Editor’s note: information below has been provided by a political candidate announcing his intention to run for office. Other candidates wishing to run for political office will have equal opportunity to announce their intentions. Scott Obernberger, a local businessman, has announced that he is running for one of four at-large...
Category: Government
Jefferson man pronounced dead in Iowa County following snowmobile crash
A Jefferson man was pronounced dead Thursday in Iowa County after losing control of a snowmobile he was operating, according to information released by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Koch, 67, was operating a snowmobile on the Military Ridge State Trail between County Trunk BB and County Trunk YZ...
Fort Atkinson home improvement contractor, wife sentenced to prison for fraud, money laundering
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Timothy M. O’Shea announced Thursday that Tyler Hansen, 52, Fort Atkinson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 7 years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. His wife, Jennifer Hansen, 43, was sentenced by Judge Conley to 33...
Fort officer, spouse named Crisis Intervention Officers of the Year
Fort Atkinson Police Officer Vanessa Leonard and her spouse Johnson Creek Police Officer Jay Leonard have been named Crisis Intervention Officers of the Year, according to information released by city of Fort Atkinson officials. The two officers were recognition by the Jefferson County Human Services Department during a banquet held...
DOT: ‘Frozen road law’ begins Thursday in northern half of state
A “frozen road law” goes into effect tomorrow, at midnight, which will impact regions designated as Zone 1 and 2, according to information released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT). The affected zones include U.S. 10 near Stevens Point, along with numbered state and federal highways north of...