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🌱 Tomah blood drive calls for donors as demand stays high

Tomah, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Tomah! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tomah blood drive calls for donors as demand stays high
  • Tomah cadets' nomination helps honor a veteran Army mentor
  • Airport video shows ICE's search for trooper working in Tomah

Also on today's calendar: Live at the Brick Presents: Scott Wilcox and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers around in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 26.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. High blood demand prompts two-day donation event in Tomah next week (wxow.com) — Tomah residents can help meet high blood demand at a Nov. 18–19 donation drive, running noon to 5 p.m. each day at Recreation Park, 1625 Butts Avenue. Tomah Health and Versiti, its blood supplier, are organizing the drive. Donors can reserve a time at tomahhealth.org and should allow about an hour.
   

2. Former Rockford cadet joins inaugural Army Junior ROTC Hall of Fame (rrstar.com) — Tomah High School's JROTC unit nominated retired Army Col. John Gessner for the inaugural Army Junior ROTC Hall of Fame, which inducted him Oct. 22. The Sparta resident served 32 years in the Army and credits his own high school instructors in Rockford with shaping his leadership.
   

3. ICE questioned 7 other white men in Dane County airport before detaining trooper (jsonline.com) — New airport footage shows ICE agents checking several other men's identification before detaining Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, a Wisconsin trooper working in Tomah. He was released the next day after congressional intervention. His attorney says he has a pending asylum case and valid work permit, while ICE argues he overstayed his original visa.
   

4. ATV/UTV riders urged to prioritize safety as cooler weather brings new hazards to trails (winonadailynews.com) — Wet leaves, shorter days and hunting activity bring extra risks for Wisconsin ATV and UTV riders heading onto trails this fall. Emplify Health is urging riders to wear helmets, buckle UTV seatbelts and avoid alcohol, citing state figures showing 42 deaths in ATV and UTV crashes in 2025.
   

5. Five VA EHRM Insights (executivebiz.com) — Tomah's VA hospital is scheduled to adopt a new electronic health record system in January as the agency accelerates its nationwide rollout. The system aims to make veterans' medical histories easier to access across providers, but the broader program has faced cost overruns, technical problems and patient safety concerns.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday November 11
  • Community Conversations-Warrens
    Tomah Area SD Tomah, WI 54660
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday November 17
  • Wyeville Elementary Music Concert
    High School - Auditorium
    6:30 pm
    • Monday November 23
  • Camp/Oak Elementary Music Concert
    High School - Auditorium
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • With the 9-day gun deer season opening in just a few weeks, we're reminding hunters about the availability to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
    The DNR is especially interested in samples from the CWD sampling priority areas, but hunters anywhere in Wisconsin can submit a sample from their… (Nextdoor )
  • The Toro Company posted a job opening for Assembler, 1st Shift - The Toro Company in Tomah. Apply here.
  • Culver's posted a job opening for Front of House Crew Member in Tomah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tomah here.

Ok Tomah! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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