Royall showcase concert is Monday

Contributed by the Royall School District The Royall High School Music Department will present a concert festival showcase concert at 7 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the old high school gymnasium.   The high school concert band and high school concert choir will...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Feb. 16–22

Sunday, Feb. 16: Dispatch received a report of three horses running down Morning Star Road in the town of Union. The owner was located. A deputy stood by until the horses were retrieved. Sunday, Feb. 16: Dispatch received an automated crash notification for a vehicle...

Monroe County offers advance notice of highway weight limits

Contributed by the Monroe County Highway Department The Monroe County Highway Department advises residents and other highway users to be prepared for the annual limitation of the weight of vehicles travelling on county highways.   Restrictions are placed each...

Zirk family members memorialized

To honor three family members who died within the past two years, the Zirk family takes a spin around the tractor pull track on Saturday during Kendall Fest. Gene Zirk, Wally Zirk and Steve Zirk all have passed away. Ed Zirk bought the John Deere in 1948 at Slama...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Sept. 1–7

Sunday, Sept. 1: Deputies responded to a residence on Highway 27 in the town of Franklin for a reported domestic incident. The male offender was arrested and taken to the Vernon County Detention Center on charges of domestic disorderly conduct and false imprisonment....

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Aug. 25–31

Sunday, Aug. 25: A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 14 in the town of Coon. The driver received a citation for traveling 74 mph in a 55-mph zone. Monday, Aug. 26: The sheriff’s office was notified of a vehicle accident on Storbakken Lane in the...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Aug. 18–24

Sunday, Aug. 18: Logan Buckles of De Soto was traveling south on Easy Street in Stoddard when he struck a legally parked vehicle owned by Tristan Batwinski of Stoddard. Buckles continued driving to his residence. He was later located and stated he was unaware that he...

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