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Vernon Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting Well Attended
Vernon Electric Cooperative’s 87th Annual Meeting of its members was held on March 25, 2023. Nearly 400 people enjoyed a pancake breakfast before the start of the meeting. 230 memberships were...
Organic Advisory Council Nominations due February 19
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council (OAC) until February 19, 2023. Seats are available in each of the following categories: non-profit...
Single vehicle accident leaves one injured
On January 13, 2023, at approximately 5:34 PM, the Vernon County 911 Center received a report of a single vehicle accident with injuries on State Highway 33 near Fish Hollow Road, in the Town of Forest. Emergency Services responded to the area and...
Rural Cashton man rescued from under skidsteer
On January 10, 2023, at 11:45 a.m. Walter A. Hemmersbach, age 73, of rural Cashton was working on an old Skid-steer loader when the safety arm holding the loader failed. The bucket then lowered...
Dumpster fires in the Town of Webster
On January 14, 2023, at approximately 5:15 PM, Vernon County Deputies discovered two dumpster fires inside the Town of Webster Recycling center. Flames were visible and smoke was showing as deputies...
SHERIFF ROY TORGERSON REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING January 9, 2023.
01/05- Corey Zimmerman, Cashton, was traveling westbound on Peaceful Valley Road, in the town of Clinton. Zimmerman was pulling an iron-bull gooseneck trailer loaded with a skid steer. The trailer jackknifed, which caused the truck and trailer to...
Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears reports:
On December 31st, 2022 at 4:17pm, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatch center received a report of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 27 north of the City of Westby. 27-year-old Christopher N. Palm Sr. from rural Westby was traveling...
Fatal Traffic Crash Near Norwalk January 4, 2023
On January 4, 2023 just after 6:00pm, the Monroe County 911 Communications Center was informed of a crash on State Highway 71 near the intersection of County Highway T, in the Township of Ridgeville. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Norwalk...
Von Ruden re-elected WFU President
Westby dairy farmer Darin Von Ruden was re-elected president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union this weekend in Wisconsin Dells, where more than 200 family farmers and rural advocates gathered for the...
Von Ruden re-elected WFU President
Westby dairy farmer Darin Von Ruden was re-elected president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union this weekend in Wisconsin Dells, where more than 200 family farmers and rural advocates gathered for the...
The Vernon County Museum has received a mini-grant from the Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Council for Local History are pleased to announce that 17 affiliated local historical societies received a total of $10,354.00 through the 2022 mini- grant program. The Wisconsin Historical Foundation...
Winter Parking
(a) No person shall park or leave standing any unattended vehicle between the hours of 11:00 p.m.- 5:00 a.m. from December 1st to April 1st, unless such vehicle is parked on the even-numbered side of the street on days bearing an even-numbered...
SHERIFF JOHN SPEARS REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING November 28, 2022.
11/21- Dolores Huffar, Westby, was traveling westbound on State Highway 56 in the town of Liberty, when she took her eyes off the road, which caused her to graze the guardrail. Huffar did not report any injuries. The vehicle received functional...
Free COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Clinics
The Monroe County Health Department will be offering free COVID-19 bi-valent booster vaccines at the following locations: Wednesday November 16th from 11:00am-2:30pm at Oakdale Electric Cooperative (489 N Oakwood St., Tomah, WI 54660) Wednesday...
Celebrating the Power of Rural
(CASHTON, WI) – The third Thursday of November is set aside each year to recognize National Rural Health Day (NRHD), a day of celebration of rural communities, organized by the National Organization...
SHERIFF JOHN SPEARS REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING November 14, 2022.
11/09- Steven Seidel, Viroqua, was traveling northbound on Lewison Road, in the town of Viroqua, when he stated he swerved to miss a deer, and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, struck an embankment, and a utility pole. A...
Twinklefest Parade Grand Marshals Announced
The Viroqua Chamber Main Street is proud to announce this year’s Twinklefest Parade Grand Marshals to be the healthcare workers at Vernon Memorial Healthcare. These deserving individuals have been named Twinklefest Grand Marshals in recognition of...
Monroe County Child Support Agency receives award
Monroe County Board Chair Cedric Schnitzler and County Administrator Tina Osterberg were proud to announce: On October 13, 2022 The Monroe County Child Support Agency received the Wisconsin Child...
Vehicle runs off roadway
Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears reports: On October 30th, 2022 at approximately 1:33 AM the Vernon County Dispatch Center received a 911 phone call from a passerby reporting a single vehicle crash on State Highway 82 west of County Road A in...
Single vehicle accident
On October 25th, 2022 at 11:08 PM, the Vernon County Dispatch Center received a call of a single vehicle rollover accident on State Highway 56 near Elm Dr. The driver, Eiliv E. Ellefson, of Viroqua,Wisconsin, was alone and traveling west on State...
15 year old detained after firing shots before a nearly five hour standoff in rural Tomah.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at a rural Tomah residence Thursday evening at approximately 6:00 PM reporting that a 15 year old had a gun. As deputies were responding the youth fired several shots and upon arrival of deputies...
Vernon County Deer Farm Confirmed With CWD
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has confirmed that a white-tailed buck at a Vernon County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The results were confirmed by the National Veter...
