SPARTA, Mich. (WOOD) — Hundreds of people gathered at the newly renamed Lamoreaux Brothers Veterans Memorial Park in Sparta on Memorial Day to rededicate the town’s “Shorty’s Monument” honoring local ...

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SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Memorial Day celebrations took place in Sparta Monday morning. Veterans from all over were invited to walk in the city's annual Memorial Day parade beginning at Howard Huff Park ...