Hillsboro Fire Among Agencies that Helped Locate Missing Woman in Kickapoo Valley Area
On Saturday March 6, 2021 at approximately 8:05 PM the Vernon County Dispatch Center received a phone call from the sister of Elizabeth R. Cooper, 31 of Waukesha WI. The sister reported Elizabeth Cooper as missing on the Kickapoo Valley Reserve as they had been in contact in the afternoon. At that time Elizabeth reported being lost prior to her phone going dead and no one had been able to reach her. The last phone contact with Elizabeth was at 6:50PM.
LaFarge Fire Department was dispatched right away, conducting searches of all hiking trails. After being unable to find her, additional manpower for a grid search was requested from; Viola Fire Department, Ontario Fire Department, Westby Fire Department, Cashton Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire Department, Yuba Fire, and Viroqua Fire Department. Also on scene was the Vernon County Department of Emergency Management with their mobile command post an
Alcohol Believed to be Factor in Vernon County Crash
An injury accident occurred on the evening of March 7th 2021 at approximately 7:27pm. The accident occurred in front of Banker Park in the Village of Viola near the intersection of W. Commercial St and Central St.
The Sheriff’s Office received a call from a passerby reporting the accident and the operator, Mathew Buckta, being unresponsive. Prior to first responders arriving Buckta regained consciousnous. Buckta was negotiating a corner and lost control. Buckta’s vehicle jumped the curb struck a power pole and rolled two times before coming to rest on three tires.