Your Right to Know: When transparency is disregarded

By Bill Lueders

Last month, the Wisconsin town of Hazelhurst postponed discussion of a proposed ordinance due to a typo. … Read the rest

Meet the bard at Wildcat: ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ set for July 11

Wildcat Mountain State Park will host Summit Players’ “Shakespeare in the Park” on Friday, July 11, at its amphitheater. The … Read the rest

Norwalk spill affects 8 miles of trout waters

At least eight miles of a Southwest-Wisconsin stream were polluted by a manure spill earlier this month. The spill killed hundreds of fish, including many wild brown trout. The affected waterways — Spring Valley Creek, Moore Creek and the Kickapoo River — have long...

Pedestrian struck on Highway 27, near Cashton

A pedestrian was struck by a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 27, about 1½ miles south of Cashton, in the town of Christiana at about 9:45 p.m. Saturday, April 19, according to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson.  The preliminary investigation revealed that...

One injured in Clinton rollover

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, April 6, of a single-vehicle rollover on County Highway D, east of Hall Road, in the town of Clinton. Ralph E. Smalley, 62, of Richland Center, Wis., was operating a 1999 Ford...

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