By Jeff Seering
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Sauk County Board voted to spend $40,500 to buy a sheriff’s department vehicle to replace … Read the rest
OFD responds to car fire at gas station
The Ontario Fire Department responded to a car fire Thursday, Sept 19, at the Zzip Stop. Ten firefighters spent about a half-hour on the scene, and the fire was contained to the engine. The driver was Sherie Wondra of Norwalk. (Contributed photo)
Royall School District homecoming slated
The Royall School District will celebrate homecoming next week. The homecoming parade will be in Elroy starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2. It will start at North Street and end at the school parking lot. The school’s annual community night will follow at...
Man accused in Dolowy murder grew up in Kendall
The man accused of the 1985 murder of La Crosse resident Terry Dolowy spent his childhood in Kendall.
Several vehicles struck in Hillsboro hit-and-run crash
A hit-and-run crash occurred late Saturday night, Sept. 14, in Hillsboro, according to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Hillsboro … Read the rest
Your Right to Know: Using outside record vendors brings risks
By Tom Kamenick Last March, the Wisconsin Examiner asked the Black River Falls Police Department to search for emails regarding the death of a missing Indigenous man. The department said it would process the request but the news outlet would have to pay...
Half of Wisconsin school districts go to referendum amid debate over state aid for public education
by Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch September 16, 2024 Come Nov. 5, nearly half of all Wisconsin school districts will have gone to referendum in 2024, asking for almost $6 billion in total from Wisconsin residents in districts scattered across the...
Brookwood homecoming set for next week
Brookwood will celebrate its homecoming next, culminating with a parade at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Norwalk. Pictured here is a map of the parade route, supplied by the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District. At 7 p.m. that day, the Falcon football team will take on New...
16-year-old dies, 17-year-old seriously injured in rural Elroy accident
A 16-year-old was killed and a 17-year-old seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash occurred at about 12 a.m. Sunday in … Read the rest
Kendall man injured in town of Stark single-vehicle accident
A single-vehicle crash occurred on Saturday, Aug. 31, at about 7:30 p.m. in the town of Stark, according to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson. Kyle Ray Stout, 25, of Kendall was operating a 2000 Dodge Dakota pickup westbound on Highway 82, near Spry Road, east...
