Charges of child neglect and disorderly conduct were filed against James (Jamie) Odegard, 31, of Wilton after accusations that he shot two small children with an airsoft gun.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department reports Odegard was alone with a 6-year-old and 3-year-old July 11 and used an airsoft pistol to shoot both children. When the children’s mother brought them to the sheriff’s department five days later, the 3-year-old told police Odegard shot him at least twice. The child had bruises on his lower back and stomach.
The 6-year-old also had bruises on his torso. The boy told police he didn’t know why Odegard had shot him, but he had continued to do so after the boy asked him to stop.
Odegard admitted to
The fourth annual Wilton American Legion Memorial Golf Tournament is slated for Saturday, Sept. 6, at Hiawatha Golf Club in Tomah.
Funds raised from the tournament are used to defray the cost of maintaining the Wilton veterans memorial.
Jonathon L. Walling, 23, of 624 Medbury St., Kendall, was arrested for domestic-violence-related disorderly conduct and battery after he was accused of instigating a physical altercation with a former roommate July 11.
Sean P. Lavenduskey, 26, of Wilton was arrested for battery and resisting an officer after an incident at a Wilton bar July 13.
According to the report, Lavenduskey had a physical altercation with another man in the
Randy L. Harmel, 33, of Ontario was arrested by Monroe County police for violating his probation after a traffic stop July 16.
According to the report, Harmel was pulled over after a deputy observed him driving a vehicle
The 11th annual Wilton Wood Turtle Flower Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Wilton Community Center, 400 East St.
A butterfly alights on a coneflower in Rita Mullen’s gardens during the Kendall garden walk on July 19. The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization sponsored the event.
Contributed by VERNON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
With technical and writing assistance from Vernon Economic Development Association, Community Hunger Solutions recently obtained $9,000 in funding through the Great Rivers United Way Venture Grant program.
The project,
Manpower announced in a recent press release that it is hiring for more than 200 positions in the Tomah area.
“It’s exciting to see the growth area businesses in the Tomah area are having and the vast opportunities
The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold its second annual Veteran Mental Health Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah.
This year’s Veteran Mental Health Summit will
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that at a hearing on July 21 at the Monroe County Circuit Court, Judge Todd Ziegler found that the criminal counts of racketeering and securities fraud against Illinois resident Edward Van Der Molen were validly charged by Wisconsin
Designed to promote the spirit of Kendall, the fifth annual Kendall Area Gathering and All-School Reunion will again be a part of the village’s Labor Day celebration.
The event will be Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Kendall
A free community supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at the Elroy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 204 Royall Ave.
This community supper is offered on the last Wednesday of each
Students participated in a wide array of learning hands-on learning opportunities at the Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center’s (AHEC) annual Health Careers Camp from June 15–19.
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers in Norwalk and Cashton was one of the camp collaborators, along with Gundersen Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System,
Annette Strazdins of Cashton takes part in the Ontario Public Library Hat Luncheon, a library fundraiser that was offered at the Wilmer Pearson home in late June.
Four Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for May/June. They are listed below, with coaches’ comments following the names.
BASEBALL
• Josh Marten: ”Josh batted .438 down the stretch for the Falcons. He was a major factor in our success this season and ignited a number of rallies for
MONDAY, JULY 21
• 9–10:30 a.m. — Senior Softball practice at Brookwood. Bus leaves Ontario at 8:30 a.m., Norwalk at 8:40 a.m. and Wilton at 8:50 a.m. Kelly Wallace will coach. Tournament times will be announced.
• Majors Baseball tourney at Hillsboro. Times will be announced at July 19
MONDAY, JULY 14
• 12:30 p.m. — Majors Baseball 2 vs. Wonewoc at Wilton. Bus leaves Ontario at 12 p.m., Norwalk at 12:10 p.m. and Wilton at 12:20 p.m. Bobby Cunitz will coach.
By KEN CLINTON
Brookwood athletic director
It has certainly been an outstanding school year for Brookwood athletics.
In addition to capturing five conference team titles (football, boys cross country, girls cross count
Click here to see Wilton resident Betsy Schindler’s account of the visit.
By PAT MULVANEY
Courtesy of the Sparta Herald
Anyone traveling through Sparta on Friday afternoon could have caught sight of strange figure wearing a British Army pith helmet, sitting astride
By LYDA LANIER
Special to the County Line
Volunteering to serve in the Peace Corps was the next step for Chelsea Geier of Ridgeville, a graduate of Brookwood High School and the University of Minnesota.
With a major
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher
The average senior citizen might find more than a dozen high-energy kids a bit unnerving. But 10-year-old Jack (70 in human years)
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher
Frugal shoppers may recall C&M Liquidators in Union Center, where everything from household items to toys and school supplies could be found at low, low prices. It was the kind of
