Westby, WI

Mayor Krista Browne sits down with Dr. Jeremy Hill and Mr. Steve Michaels, the district administrators for the Viroqua and Westby Area Schools, to discuss the school funding formula and provide broad information about upcoming referendums in their districts, throughout Vernon County and across Wisconsin. Learn about how these upcoming ballot decisions will impact our communities.  2026 […]

Jon Ronald Peterson, age 90, of rural Cashton, WI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Cashton. Burial will follow in Moen Cemetery. Pastor Amanda Schultz will officiate. Family and friends are […]

Wisconsin’s attorney general makes a campaign stop near Westby. Incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul says tariffs on farm supplies and equipment are causing financial problems for farmers around the state. Kaul also is speaking in favor of “right to repair” bills, fighting corporate practices that make it difficult for farmers to get repairs for their equipment, […] The post Wisconsin AG Kaul talks farm issues just before election at Westby area farm appeared first

Elwood A. Marx, “Woody,” 73 of rural Westby, WI, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at Torkelson Funeral Home, 720 Wisconsin St. Cashton, WI. Burial will follow in the North Coon Prairie Cemetery. Family and friends are invited […]

WESTBY, Wis. (WFRV) - A Wisconsin man has died following a motorcycle crash in Vernon County after striking a deer Saturday evening, local authorities...

A La Farge man has died two days after striking a deer while riding his motorcycle near Westby. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said 68-year-old Steven Howard Peterson of rural La Farge was heading east on County P near Carlson Ridge Road in rural Westby when he hit the deer on Saturday, October 10, at […] The post La Farge man dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.