With caution and precautions to keep participants safe from COVID-19, the Elroy Fair held a modified event which involved youth exhibitors only at their junior judging event in June.  The Elroy Fair is a district fair, not a county fair. After canceling the fair to the public in May, two weeks passed before the decision to hold a junior judging event only was made.  Through communication with the health department, the city, and a compilation and sharing of a document which outlined all guidelines and procedures that would be followed when gathering for judging, planning went forward and a successful event was realized. Here is the list of champions and department winners for the COVID edition of the Elroy Fair.  A complete list of results can be found online at www.ElroyFair.com

During this present time of civil unrest, racial divide, economic uncertainty, and during a pandemic scare; FaithWorks Ministries, a Christian Non-Denominational Church will be hosting their first July Jubilee “Community Unity” event on July 19th, 2020 from 10 AM-2 PM at Ochsner Park.

Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears reports a single-vehicle crash occurred Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020, at approximately 5:45 AM in the town of Viroqua. Youssef El Massoudi, age 37, of Viroqua, WI was operating a compact car eastbound on State Highway 56, just east of the city of Viroqua when he lost control while negotiating a curve to the left. The vehicle slid across the roadway narrowly missing two oncoming motorists. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway, travelled up and embankment, and overturned. The operator sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Vernon Memorial Healthcare by Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.
The crash remains under investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office.