The 2018 explosion in Sun Prairie changed many lives, including Jennifer Cresson’s. That’s when she began volunteering at the Sunshine Place. The nonprofit’s previous executive director tapped Cresson, a Sun Prairie market researcher, for help then. “She was trying to reach out to all the people displaced because of the explosion and to get resources to them,” Cresson said. That included people needing new housing. ...

The City of Sun Prairie unveiled its recent designation as a SolSmart Platinum community on Wednesday, April 10. A press conference was held at the Westside Community Services Building, where attendees included supportive residents and local elected officials, such as City Council President Theresa McIlroy and state Sen. Melissa Agard. Speakers at the event included: ...

As the DeForest Times-Tribune and Sun Prairie Star merge to create one larger newspaper, The Star, a meet-and-greet is planned to allow readers to meet the staff. The event is from 4 - 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the DeForest Area Public Library, 203 Library St., DeForest Readers can see copies of the new publication and meet the editor and staff reporters, who are excited to bring you this...

Accolades continue to pour in for the 2023-24 Sun Prairie United wrestling program. The athletes certainly put in the work on the mat as Sun Prairie won both the regular season and tournament championships for the Big Eight conference, won a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) team regional, and sent five individuals to the 2024 state meet. Perhaps even more impressive was their ability to balance this success in wrestling with success in the classroom. Sun Prairie covered the 2024 Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association (WWCA)...

The high school track & field season is, fittingly, reminiscent of a marathon. Athletes set benchmark times and work hard to incrementally improve throughout the spring, hopefully culminating with their best work at the end of the season. Sun Prairie East’s athletes set those baseline times on Monday, April 8. The Cardinals kicked off their new season with a trip down to Janesville Parker for a Big Eight conference dual meet. ...

JCap Real Estate’s controversial multi-family housing development and Cobblestone Hotel in downtown Sun Prairie passed through the city’s planning commission on Tuesday, April 9, after nearly a year of discussion. Commission members voted 8-1 in favor of the project’s General Development Plan and Precise Implementation Plan. Analiese Eicher was the lone dissenting vote. The approved plans include two four-story buildings as well as an at-grade, covered parking structure located on...

The Sun Prairie Public Library Foundation is hosting its annual spring gala with several interactive and engaging stations throughout the library. The Love Your Library Gala on Saturday, April 20, from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Sun Prairie Public Library at 1350 Linnerud Dr. will host a live cooking demo with Chef Patrick DePula of Salvatore’s, a live art demo with Rebecca Kautz, live music from Rodrigo Villanueva Trio, interactive gaming, podcasting, and a library historical walk. ...

10 Years Ago April 11, 2014 Members of the Sun Prairie City Council’s Committee of the Whole approved a development agreement for the new Cabela’s store in Sun Prairie on Tuesday, April 8. It will be in the Prairie Lakes Retail Development on the city’s far west side. The City of Sun Prairie will no...

While other spring sports have struggled to get games in through the tumultuous springtime weather, the Sun Prairie United boys lacrosse team has played through it. Entering this past weekend, United had already taken on three challengers. After opening the season with a 16-5 domination of Watertown, Sun Prairie had stumbled a bit with a 7-6 loss at Madison and an 11-3 loss at Wausau. The weekend offered not only a return home from the two-game road stand, but a pair of opportunities to stop...

WineStyles edged Shed East, 13-10, to take the third session of Prairie Athletic Club’s Team Racquetball season, but Team PAC locked up the top seed for the playoffs after defeating Beef Butter BBQ, 15-6. Team PAC earned the top seed by virtue of head-to-head wins over WineStyles during the regular season.Cannery Wine & Spirits/Faded Roots got the third seed thanks to winning the first session of the season. The playoff bracket for this Saturday, April 13 has been set. Action begins at 10 AM as...

The 2024 girls soccer season is off to an encouraging start for the Sun Prairie West program. The Wolves were able to kick things off within the friendly confines of Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium with a weekend quad. They hosted DeForest on Friday, April 5 and Watertown on Saturday, April 6. Things got off to a good start against DeForest on Friday afternoon. The Norskies were a regional championship winning program the season prior, and Sun Prairie West held them to a 0-0 draw...

The Sun Prairie East girls soccer program entered the 2024 season eager to prove itself. Expectations were tapered for the Cardinals with no seniors on the roster and only a handful of players with varsity experience. The first opportunity to take the field presented itself in the form of a home quad, hosted at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. East looked like a team experience beyond its years. The Cardinals fared well in the two-day event against...

Junior scores from Saturday, April 6- SATURDAY 900 GLOBAL MITES: Conor Glancy 175, Christian Hensler 154, Lucas Moffat 145, Harrison McKee 142, Levi Erickson 122, Ophelia Moffat 58. SATURDAY HAMMER PREPS: Kade Thompson 349, Korbin Thompson 311, Myles Beckett 292, Declan Reeves 218, Paisley Judd 242. SATURDAY ROTO GRIP MAJORS: Bryson Pollentier 559, Colton Moen 558, Levi Pollentier 537, Brody Erickson 518, Raymond Collette 477, Daniel Verdecchia 454, Lilly Ryan 343.

The Sun Prairie West softball team had to wait its turn to start the new 2024 season. The Wolves had four games in their scheduled opening week cancelled, spanning from Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5. Saturday, April 6 was the first day the field was playable. On that day, West welcomed in Big Eight conference rival Verona, a reschedule from Tuesday, to open the year. The Wildcats entered the game having already played and lost three games. They showed very early that they...

As is typical for springtime in Wisconsin, it took some time for the weather to cooperate for the Sun Prairie East baseball program to start its 2024 season. The Cardinals had four games cancelled between Monday, April 1 and Friday, April 5. The rescheduling of one of those games, a home matchup against Big Eight conference rival Janesville Craig, served as the new season opener at East’s Summit Field on Saturday, April 6. It didn’t disappoint. The matchup was dripping with intrigue even before the...

The next American Red Cross Community Blood Drive sponsored by Sun Prairie American Legion and Auxiliary is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, from 1 — 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church, 702 North Street. Red Cross will be collecting whole blood and double red cells. Blood banks across the nation are reporting critical shortages because blood donor levels are lower now than they have ever been. These supply issues cause local hospitals across the country to make hard choices about...

10 Years Ago April 7, 2014 A full page advertisement on the back of this issue states the 2014 Great Sun Prairie Easter Egg Hunt will take place Saturday, April 19 at 12:30 p.m. sharp in lower Angell Park. This event was sponsored by the Sun Prairie Lions Club, the Sun Prairie Star and Advertiser, the Colonial Club, and Angell Park Speedway. Over 3,000 eggs have been planted and the...

While 2024 marks just the second season of existence for the Sun Prairie United boys tennis co-op, there’s reason for excitement within the program. United remained fairly in tact following the end of 2023, losing seniors Noah Berg (No. 1 doubles), Pallav Karri (No. 1 doubles), and Prabhav Karri (No. 2 doubles) to graduation. The core of the team returns, headlined by standout senior Nikko Vilwock. He was elected as the team’s captain for the third consecutive season in 2024, and for good reason. He’s...

2024 Sun Prairie United boys tennis schedule Home matches are in bold and are all played at Sun Prairie West High School Big Eight conference matches are in italics -- Monday, April 8: vs. Madison East, 4 PM ...

The 2024 “Nothing But Net” basketball camp will be hosted at Sun Prairie East High School from Monday, Aug. 5 through Thursday, Aug. 8 from 9 AM through noon. Camp directors include Forrest Larson, Jeff Boos, and Steve Maselter. The camp invites boys and girls from grades 3-8 to participate. It is an intense and physically demanding offensive camp designed for the serious basketball player. It is their goal to make sure that every player improves their offensive skills at the “Nothing But Net” Camp...