VERNON COUNTY, Wis. – Sheriff Roy Torgerson would like to announce National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 13-19, 2025. Sheriff Torgerson would like to take this opportunity to thank all the 911dispatchers at the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office who are involved in the task of emergency communications and for their part in keeping Vernon County safe. The dispatcher’s job is critical within emergency services and is a unique part of the services that the Sheriff’s Office provides every day.
The demands on these dedicated men and women are increasing with every advancement in
technology. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office began its dispatch center in 1937 with one
dispatcher to answer telephones and the radio system.
Today, the 911 dispatch center has evolved into an operation that not only deals with many phone systems, radio systems and computer programs. On a day to day basis, the dispatch center will receive many non-emergency and emergency calls all while dispatching law enforcement, fire departments and emergency medical services to the scene. In one year, the Vernon County 911 Dispatch Center will receive over 30,000 calls.
The professionalism, patience and character of the Vernon County 911 dispatchers is unmatched.
Sheriff Torgerson would like to recognize the men and women who provide this critical and
valuable service to our community….EVERY DAY. Sheriff Torgerson, along with all of the men and
women at the Sheriff’s Office, would like to personally say “Thank You” to the following 911
dispatchers:
Sgt. Bruce Olson – serving since 1992
911 Dispatcher Ryan Easterday – serving since 2017 (served in the jail from 2005-2017)
911 Dispatcher Yanicka Lunde – serving since 2017
911 Dispatcher Corinna Halvorson – serving since 2017
911 Dispatcher Cyndal Johannes – serving since 2021
911 Dispatcher Alexis JaDoul – serving since 2021
911 Dispatcher Dylan Krause – serving since 2022
911 Dispatcher Lilly Clements – serving since 2023
911 Dispatcher Lindsey McGregor – serving since 2023
911 Dispatcher Ashley Keenan – serving since 2024
911 Dispatcher Maggie Karasek – serving since 2025
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