Motorcycle crash near LaFarge
A La Crescent man was injured as a result of a motorcycle crash near LaFarge Friday. Vernon County Sheriff John Spears said, “51-year old Scott Demorest was traveling east on County Road ‘P’ when he...
View ArticleGeorge Braund ‘You Betcha’ Memorial Fund
The Mauston School Board accepted three donations during its Regular School Board meeting Monday night. The Board accepted a donation of $3000 to the George Braund “You Betcha” Memorial fund from...
View ArticleFort McCoy Renovation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A western Wisconsin military base is renovating its 1940s-era stone gates. Fort McCoy’s South Post gates were built in 1941 as part of the Works Project Administration, an agency...
View ArticleManic behavior
A Sparta man was taken into custody in the City of Mauston following an accident on the Interstate. Police said Monday morning about 9:30am 19-year old Thomas Hartman was located walking in the Kwik...
View ArticleCamping gear stolen
A young couple camping at Kennedy County Park near New Lisbon had everything stolen over the weekend. The deputy said the two had gone back to their campsite Saturday about midnight and everything was...
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New Courthouse boiler
In May 2013 the Juneau County Board initially approved spending $31,000 from the Contingency Fund to make repairs to the Courthouse boiler. But since then, the Building Committee determined that there...
View ArticleJC Discount Prescription Drug Card Program
Juneau County residents are now able to obtain a Discount Prescription Drug Card through the Juneau County Health Department. The County Board Tuesday morning approved a Resolution authorizing the...
View Article17-year old offenders
50th Assembly District Representative Ed Brooks stopped by the WRJC studios Tuesday morning. Brooks talked about the bill he co-signed that would repeal a law enacted during the mid-1990s that treats...
View Article‘No Parking’ restrictions
As a result of recent accidents at the intersection of Division and Bridge Streets in the City of New Lisbon, the City Council Monday night approved no parking on Bridge Street within 65-feet of the...
View ArticleCodification of NL Ordinances
After several months of weekly meetings, a committee formed to revise and consolidate, amend, and supplement the City of New Lisbon ordinances introduced the re-codified version Monday night at the New...
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Hole-in-One
contributed...Woody Syverson contributed…“Even a blind chicken finds a kernel of corn, once in a while!” Grampa Leaky Brown used to say that every once in a while talking about luck. The photo shows...
View ArticleUnderage drinking
A Mauston man was cited for underage drinking Wednesday morning. Police said an officer responded to a room at the Alaskan Motel on the City’s east side for a noise complaint. Investigation revealed...
View ArticlePower outage
An electrical power outage north of Mauston late Monday morning was a result of a one-vehicle crash. The deputy said about 11:30am a Mauston man, 56-year old Michael Menard, was traveling south on...
View ArticlePossession of narcotics
A Mauston man has been charged with possession of narcotic drugs without a valid prescription. According to the deputy’s report, Saturday morning, September 7th, 2013, about 4am a deputy found 19-year...
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Bakery burglary
contributed.... A Wonewoc man has been charged with burglary of a bakery. According to the criminal complaint, the Wonewoc Bakery had been closed a few days towards the end of August due to the...
View ArticleStolen firearms
Several firearms were stolen from a residence in Adams County last month. Sometime between August 25th and August 28th, 2013 someone entered a home in the 1300 block of Edgewood Drive in theTown of...
View ArticleFort McCoy Fishing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wildlife officials are trying to improve fish habitat at a sprawling western Wisconsin military base. The project at Fort McCoy calls for removing dams, culverts and concrete...
View ArticleIntersection K & O crash
Both drivers were cited as a result of a two-vehicle crash south of Mauston. The deputy said last Wednesday, September 11th, 2013, 35-year old Georg Rettammel was traveling north on County Road ‘K’ in...
View ArticlePresciption medicine stolen
Prescription medication and cash were stolen from an unlocked car in the Town of Lindina Wednesday night. The deputy said about 8:30pm he responded to a residence on County Road ‘G’. Earlier in the...
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Sexual assault charges dismissed
Sexual assault of a child charges have been dismissed against a New Lisbon man. 36-year old Jesse day was in court with his attorney Thursday afternoon for a plea hearing. Juneau County Assistant...
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