Watson Sebranek meets Santa for the first time at the Wilton Public Library open house on Dec. 8. He is the son of Amber Brueggen and Ethan Sebranek and the grandson of Rick and Lori Brueggen of Wilton.
Vernon County Sheriff’s report for Dec. 6–12
Tuesday, Dec. 7: Alissa Franzen of West Salem was traveling southbound on County Highway B in the town of Jefferson and began going uphill when she encountered ice. The vehicle slid off the right side of the roadway, traveled down a steep embankment, and overturned....
La Valle head-on crash kills rural Wilton man, Hillsboro 1-year-old
A rural Wilton man and a 1-year-old Hillsboro child died as a result of injuries sustained in a head-on collision … Read the rest
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Nov. 29 to Dec. 5
Friday, Dec. 3: Black and Red Angus cattle were reported in Millard’s Prairie Cemetery in the town of Hillsboro. The owners were notified. ♦︎ ♦︎ ♦︎ No car/deer accidents were reported last week. ♦︎ ♦︎ ♦︎ Home fires occur more...
60 units collected at Wilton blood drive
By NALANI BEVER | Wilton blood-drive coordinator The combined Wilton Community/Brookwood High School FFA blood drive on Dec. 4 resulted in the collection of 60 units of blood, which represent the possibility of helping save 180 lives. During this time of...
Kendall native selected as commencement speaker at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
lHannah Masters, formerly of Kendall and a 2019 Royall High School graduate, will be among this year’s speakers at Southwest … Read the rest
KVR Friends to sell cookies, other items
The Friends of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve will sell holiday cookies and other items Saturday, Dec. 4, to support trail … Read the rest
Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Nov. 15–21
Friday, Nov. 19: Cohner Fish of Westby was following Benjamin Slack of Viroqua on Lovaas Ridge Road in the town of Christiana. Fish attempted to pass Slack on the left side, but he sideswiped Slack’s vehicle, forcing Slack into the ditch. Fish’s vehicle also entered...
1960s Christmas on display at Monroe County Local History Room
Contributed by the Monroe County Local History Room It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — of the 1960s — at the Monroe County Local History Room and Museum in Sparta. Starting Monday, Nov. 22, at 6:30 p.m., visitors can time travel to the not-so-distant...
Ontario-based Driftless Evergreen Co. to sell Christmas trees at Down a Country Road
Driftless Evergreen Co. of rural Ontario will host its grand opening Friday, Nov. 26, at Down a Country Road, on … Read the rest
