AARP, Monroe County to help with tax preparation

Contributed by the Monroe County ADRC AARP tax volunteers and the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Monroe County are pleased to announce the 2025 tax season dates. The free, confidential service is open to low- to moderate-income residents, with a focus given...

Monroe County offering free radon kits

Contributed by the Monroe County Health Department January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a natural radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell, or taste but could be present at a dangerous level in your home. Radon is dangerous because it can cause lung...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Dec. 29 to Jan. 5

Sunday, Dec. 29: Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle fender bender at S1438 Highway 27 in the town of Christiana. The driver of a pickup truck pulled into a parking lot and began backing up and collided with another pickup that had pulled into the lot behind the...

Vision screening for children set for Nov. 7–8

Contributed by the Elroy Lions Club The Elroy Lions Club will hold a vision screening at the Royall School District on Nov. 7–8 for all children in 4-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade.  This event also is open to homeschooled students who reside in the...

Small-community forum will be offered in Norwalk

Wisconsin Rural Partners, a statewide nonprofit, will hold its Small Community Rural Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center, 200 W. North St., Norwalk.   These convenings are about sharing ideas, learning and networking concerning...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Oct. 8–15

Sunday, Oct. 8:  deputy came across a disabled vehicle on Highway 14 in the town of Jefferson. He stopped and assisted the driver with changing a flat tire.  Sunday, Oct. 8: he sheriff’s office received a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in the intersection of...

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

Wednesday, Oct. 4: Mary Brand of Wisconsin Dells was traveling westbound on Highway 14 in the town of Viroqua when she struck a deer. Brand did not report any injuries. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage. Wednesday, Oct. 4: A deputy located a herd of Angus...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Sept. 24–30

Sunday, Sept. 24: The sheriff’s office was notified of a vehicle that drove into a residential yard in Ontario, and then drove off after a couple of minutes. A deputy responded and searched the area for the vehicle, which was located on Highway 33 in the town of...

Construction continues on Ontario apartments

Work continues on a 12-unit, two-story apartment building off Church Street in Ontario (behind the former Ontario Elementary School). Seven of the units must be for low- to moderate-income residents. Travis Van Zile is serving as the developer. 

Ontario couple takes part in 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Mike and Katlyn Parr, both of the Ontario Fire & Rescue, took part in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field, donning their gear. The climb consisted of 110 flights, the height of the fallen World Trade Towers. The event is a tribute to the 343...

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