McFarland Thistle

McFarland Thistle The Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle is a weekly newspaper that covers the Wisconsin communities of Cottage Grove, Monona, and McFarland.

We are a weekly community newspaper serving the village of McFarland, school district of McFarland, the town of Dunn, and the surrounding area since 1966.

Santa was sent off with a parade around town on a Monona Fire Department ladder truck, escorted by Monona Police squads ...
12/24/2025

Santa was sent off with a parade around town on a Monona Fire Department ladder truck, escorted by Monona Police squads on Dec. 23, 2025.

Santa was sent off with a parade around town on a Monona Fire Department ladder truck, escorted by Monona Police squads ...
12/24/2025

Santa was sent off with a parade around town on a Monona Fire Department ladder truck, escorted by Monona Police squads on Dec. 23, 2025.

MONONA – The Monona Police and Fire departments sent Santa off in style Dec. 23, giving him a parade around town on a fi...
12/24/2025

MONONA – The Monona Police and Fire departments sent Santa off in style Dec. 23, giving him a parade around town on a firetruck, escorted by police squads.

MONONA – A Dec. 22 news release by the Monona police chief noted two recent instances when the department terminated car...
12/23/2025

MONONA – A Dec. 22 news release by the Monona police chief noted two recent instances when the department terminated car chases.

MONONA – The Bloom, a new mixed-use apartment complex on Monona Drive, can keep its honeysuckle-color accent siding.
12/23/2025

MONONA – The Bloom, a new mixed-use apartment complex on Monona Drive, can keep its honeysuckle-color accent siding.

The Pirates brought in seven other teams for their annual home invitational on Friday.
12/22/2025

The Pirates brought in seven other teams for their annual home invitational on Friday.

LAKE MILLS — Senior center Wes Rahn scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, propelling Lakeside Lutheran...
12/22/2025

LAKE MILLS — Senior center Wes Rahn scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, propelling Lakeside Lutheran's boys basketball team to a 74-65 nonconference home win over New Glarus on Friday.

LAKE MILLS — Senior center Wes Rahn scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, propelling Lakeside Lutheran's boys basketball team to a 74-65 nonconference home win over New

MONONA — The McFarland boys basketball team used a 23-3 run in the first half to earn a 67-62 win over the Monona Grove ...
12/21/2025

MONONA — The McFarland boys basketball team used a 23-3 run in the first half to earn a 67-62 win over the Monona Grove boys basketball team in non-conference action on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Monona Grove High School.

MONONA — The McFarland boys basketball team used a 23-3 run in the first half to earn a 67-62 win over the Monona Grove boys basketball team in non-conference action

PRAIRIE DU SAC — The McFarland girls basketball team suffered a 74-57 loss to Sauk Prairie on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Sauk ...
12/21/2025

PRAIRIE DU SAC — The McFarland girls basketball team suffered a 74-57 loss to Sauk Prairie on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Sauk Prairie High School in Badger Small Conference play.

MADISON — The Monona Grove/McFarland wrestling team finished 29th with 64 points at the Badger State Invitational on Sat...
12/21/2025

MADISON — The Monona Grove/McFarland wrestling team finished 29th with 64 points at the Badger State Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Alliant Energy Center.

McFarland and Monona Grove will compete at the Verona Invitational on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Verona Area High School.
12/21/2025

McFarland and Monona Grove will compete at the Verona Invitational on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Verona Area High School.

BEAVER DAM — McFarland senior JJ Blattner scored twice as the McFarland boys hockey team won 5-1 against Beaver Dam on F...
12/20/2025

BEAVER DAM — McFarland senior JJ Blattner scored twice as the McFarland boys hockey team won 5-1 against Beaver Dam on Friday, Dec. 19 at Beaver Dam Family Center Ice Arena.

BEAVER DAM — McFarland senior JJ Blattner scored twice as the McFarland boys hockey team won 5-1 against Beaver Dam on Friday, Dec. 19 at Beaver Dam Family Center Ice

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