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🌱 Cochrane-Fountain City at Melrose-Mindoro and 10 more events
Spotted on the Melrose calendar: CFCHS Varsity Football @ Melrose-Mindoro
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Coming up on the calendar:
- CFCHS Varsity Football @ Melrose-Mindoro
- Cochrane-Fountain City at Melrose-Mindoro
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- Tuesday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 68, low: 59.
- Thursday: Less humid with high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.
📸 Around Melrose
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose
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★ Featured events ★
- CFCHS Varsity Football @ Melrose-Mindoro →
Melrose-Mindoro High School, N181 WI-108, Melrose
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Cochrane-Fountain City at Melrose-Mindoro →
N181 State Rd. 108, Melrose - Cochrane-Fountain City at Melrose-Mindoro →
N181 State Rd. 108, Melrose
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Muscles in Motion in Holmen →
The Boys & Girls Club – The Dave & Barb Skogan Club, 600 Holmen Drive N, Holmen
9:00 am - Girls Golf: 2026 WIAA D2 Regional Girl's Golf at Trempealeau Mounta
Trempealeau Mountain Golf Club
9:00 am - Girls Cross Country: Wendell Wialliams Middle School Cross Country
Melrose-Mindoro High School Cross Country Course
4:00 pm - ASL Soccer: Sparta vs Black River Falls (Varsity)
Black River Falls High School West Gym
4:15 pm - 8th FB home vs. Holmen M.S.
Gale-Ettrick-Tremp Mid, 17511 N Main St, Galesville
4:15 pm - 7th FB @ Holmen M.S Field B
Gale-Ettrick-Tremp Mid, 502 N Main St, Holmen
4:15 pm - CC HS vs M-M @ Melrose-Mindoro HS (Away)
Whitehall SD Whitehall, WI 54773
4:30 pm - Girls Cross Country: Dave "Woody" Meyer Invite (hosted by BRF) (Var
Skyline Golf Course
4:30 pm - Football: Black River Falls vs Arcadia (Middle School)
Arcadia High School Cashen Field
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Land O'Lakes, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Black River Falls. Apply here.
- Hormel Foods Corporation posted a job opening for 2nd shift Plough Line Lead in Sparta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.
🗞 Nearby News
Black River Falls
- Wisconsin Carnegie Libraries: History and Active Locations Today (dairylandsentinel.com)
Sparta
- David N. Frost (monroecountyherald.com)
West Salem
- Neve, Tippen Lead Marshfield at Nightfall Classic 715; Regier Runs Second in Division 3 Boys (onfocus.news)
- Lowest price for diesel gas in La Crosse County at $5.99 in week ending Sept. 19 (wcwisconsinnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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