A routine traffic stop in Wilton resulted in drug charges for an Ontario man early Monday evening. Randy Harmel, the passenger, faces charges of possession of THC and drug paraphernalia and was booked into Monroe County Jail. Wilton police stopped the driver, Nick...
Arson suspected in Ontario car fire
A car at 102 First St. was fully engulfed in flames by the time the Ontario Fire Department arrived at the scene early Saturday morning. Vernon County dispatch had received the 911 call at 4:23 a.m. The car's owner, James Frederick of 102 First St., Ontario, told...
Ontario Police Report
The following is the Regional Centers Municipal Court docket for Ontario for March 31. Judge Richard Tyler found all subjects guilty. Additionally, Tyler issued warrants to individuals who failed to comply with court orders. • Sandra Fuentes-Gallo, 18, of Ontario — 1)...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for March 31 to April 6
Monday, March 31: Anthony Widner reported that someone had scratched words into the tailgate of his 1976 Chevrolet truck at a farm in town of Harmony. Also, furniture had been destroyed, screws and nails had been thrown into the cattle pen, a chicken coop had been...
Ontario Police Report
The following is the Regional Centers Municipal Court docket for Ontario for March 31. Judge Richard Tyler found all subjects guilty. Additionally, Tyler issued warrants to individuals who failed to comply with court orders. • Sandra Fuentes-Gallo, 18, of...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for March 24–30
Monday, March 24: Erik Woxland of La Crescent, Minn., was following Kathy Dusso of Westby down the Coon Valley Hill on Highway 14 in the town of Hamburg when he lost control of his vehicle. The Woxland vehicle struck the Dusso vehicle while both were in motion. Both...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for March 17–23
Tuesday, March 18: Lyall Langer of Hillsboro reported that heifers were loose on his yard in the town of Greenwood. Wednesday, March 19: Mary Lennon of Viola reportedly swerved to miss a deer on County Highway V in the town of Greenwood. Lennon's vehicle went out of...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for March 10–16
Tuesday, March 11: Amy Mowery of Viroqua swerved on a curve to miss a deer that ran out in front of her on Ames Road in the town of Webster, striking a guardrail. Mowery was not injured. Wednesday, March 12: Matthew Stowell of Hillsboro was traveling on Briskey Road...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for March 3–9
Monday, March 3: Christine Harrington of De Soto lost control of her vehicle on ice on Lawrence Ridge Road in the town of Wheatland. Her vehicle overturned in a snow bank, landing on its wheels. Harrington suffered no apparent injuries. Wednesday, March 5: Judy Tully...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Feb. 24 to March 2
Monday, Feb. 24: Caleb Frank of De Soto collided with a legally parked vehicle in the De Soto High School parking lot. No injuries were reported. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Anna Gilbeck-Moilein of Westby was waiting to turn onto Central Avenue in Coon Valley when she was...
