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Stuff the Bus Vernon County launches registration for 2026-2027 school year

May 20, 2026 As families prepare for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year, McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua is proud to announce the return of Stuff the Bus Vernon County, an initiative dedicated to ensuring...

De Soto Public Library friends group seeking board members

May 20, 2026 Award winning organization sets sights on continued growth and development In 2024, a group of volunteers at the De Soto Public Library set forth an effort to raise funds to further drive...

2020 election misinformation continues to ripple through Wisconsin politics

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner May 20, 2026 As the long tail of the 2020 presidential election continues to reverberate through Wisconsin politics, a bipartisan pair of former elected officials sought to...

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

May 20, 2026 By R.J. RICO Associated Press Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of...

The GOP’s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump’s congressional agenda

May 20, 2026 By STEVEN SLOAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The YOLO caucus is in session. In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there’s a...

Vernon County tax cases and overtime trends loom as county attorney, administrator changes near

By TIM HUNDT – May 19, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County supervisors spent much of a wide–ranging finance committee meeting Tuesday wrestling with how to manage new borrowing, nagging old tax debts and...

The FBI is contacting Wisconsin election officials. Here’s w-hat we know.

The probe comes as the Trump administration looks into how the 2020 election was conducted in several other states. By Alexander Shur | May 15, 2026 This article was originally published by Votebeat, a...

Did compensation for the CEO of Wisconsin’s largest utility company triple in five years to $12 million?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch May 19, 2026 Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce Fact Briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we...

Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows

May 19, 2026 By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the...

Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

May 19, 2026 By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that...

Under congressional scrutiny, Blanche defends nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay Trump allies

May 19, 2026 By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s plans to create a $1.776...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for the week ending Saturday, May 16, 2026

May 19, 2026 5/10     Sheriff’s 911 Dispatch received a traffic complaint of a vehicle weaving and unable to maintain speed while southbound on State Highway 27. A sheriff’s deputy and...

Viroqua Chamber Business Showcase heads to Second Nature at Reeds Creek on May 19

May 18, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua Chamber invites community members, chamber members, and local professionals to attend the next Business Showcase event on Tuesday, May 19 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at...

Local landowners file lawsuit to stop MariBell transmission line project

May 18, 2026 By Local News Staff A newly formed organization of local landowners has filed a lawsuit in Vernon County Circuit Court to halt the proposed MariBell Transmission Project. The Coalition Against...

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