Local Tobacco Retailer Checks Expand to Include E-Cigarettes
(Mauston, WI) – Local tobacco retailer checks that make sure stores don’t sell tobacco products to minors are expanding to include e-cigarettes, according to the South Central Tobacco Free Coalition...
View ArticleArrest Made in Fire Investigation in New Lisbon
An arrest has been made in several recent residential fires in the City of New Lisbon. According to the New Lisbon Police Department, 32-year-old Arthur E. Sagel was arrested on a probation hold and...
View ArticleVillages of Necedah and Ontario Receive State Trust Fund Loans
The Villages of Necedah and Ontario had community-improvement projects approved by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL). The BCPL approved two State Trust Fund Loans totaling $990,000 to...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Office, Necedah, Wonewoc, and Union Center Police...
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Necedah, Wonewoc, and Union Center Police Departments will mobilize along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual...
View ArticleStamp Out Hunger Food Drive, May 9
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 23rd annual food drive on Saturday, May 9. Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers will collect non-perishable food...
View ArticleCity of Hillsboro to Hold Public Hearing – May 18
The City of Hillsboro will conduct a public hearing regarding its proposed application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Planning funds for a Community Development Plan for the City of...
View ArticleSauk County to Observe Respect For Law Day with Ceremony – May 11
The 2015 Respect for Law Day observance in Sauk County has been scheduled for Monday May 11, 2015 beginning at 8:30am. The annual event will be held on the Broadway Street side of the Historic...
View ArticleArkdale Man Arrested for OWI-7th Offense
An Adams County man was arrested for OWI – 7th offense. According to the police report, on Wednesday, the Adams Police Department received a complaint about a possible intoxicated driver coming from...
View ArticlePolice: Woman buried her dead newborn in yard 5 years ago
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Police say a Sauk County woman buried her newborn child that died during childbirth in her family’s yard five years ago. Baraboo Police Chief Mark Schauf says 33-year-old Brenda...
View ArticleRichland Center Man Arrested for OWI – 5th Offense
A Richland Center man was arrested for OWI – 5th offense. On Thursday, a Wisconsin State Patrol officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 80 in Richland County for erratic driving and an expired...
View ArticleWIS 21 lane closures begin Monday in Adams County
Work on WIS 21 over the Big Roche A Cri Creek in the town of Strongs Prairie is scheduled to begin Monday, May 11. Motorists can expect to encounter temporary traffic signals and flagging operations....
View ArticleMauston Police Department Reports
On May 8, 2015 approximately 9:15 pm, a call came into Juneau County Communication Center of a three story apartment complex in Mauston and that there were two people trapped in their apartment due to...
View ArticleLunch N’ Learn Session Provides Insight to Community Discussions
The Juneau County UW Extension’s latest Lunch N’ Learn on April 30 was about engaging citizens in the exploration and development of civil, civic discussions. The session, which was held at the...
View ArticleWRJC Honored at WBA Awards
(On the left) Kevin Kellogg, Jim Murphy, Troy Matz (On the Right) Barbara Betkis, Jen Rizzo, Paris Dudzinski, Jenny Hagemann. (Not pictured: Kent Penshorn and Joseph Holsclaw) WRJC received an award at...
View ArticleMile Bluff Medical Center Foundation to Host ‘A Toast and Taste of Summer’–...
Good food and good wine go hand in hand. When paired, they have the ability to enhance each other’s flavors, making them more pronounced, and providing a more satisfying and enjoyable overall tasting...
View ArticleTwo Vehicle Accident in Vernon County
There was a two vehicle collision Friday afternoon on State Highway 35 in the Town of Bergen. Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears said 43-year-old Ricky L. Arentz of De Soto was traveling northbound...
View ArticleCongressman Kind Talks Possible Trade Agreement at Listening Session
Congressman Ron Kind talked about an upcoming trade agreement at his listening session Thursday afternoon at the County Board Room in the Juneau County Courthouse in Mauston. Kind gave a quick update...
View ArticleWaukesha Man Charged with Two Counts of Burglary
A Waukesha man has been charged in the burglary of Saint Patrick’s School and Parish that happened last December. According to the criminal complaint, Mauston Police responded to the burglary and at...
View ArticleVernon County Sheriff John Spears Reports
SHERIFF JOHN SPEARS REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING May 11, 2015. 5/5 Mitchell Rickey of La Farge was traveling east bound on Maple...
View ArticleMauston Police Department Reports
On May 8, at approximately 4:30 pm, 23 year-old Axel Arcuri was taken into custody by Mauston Police Officers. After observing Arcuri riding on a motorcycle in the City of Mauston, an officer stopped...
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