Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 16–22

Monday, Sept. 16: In the town of Harmony, Jason Stafslien of Viroqua was at the intersection of County Highway K and County Highway O when J. Robert Burull backed out of the intersection and into the front of Stafslien's vehicle. No injuries were reported. Wednesday,...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report

Monday, Sept. 9: Michael Anderson of La Farge was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 82 and Highway 56 in the town of Viroqua when his vehicle was sideswiped by a vehicle driven by John Madsen of Hillsboro. No injuries were reported. Wednesday,...

Alcohol-related accident near Hillsboro results in injuries

Three people are facing charges in connection with an alcohol-related accident that occurred last week on Highway 80, near Hillsboro, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 6, Steven M. Blaha, 19, of Hillsboro was operating a...

Kendall Fastrip manager assaulted

The Kendall Fastrip manager was assaulted in the business's parking lot early today by one or two people who fled with an undisclosed amount of money, according to Kendall Village Marshal Rich Laxton. The suspect or suspects approached the woman from behind iand...

Kendall man leads police chase

A 41-year-old Kendall man allegedly driving with his headlights off led police on a brief pursuit on the evening of Feb. 6. Louis J. Thompson was driving out of the Country Livin’ Motel lot in Kendall at about 9 p.m. when Village Marshal Rich Laxton saw that the...

Wilton woman injured in Highway 71 crash

One person was injured in a single-vehicle crash caused by icy roads in the town of Wilton on Feb. 10, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dennis Pedersen. At about 7:34 a.m., Rachel W. Fleming, 39, of Wilton was eastbound on Highway 71, about 1,000 feet west of Linden...

Two men injured in town of Clifton crash

A motor vehicle crash resulted in injuries to two people in the town of Clifton on Nov. 27, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dennis Pedersen. The crash occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on County Highway A, approximately 100 feet east of County Highway W. John C. Higgs,...

Nine arrested in connection with La Farge burglary

Eight adults and one juvenile were arrested for allegedly burglarizing Bergum’s Food Mart in La Farge in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, according to Vernon County Sheriff Gene Cary. Sheriff investigators believe that some of the suspects were involved not only in...

Vlasak charged in connection with marijuana-growing operation

Charles Vlasak, 54, of Elroy was charged in Monroe County Court on Oct. 13 with a felony, manufacture/delivery of THC. The charge stems the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department investigation in September, when it discovered a marijuana-growing operation on Vlasak’s farm...

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