At approximately 1:01 p.m. on June 24, 2026 the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person. The reporting party informed dispatchers a male subject had gone missing from the boat launch on Browndeer Drive at Lake Petenwell, in the Town of Monroe. Dispatch learned the subject had been missing since leaving […]

FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (WFRV) - Authorities in Fond du Lac County released information about a pursuit that resulted in an Oshkosh man's arrest on Sunday. A...

The Adams County Sheriff's Office says a 72-year-old Necedah man drowned in Lake Petenwell while attempting to rescue an injured eagle.

FRIENDSHIP, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - An Adams County man was sentenced to 28 years in prison plus five years of extended release after shooting at officers du...

A Friendship man convicted of shooting at deputies during a traffic stop in June 2024 is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon.

Gordon William Langer, 97, passed away peacefully at Rosebrook Senior Living in Adams, WI on June 16, 2026. Gordon was born on March 21st , 1929 to Louis and Marion (Wright) Langer in their home in Arkdale, WI. He lived in Arkdale until the age of 10 when their family moved to a farm just […]

Scott L. Ellis, age 69, of Adams, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026.    No services are planned at this time.   Scott was born on July 10, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to James and Valeta (Conger) Ellis. He was raised in Milwaukee and later moved up to Adams County. On May 26, […]

Harry T. Zeigler, age 84, of Friendship, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin.   A celebration of his life will be Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 1-4pm at his home, 1744 County Road F, Friendship, WI. Harry was born on August 17, 1941, in Chicago, […]

Departments in Adams County and the Marshfield Police Department have begun to carry EpiPens.

Judith Arlene Wehinger, 83, of Friendship, WI, formerly of South Wayne, WI passed away on  June 2, 2026. She was born August 17, 1942, to Arleigh and Hazel Johnson.  Raised in Woodford, WI and graduated from South Wayne High School (now Blackhawk  School District), and then UW-Stout with Home-Ec/English dual major. She married James  Wehinger […]