Sunday, Jan. 26: A deputy initiated a traffic stop near Proksch Coulee Road and N. Main Street in Stoddard after observing a vehicle deviating from its lane multiple times. During the stop, it was determined that the driver was impaired. The driver was charged with...
Vernon County man arrested for selling firearms to Saudi Arabia
A six-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging a Viroqua man for allegedly selling firearms and related parts without a license to buyers in Saudi Arabia, shipping the prohibited items, and then lying to federal inspectors about it. According to allegations in...
Feb. 6, 2025, print issue
James F. Wojtowicz
James F. Wojtowicz, 83, of Elroy, Wis., passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hillsboro.… Read the rest
Phyllis Mae Britzman
Phyllis Mae Britzman, 90, of New Lisbon and formerly of Clifton passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Crestview … Read the rest
Classifieds for Jan. 30
COMPUTER REPAIR: Contact Dave Heilman at 608-487-3271 or email dheilman@centurytel.net. New and refurbished computers in stock. EXPERT REPAIR on most brands of appliances – 4 certified technicians to serve you. Mitby’s in Cashton, 654-5144. NEW CONSTRUCTION: Room...
Brookwood names artists of the month
The Brookwood seventh through 12th grade artists of the month for December and January are Joselyne Santos Garcia, Fernanda Garcia Barr and Alex Bautista Velasco “for their wonderful ceramics,” said art teacher Patricia Holte. The assignment was to make a set of three...
Ontario Public Library to offer class on making pie crusts
By Rachel Conner | Ontario Public Library director The Ontario Public Library will offer a pie crust class on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. Join Lauren West, owner of Echo Valley Farm Bakery in rural Ontario, in a class all about pie crust. Together we make...
Vernon County Museum Notes: Program set for Feb. 4 on Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train
By Kristen Parrott | Vernon County Museum curator Our first history program of the year will be Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Vernon County History Center in Viroqua. All programs are free and open to the public. Civil War historian and re-enactor...
I&E Club to offer ‘Protecting Your Work Through Patents’
Contributed by the Vernon County I&E Club The next meeting of the Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club will be Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Food Enterprise Center, 1201 N. Main St. in Viroqua. A critical step in developing a new invention or starting a new business is...
