youth Sports Board!

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 27, 2026

Linda Louise Vetsch

BANGOR - On the evening of June 9, 2026, heaven received another angel as Linda Louise (Triatek/Davis) Vetsch passed peacefully to join Jesus and many beautiful souls who welcome her home. Linda

Village · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 27, 2026

Bangor Village News

During the Bangor Village Board meeting on July 14, 2026, there was some spirited discussion on the property standards ordinance governing properties in Bangor. One property in particular had ...

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 20, 2026

Herbert Victor Miller

Herbert Victor Miller, formerly of Bangor, Wisconsin, was called to his heavenly home on July 14, 2026, at the Morrow Home in Sparta, Wisconsin, at the age of 97. Herb was born April 4, 1929, to ...

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 16, 2026

Mark Steven Zwiefel

Mark Steven Zwiefel, 67, lost his battle with cancer while surrounded by family at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, WI on Wednesday July 8th. Mark was born on September 20, 1958, to Elwin and Alice

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 16, 2026

Mary Lou Jones Pfaff

Mary Lou Jones Pfaff passed away peacefully July 10, 2026 at Morrow Home in Sparta, Wisconsin. She was born at home in Leon, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1930, to Rollen F. and Dorothy Lucile McClintock ...

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 13, 2026

George E. Martin

SPARTA - George E. Martin, 78, of Sparta, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, in La Crosse. He was born on May 26, 1948 in La Crosse, to Theodore and Katherine

Obituary · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 13, 2026

William E. “Bill” Hansen

William E. "Bill" Hansen of Bangor, Wis., passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026. He was born January 30, 1935, in the town of Bangor, to Ervin and Orma (Burbach) Hansen.   Bill attended

Sports · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 2, 2026

Village of Bangor Dedicates their Baseball Field Scoreboard

On June 13, in conjunction with the Rockland Flooring employee picnic, the baseball field scoreboard at the Bangor Village Park was dedicated. Rockland Flooring donated the scoreboard and ...

Local · Monroe County Herald Bangor · Jul 2, 2026

Bangor Garden Club Invites Visitors to Explore their Gardens

This year's Bangor Garden Club Garden Tour showcases the incredible variety of gardens thriving throughout the Driftless Region. Visitors can explore everything from an urban food forest nestled on a ...

Local · News8000 Bangor · Jun 29, 2026

Cedric Schnitzler enters race for Wisconsin's 95th Assembly District, challenging incumbent Jill Billings