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Closed gas station and restaurant owners may leave building to city

WRJC — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:48:01 +0000

Illinois owners of a closed New Lisbon gas station and restaurant may leave the building to the city. A Juneau County deputy said he was dispatched to the closed Boz Brothers Travel Plaza on New Lisbon’s north side on Highway 80 for a standby as New Lisbon Police Chief Brent Granger and City Administrator Ed Kaelin walked through the building. They were determining what items needed to be removed by the owners. The deputy noticed numerous food and beverage items on the shelves and floor. It appeared all the kitchen equipment was intact and the gas station shop area seemed to be complete with all the tools and equipment untouched.

City of Mauston received 43-applications for open position

WRJC — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:42:29 +0000

The City of Mauston received 43-applications for the open City Administrator position. Administrative assistant Diane Kropiwka said, “During a special meeting Wednesday night, the Mauston Common Council selected 10 applicants for the next step in the hiring process. The top ten candidates are required to provide a video presentation based on a specific set of questions.” Kropiwka also said, “The council will view the videos and the select the applicants who will then participate in the actual face-to-face interviews.” Former City Administrator Brian Yerges left Mauston at the end of August and took a similar position in the City of Plymouth.

Road construction in Adams Co. impacting motorists

WRJC — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:34:24 +0000

Motorists are experiencing road construction in Adams County. The Department of Transportation officials said Highway 13 between County Road ‘D’ north of Rome and Hasa Lane east of Saratoga is closed to traffic now through September 27th. Traffic will be detoured onto Highway 21, Interstate 39, and onto Highway 73. After the road reopens to traffic, motorists can expect to encounter weekday lane closures and flagging operations. Highway 21 between the Juneau/Adams County Line and Highway 13 is open to one lane of traffic. Crews are resurfacing Highway 13 and making improvements to the wayside and boat landing located along the Wisconsin River. Motorists can expect to encounter flagging operations and temporary traffic signals until October 22nd.

Unruly Labor Day Weekend guests asked to leave

WRJC News — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:58:59 +0000

Unruly guests at Saint Joseph’s Motel and Campground on Necedah’s east side were asked to leave. The deputy said on Sunday the Kurpacha family from Villa Park, Illinois was disturbing the other guests by tearing around the campground on the ATVs after they were warned about the rules. The deputy said, “after much complaining and More >

Tomah P.D. received autopsy results of Tomah man

WRJC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:45:12 +0000

The Tomah Police Department has received the results of an autopsy conducted on the body of a 21-year old Tomah man found deceased in his residence in July. Lieutenant Mark Nicholson said the cause of death of William Cross is ‘positional asphyxia associated with mixed hydrocodone and ethanol intoxication.’ On July 1st officers found More >

21-year old charged with battery after group home incident

WRJC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:40:03 +0000

The Necedah ambulance was dispatched to a group home on 18th Avenue in the Town of Necedah Sunday night. The deputy said about 8:20 p.m., 21-year old Robert Bancroft struck 61-year old Arthur Karus in the head with a coffee mug and pushed him done the stairs at the Oak Run Group Home. Karus was transported to Hess Memorial Hospital in Mauston for treatment. The staff told authorities Bancroft imagines things and hears voices. He dreamt Karus was bringing large amounts of cocaine into the group home and had cut the satellite dish off the roof. Bancroft was cited for battery and fined $389.

Ambulance responded to group home in Necedah

WRJC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:25:19 +0000

The Necedah Ambulance responded to a group home east of Necedah last Friday night. The deputy said about 11:30 p.m., 19-year old Ashley Smith told staff at Evergreen Manor that she had taken 14-pills that she had hidden in the woods. She was light headed and a little dizzy. The ambulance transported Smith to Hess Memorial Hospital in Mauston. Medical staff determined Smith’s level of drugs in her system was not consistent with the amount she claimed to have taken. Authorities determined she had not intended to harm herself but had only wanted to be removed from the group home because the staff had allegedly been mean and picked on her.

Man killed in a farming accident in Tomah

WRJC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:37:17 +0000

     TOMAH, Wis. (AP) – A 45-year-old man has been killed in a farming accident in Monroe County.
     The county sheriff’s department says deputies received a call about 2 p.m. Wednesday about a farming accident in the township of Tomah.
     When deputies arrived, they found the man. He had gotten caught in a piece of farm machinery. He died at the scene from his injuries.
     Authorities are withholding the man’s name pending notification of next of kin.
     The accident remains under investigation.

Vernon Co. Sheriff’s Dept. asking for help locating hit and run vehicle

WRJC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:32:42 +0000

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit and run of an electrical box last week in the town of Webster. Sheriff Gene Cary said last Thursday night, September 2nd, about 10 p.m. a car failed to negotiate a curve. The car slid off the roadway into a Vernon Electric Cooperative electrical box. The accident resulted in a power outage in the area. The driver of the car did not stop or report the accident. Authorities are looking for a red colored car with significant front end damage. Anyone with information leading to the vehicle or person responsible for the accident is asked to call the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office at 608-637-2123 or Vernon County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-657-6868.

Mauston man in custody for bail jumping

WRJC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:26:21 +0000

A Mauston man was taken into custody for bail jumping. Police said while investigating complaints of suspicious activity at the parking lot of Colonial Manor in the City of Mauston, Officer Richard Lueneberg talked with 17-year old Austin Gray and 17-year old Shannon Rakowski who were in the area on their bikes. A records check showed Gray is out of jail on a $5,000 signature bond on a burglary charge and a condition of his bond is no contact with Rakowski. Gray was transported to the Juneau County Jail.