A one-vehicle accident resulted in injuries April 21 in the town of Ridgeville, according to Monroe County police. The driver, 20-year-old Reese J. Von Ruden of rural Sparta, was northbound on Jewell Road, just south of County Highway T, when he lost control of his...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report
Tuesday, April 19: Donna Myer of Westby was traveling on Highway 14, town of Coon, when she slowed for traffic in front of her. Rodney Engh of Westby was behind Myer, and his vehicle hit the back of the Myer vehicle. No injuries were reported. Tuesday, April 19: Cory...
Teenager injured in Ridgeville crash
A one-vehicle accident resulted in injuries April 21 in the town of Ridgeville, according to Monroe County police. The driver, 20-year-old Reese J. Von Ruden of rural Sparta, was northbound on Jewell Road, just south of County Highway T, when he lost control of his...
Reward offered for information on Rockton Bar theft
Vernon County Crime Stoppers, along with the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department, seeks information on a vehicle break-in reported at the Rockton Bar parking lot. Sometime between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, these items were stolen from the box of a Ford...
Former N-O-W bus mechanic charged in theft
Dean Fish, 45, of Reinbeck, Iowa, recently was charged in Monroe County with the theft of property from the Norwalk- Ontario-Wilton School District, his former employer. Fish was a bus mechanic with district but left last summer to take another position. Fish did...
City of Elroy police report
The following is the City of Elroy police report for February. Defendants are presumed innocent until found guilty. Friday, Feb. 4: Resisting or obstructing an officer, Academy Street — Michael S. Schultz of Kendall Tuesday, Feb. 8: Operating after suspension or...
Two injured in crash east of La Farge
A La Farge woman and a juvenile passenger were in a one-vehicle accident Friday on Highway 82, about 2 miles east of La Farge, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 8:05 a.m., Kathryn Ashley-Wright, 26, was driving west when her vehicle began...
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report
Wednesday, April 6: Daniel Diehl of Viroqua was westbound on County Highway B, town of Jefferson, when a rock fell from the embankment and into the road. Diehl was unable to avoid the rock, which caused front-end and undercarriage damage to his vehicle. Thursday,...
Ontario woman faces arson charges
By County Line staff An Ontario woman is being held in Vernon County Jail, awaiting court appearances for a range of charges, including arson. On two separate occasions in early March, Jayme Flaig, 21, allegedly attempted to set ablaze her grandmother Barb Flaig’s...
La Farge woman rolls vehicle on Highway 82
A La Farge woman and a juvenile passenger were in a one-vehicle accident Friday on Highway 82, about 2 miles east of La Farge, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 8:05 a.m., Kathryn Ashley-Wright, 26, was driving west when her vehicle began...
