Deputies say someone stole a nearly 3,000 pound wood stove.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is looking for the people who loaded up one of the outdoor wood-burning stoves and drove off.

The theft happened over the weekend in Leon, south of Sparta, at Coulee Region Incorporated.

Investigators say the stove is a black central boiler and is worth $7,500.

If you have information on the theft, you're asked to call Monroe County Crimestoppers at 608-269-STOP.