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Minnesota man hurt in off-road motorcycle crash in Vernon County
A 41-year-old Rollingstone, Minnesota, man was injured during an off-road motorcycle crash July 7 in Vernon County. According to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, Jonathon Scott Wickus was riding a 2016 Yamaha YZ450 motorcycle on Highway Y in the town of Jefferson around 3 p.m., when he drove into a restricted area of the Runge Hollow Dam in the Bad Axe River watershed. Wickus traveled down the concrete overflow spillway, lost control and crashed in a grassy area.
Plethora of drugs seized during traffic stop on State Highway 82 in Wisconsin
LA FARGE, Wis. (WFRV) – Two people from Wisconsin were arrested after a traffic stop on State Highway 82 revealed a plethora of drugs in a vehicle. According to a release, a deputy with the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle traveling east on State Highway 82 near Spry Road in La Farge on Thursday, July 11.
Event honors history of Country Coon Prairie Church and Cemetery near Westby
Country Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and Cemetery two miles south of Westby were the focus of a special event highlighting their history. The Vernon County Historical Society, Country Coon Prairie Church Preservation, Inc. and the County Coon Prairie Cemetery Committee presented “A Walk Among the Ancestors,” Sunday, June 23.
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