Category: Special Announcements

  • Lettie W. Jensen Library Looks to Expand

    Generous donation spurs addition, planning committee members sought After years of needing more space for its collections and events, an extremely generous donation from Butch and Colleen Pomeroy has motivated the Village of Amherst and the Lettie W. Jensen Library to form a library expansion committee. The Pomeroys are willing…

  • June 13, 2025 Incident

    Friday evening on June 13, 2025, small misinformation packets preaching anti-Semitic, White supremist rhetoric were thrown from a vehicle/vehicles throughout the Village of Amherst. This cowardly deed happened around 8 pm. If you were able to record a license plate number from the vehicle, please contact the Portage County Sheriff’s…

  • 2025 Trash & Recycling Pick Up Schedule

    The Village of Amherst offers weekly pick up for our residents trash & recycling needs. While pick up is traditionally on Thursdays, dates marked with a star are holidays observed by Harter’s Fox Valley Disposal. Collection will be delayed one day, if the holiday falls on a weekday.

  • July 25-26, 2024 Incident

    This past week our village was the sight of an unfortunate incident that seems to “happen somewhere else”. Unfortunately, it happened here in Amherst. I wish to thank all law enforcement, EMT, fire department and Amherst Village staff for their tireless efforts in resolving this matter. I am very thankful…