Today is October 15th.
These are today's vital statistics.
Estella M. Rowan, 86 of Muscaday, formerly of Ridgway, died Sunday, October 4 at St.
Mary's Hospital in Madison.
Visitation for Estella will be held today from 4 p.m.
until 8 p.m.
at the Gorgon, McGinley, and Ayers Funeral Home in Dodgeville.
Private family internment will be held in Eastside Ebenezer Cemetery in Ridgway at a later date.
Estella
M. Rowan, 86 of Muscaday, formerly of Ridgway.
Loretta Grace Delagrave, 90 of Richland Center died Sunday, October 11th, after battling cancer.
A funeral mass will be held Friday, October 16th at 11 a.m.
at St.
Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Richland Center with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday at the church from 9.30 a.m.
until the time of mass at 11.
The Stafford Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Loretta Grace Delagrave 90 of Richland Center Kenneth
Ken Scott Ledman, 65 of Fond du Lac, formerly of Richland Center, died Tuesday, September 22nd at Aurora Medical Center in Fond du Lac, after a battle with cancer.
Lawrence Larry Darwin Ledman, 91 of Fond du Lac, formerly of Richland Center, died September 26th in hospice care.
There will be a combined celebration of life for both Ken and Larry.
Sunday,
October 18th from 12 noon until 3 p.m.
at the Phoenix Center Bankwood Hall in Richland Center.
Food will be provided eulogy at 1 p.m.
Kenneth Ken Scott Ledman 65 and Lawrence Larry Ledman 91 both of Fond du Lac and formerly of Richland Center.
Rita Nelson, 87 of Richland Center, died Sunday, October 11th at SSM Health in Madison.
A celebration of Rita's life will be held Monday, October 19th from 3 p.m.
until 6 p.m.
with a time of sharing at 4 30 p.m.
at the Nazarene Outreach Center in Richland Center.
The Pratt Funeral Anchormation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rita.
Nelson, 87 of Richland Center.
Mark Edwin Ewing, 68 of Richland Center, died Monday, October 12 at home.
A celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 1 at the Phoenix Center from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m.
with a short prayer service and food to follow at 12 noon.
The Pratt Funeral Anchorimation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mark Edwin Ewing, 68 of Richland Center.
Diane Baumkamp, 85 of Muscaday, died Sunday, October 11th.
Graveside services will be held Friday, October 23rd at 1 p.m.
at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery.
The Pratt
Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements.
Diane Baumkamp, 85 of Muscaday.
Law enforcement authorities are asking for the public's help in locating Jesse Yanski, formerly of Richland Center and Evoca, who went missing April 17, 2025 in Taylor County.
Yanski had recently moved to the village of Old Gemma, Wisconsin, just two weeks prior to his disappearance, to live with his girlfriend.
According to a family member, the couple went out to a nearby bar that evening and got into an argument on the drive home.
Yanski exited the vehicle to take a walk and cool off, leaving both his phone and wallet inside the car.
Multiple witnesses reported seeing Yansky walking along Highway 13 later that evening.
A call to authorities also reported a man matching his description at the Highway 13 wayside near Westboro.
No one has heard from him since.
Family members say his prolonged absence is highly out of character.
His sister Brianna Yansky fondly described her brother as a complete mama's boy, emphasizing that he would never go more than a few days.
without contacting their mother.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jesse Yansky, please contact law enforcement immediately.
The family has decided to hold a celebration of life Saturday, October 24th at 1 PM at the village of a Volca municipal building in a Volca.
Bring fun stories and a snack to share.
Refreshments will be provided.
This is a casual affair.
And if you have Jurassic Park attire,
please feel free to wear it.
Jesse James Jansky.
Born March 6, 1993.
Good morning, everyone, for WRCO News.
I'm Todd Copernall, 54 degrees right now.
Forecast dreary with rain moving in during the late morning may be heavy at times this afternoon, high of 59.
In the news this morning, as reported by Civic Media, six people, including five adults and one child, lost their lives Tuesday night when a single engine plane crashed in a wooded area in the town of Delona.
according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office.
The Sauk County Dispatch Center received initial reports of a downed aircraft at approximately 931 p.m.
near Mirror Lake State Park.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the aircraft was en route from Kenosha to Menominee.
flying through a thunderstorm at 24,000 feet when the pilot reported severe ice buildup on the wings and requested clearance to descend.
Shortly after receiving permission from air traffic control, data shows the plane entered a sharp right descending turn at rates reaching speeds up to 4,000 feet per minute.
before radar contact and radio communications were lost.
The investigation is currently being led by the NTSB alongside the Federal Aviation Administration to determine the precise circumstances surrounding the loss of control.
Emergency services responded to a fatal incident Sunday following reports of a severe explosion in the town of Knapp in Jackson County.
Authorities received a call at approximately 9.38 a.m.
indicating that a large explosion had occurred in an outbuilding on Arrow Road with at least one person trapped inside the structure.
Upon arrival, first responders found the outbuilding engulfed in flames which had begun spreading to the nearby woods.
A male subject was located inside the building and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Firefighters worked to contain the blaze and prevent further spread into the surrounding forest area.
The cause of the explosion remains under investigation by local officials.
The identity of the deceased man has not been released pending notification of next of kin and further investigation into the incident.
Hornets in Paradise is the theme for this year's Richland School District Homecoming Celebration.
Tomorrow, the parade will be held starting at 2.55 p.m.
in downtown Richland Center.
This year's Grand Marshal will be Police Chief Billy Jones.
Following the parade, the traditional duck races will be held in the evening.
Richland Center will face Dodgeville in the homecoming football game at 7 o'clock.
More information about this week's homecoming celebration can be found on the Richland School District website.
West End Schools, 70th homecoming celebration continues this week in Casanova.
Tonight, there will be an FFA pork feed from 5 until 7, cost is $10 for adults and $6 for students.
At 7 o'clock, there will be a distinguished alumni plaque presentation
before the varsity volleyball match against Ithaca.
Tomorrow, the homecoming parade will be at 2.30.
The Weston Silver Eagle Foundation induction ceremony will be held in the cafeteria at 4.45.
And Jacob featuring basic age, Weston alumni Jacob McCluskey, Cody Bell and Tucker Arneson will also perform starting at 4.45.
There will be food trucks, face painting and bounce houses before Friday's 6 p.m.
homecoming game,
and the West End Silver Eagle Foundation Alumni Social at Hill Point Hideaway will follow the game at 8 o'clock.
Saturday, back to the Nest, West End Retired Staff Social will be from 1pm until 5 o'clock.
The community is invited to help West End School District celebrate.
State Representative Travis Trannell expressed gratitude to landowners, local officials, and members of the No.
765 line for traveling to the state capitol to speak out against the proposed Maribel and Becky 765 kilowatt transmission project.
Representative Trannell emphasized the urgent need for affected communities to have a stronger voice and requested a public informational hearing on MISO's TRANCH 2.1 plan to assess its impacts on rural Wisconsin.
Highlighting the connection between energy policy and infrastructure expansion, Representative Trannell noted that recent shifts toward industrial wind and solar power
have increased the demand for massive regional transmission lines.
To protect local property rights and restore local oversight, he has authored 2025 Senate Bill 3 and Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 493, calling for bipartisan collaboration, Representative Trannel urged lawmakers to reform Wisconsin energy policy around reliability, affordability, property rights, and local control.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has formally issued a notice of violation to Enbridge Energy Company, citing multiple alleged environmental infractions across Iron and Ashland counties.
According to state officials, the violation spanned permit non-compliance during the ongoing Line 5 reroute construction project, as well as unpermitted construction activities tied to a bypass around the Saxon Line 5 spill site.
The formal document addresses incidents reported between March 30th of this year and September 21st, encompassing alleged breaches of state laws protecting water quality, wetlands, navigable waterways, air quality, storm water, and endangered resources.
While an NOV serves as an initial administrative step outlining potential forfeitures, the DNR plans to review subsequent and ongoing operations for additional potential enforcement actions.
An enforcement conference between the DNR and Enbridge will be scheduled to review the legal and factual details of the alleged noncompliance.
Depending on the outcome of this meeting, the state may pursue further legal measures, including civil citations or referral to the Wisconsin Department of Justice for prosecution and court-ordered remedies.
Officials clarified that this action remains distinct from Enbridge's
obligations under the State Spills Law regarding the August 25th Line 5 release.
The DNR continues to oversee site investigation and remediation efforts related to that incident, while staff noted no further interviews or details are available at this time.
The Wisconsin State Patrol reminds drivers as the autumn season has arrived across the region, agricultural operations have entered their busiest period of the year.
The fall harvest brings a massive increase in heavy equipment moving between fields and along public roadways.
Ensuring safety during this high tempo season requires heightened vigilance from both farm workers and everyday commuters sharing the rural roads.
Agricultural machinery often travels at significantly lower speeds than standard traffic, typically maxing out around 25 miles per hour.
Commuters should maintain safe following distances, avoid high-speed overtaking in hazardous stretches, and remain patient when following wide combines and tractors.
Farmers are similarly urged to conduct daily equipment checks, verify that proper lighting and slow-moving vehicle signs are clearly visible, and utilize pull-off spots when traffic cues build up behind them.
The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion centers stay prepared to help all patients.
A blood drive will be held tomorrow from 12.30 until 5 o'clock at the Blaine Gym in Boscobel.
Appointments may be made by calling 800 Red Cross, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or by using the Red Cross Blood donor app.
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College will host its open house.
Wednesday, October 21st from 12 noon to 7pm, all faculty administration and staff will be present on campus to showcase the full range of academic programs, student support services and campus offerings available to current and prospective students.
The event comes following Southwest Tech's recognition as the 2025 winner of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's highest honor for community colleges awarded every two
years for exceptional student outcomes in learning, completion, transfer, workforce success and economic mobility.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with the college's new president, Dr. Jeremy Picard.
It's time for Thursday's Roundup.
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It's game day.
We're rolling out dumb cheap games that somehow turn into bragging rights.
No strategy, no practice, just luck, vibes, and questionable choices.
Thanks, Loveline.
the most anticipated moment of the week, especially if you're from Arkansas.
If it comes back quick, that's a green light and you can take a victory lap.
If it drags on, Hank says, step away, stretch like nothing happened, and act like you had better plans all along.
So tune in, play along and let Thursday's roundup turn ordinary into slightly ridiculous in the best way possible.
Grab your skates, yeah, we're calling you.
It's time for
the roundup.
Hey, what's going on?
Good morning, young man.
How are you doing?
I'm doing all right, man.
Good for you.
Good for you.
After that Brewer game, you've got to be doing fine.
Isn't that amazing?
Yes, it is.
It is.
It is
absolutely
amazing.
They're a very likable team because there's so many, you know.
To me, I call them country folks.
Yeah.
And here's why, because they're down to earth, you know, and they're not, yeah, they make, they make great money, but they're just down to earth.
They just, they're just gritty.
They don't stop.
Um, one of the things that came from the post game show last night, this is, this is what struck with me was, uh, they were interviewing, uh, Jake Bowers and, uh, the Hall of Fame guys, you know, where they're, and, uh, they asked him cause he, he almost.
quit.
He almost retired like two years ago.
Oh really?
Um, before he decided to come back.
And, uh, you know, I came back because he and his wife were going to have a child and he needed the insurance.
Really is why he came back.
That's what he said.
You know,
I mean,
how, how common is that?
You know, and you kind of forget that.
Yeah.
You think that all these guys are, you know, millionaires and billionaires and some are, but you know, a lot of them aren't either.
And so he's, yeah, he's been quite the story.
He's
playing for insurance.
Absolutely.
If he pays deductibles like
we did.
Yeah.
That's kind of, it's kind of cool.
So yeah, good, you know, three nothing.
That is three zero.
How can you
still not get a
rest?
I understand.
But did
you ever think that?
No, I didn't either.
No, I really didn't.
No, I honestly expected him to lose last night's game.
I just figured, you know, everything LA had, you know, they're in their home and the fans went nuts when they went ahead to two to one in the sixth inning.
And so I just figured that was,
there is a lot of Brewer fans right now.
Yeah.
Because the ALCS is kind of getting overshadowed by the NLC.
Yeah, across the country, because people would love to see the Bruce sweep them.
It'll be the first time since 82.
And, uh, you know, and I was, I had brown hair, a lot of hair and, uh, you're kind of looking forward to this.
I was a big strap.
And what would I have been 18 years old?
The last time it happened.
Still in that same mind front.
Yeah.
Well, 16, 16.
Um, yes, volleyball tonight.
Where are you going?
River Valley, River Valley, conference showdown at Platteville, Platteville.
One up on them.
They gotta win the last one to go.
Oh, you think they can do it?
It'll be a good one.
Who beat River Valley?
Is it Platteville?
Yeah.
That's
the only one.
The only one.
And did anyone beat Platteville?
No, I think they, there's only like five losses between them for the whole season.
So they need to share.
Yep.
Good for them.
They should get it, Nandy.
Tournament starts next week.
Of course, Hornet Homecoming stuff tonight and Weston Homecoming volleyball and football tomorrow.
We'll have to see.
May want to take a garbage bag along if you're watching tonight.
It could be a little bit wet for soccer outside.
Oh,
yes.
Um, and yeah, I'm sure there's football game.
Yeah.
Yeah, I have one.
You
have a
football game?
Yes.
Yes.
You better wear your
waterproof.
I don't know what
shoes,
boots.
I got rubber boots and my uh, speedo should
be there.
That'll be nice.
Yeah.
Shouldn't be there long.
I'm sure the police will come and get you.
All right.
Here's your question.
Yeah.
Describe your perfect day off.
Oh, perfect
day.
Your
perfect day off.
I'm going to, in my, to you, this is what I think.
I think your perfect day off is a Saturday.
Yes, it is.
Okay.
You sleep till.
Don't bother me.
You sleep till whenever.
Right.
Get up.
And there's no honey to do list have a little breakfast go back sit in the recliner does off again and just head down to the record store Yeah, not have somebody say you just got up.
What are you sleeping again?
Who would say that I
don't know who would say that
you're not gonna say it either You're not gonna say the name.
I don't know.
I mean, yeah, that's Like nice to be lazy.
What would you
what would you have on TV?
Well, it would be the Beverly Hillbillies or it'd be green anchors or Andy Griffith.
Oh yeah.
No bonanza
or
gum
smoke.
Those hour shows, I lose my attention
span, you know?
What is your go to show at home then?
If you have, if it's just you and like, you know what, this is what I'm watching.
Is it a movie or
is it a 30 minute show?
No, it's a 30 minute show.
Black and white or color?
Uh, probably.
I would say Seinfeld
maybe.
Yeah.
Cause that's absolute, that's what we do.
Absolutely about nothing here.
Right.
Exactly.
All right.
You might be from Arkansas, Phillip.
If you could shoot before you could spell.
Oh yeah.
I'm sure.
Yeah.
And maybe that's still the case with some adults.
You never know.
I'm not going to say anything at
this point.
Oh,
well, here's your
absurd think fast questions.
If your life had a warning label,
what
would it read?
Wow.
Well, life had a warning
label.
If your life, not your wife, I said life, life had a warning label.
If it was stuck on you, what's the fine print say?
Oh boy, uh, don't get too close to his mouth.
Maybe.
Okay.
I don't
know.
What's something you're confident you could win an Olympic medal in if the Olympics were poorly organized?
Um, armpit noises.
Okay.
If you were legal required to change your name to, to something that sounds fake.
What would you pick?
Flip flash.
Flip
flash.
You know what mine would be?
Nobody knows what a flip flash is anymore.
For a camera.
Yeah.
It goes up and down.
Phones used to have that.
There's a phone that you just take a picture and come up and go
back down.
Oh, that's right.
I can't remember who it was.
Mine would be Skeeter.
Skeeter.
Yeah, I know you call yourself that.
Yeah, Skeeter.
You see it on some of the I do see that that reminds me of a science I wasn't at George's that wanted to be called was a T bone or something like that or he was trying to give himself a cool nickname Yeah, so you're trying to give yourself a cool nickname.
I
don't know if Skeeter school.
I don't know either
Yeah, so the 16th buck.
Yes What food do you eat in a way that would make a chef quietly weep?
Well, I like to put ketchup on things.
So maybe that would be it.
Should you put ketchup on
almost anything?
Well, quite a bit of things.
Yeah, you got to have your sauce.
You eat it like you want to.
Right.
Yeah.
Today's game day, young
man.
Oh, I know.
I'm so
excited.
Are you
excited?
Well, you know, we've played Rock and Sock and Robots before, but I don't know what you call this.
I don't know either, but it's a battle game.
It's a mini battle game.
It's a
mini battle game.
And you have a couple of boxers, but they both have hammers.
Yeah.
they look like my hair because one of them yeah one of them does look like your hair and they they have kind of angry looks on their faces yes and they're not very they're gritting their teeth yes yeah it kind of does look like you and your brother maybe we have two of them filmed yeah
oh yeah so
a
buck
fifty wow that that was money well spent 100 yeah i'm sure they're gonna work well
And if not, I mean, do you go back and get your money?
This, this doesn't work.
Do you go back to the
dollar
store and say, this doesn't
work?
I ordered this stuff online.
Oh, you
did?
Wow.
So that's interesting.
Yeah.
It's, um, but you know, we got to have Thursday's fun.
So this is what I've come up with.
We're playing, uh, baseball today.
Best of seven.
Best of seven.
Yeah.
Whoever pops the head.
That's a lot.
You think it's going to last that long?
We'll try it because, you know, it's a cheap game.
It is achieved.
So they both have hammers.
They both have shields.
Yeah.
Let's, let's hold
it.
See when you hit down like this.
Yeah.
And then
try
to knock their block off.
They're
trying to knock the block.
All right.
Ready?
Yep.
Set.
Go.
Oh, gotcha.
I knocked your block off.
Yeah.
That was, that was really fast.
It was one nothing fill.
All
right.
Two nothing fill.
Two nothing fill.
Just call me the brewers, man.
You know, I'm in blue.
Yeah, you are.
I'm in blue like the brewers, right?
Oh, man.
Two to one.
I can't get my head on there.
I can't wrap my head around it.
Boy, I don't know.
This buck 50 might've got ripped off.
Why is that?
Oh, I don't know.
Two one fill.
Ready?
Go.
Oh, three one fill.
My goodness.
Fills one away.
One away.
One away from recess.
Wait, wait, wait.
No, you didn't say ready.
Say go.
Ready?
Set,
go.
Yes.
Wow.
That's a good game.
That was, that was $1.50 well spent.
That was four one.
Yeah.
Four one Hank got beat.
It's the kind of kids can play in the back seat where you're driving down the road.
Yeah.
Well, that would make you go crazy after 12 hours.
Probably.
You're hoping the buttons wear
out.
Yeah.
So for those that can't afford Rockham Sockham robots, buck 50, the battle game.
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
Huh.
It's different.
Interesting toy series.
Wow.
That's interesting.
They actually look like croquet mallets.
Yeah, they do.
See, we actually
have two of them.
See, 150 for two.
So 75 cents a piece.
Are you kidding me?
I would sell this thing for five bucks right now.
You would?
Yep.
Wow.
Well, call Prime Mover on Saturday.
Maybe somebody will buy it.
Oh, man.
That didn't count.
All right, buddy.
We let's see here.
What else do we have in our lucky folder today?
I believe it's your it's a love line, but I have something the 100 I have I've researched the 100 most pointless records ever sent.
Oh, so I'm just going to read you one every week.
Okay.
So most grapes thrown into a fan and caught in the mouth.
So you catch the ricochet?
Yes.
Really?
Yes.
Yes.
Yeah.
So yeah.
Pointless records.
How come the well, there must have been some sort of a shield over there and something.
Yeah.
Cause the old fashioned one, I wouldn't want to slice
it.
Yeah, exactly.
Fruit, fruit salad.
Great.
Yeah.
Great.
All right.
Here we go.
Most selfies taken in an hour by
one or selfies taken in an hour,
1,449.
Now I would think it would be higher.
Well,
Here's, you can take them pretty quickly.
That's, that's, it's, it's one of those.
You have to press your button.
Oh, it's
one of those.
You can't just hold it because you and I could get a thousand.
I was going to say,
oh yeah.
But
that's, but you have to sit there and hold your.
You have to press the button.
That was the selfie zone.
Shoot.
That's somebody who's really, you know, I'm guessing kind of vain if you take that many selfies of yourself, but then again, set by Hank Skeeter.
Yeah.
Skeeter Bray.
Skeeter Bray.
Buck Bray.
Here is your October 15th love line.
This is something that everybody here at WRCO has been wanting to know.
I'm going to use that after she
says, you
just got up.
What do you go back to bed for?
Are you ready?
You could use this one.
All right.
Are you my neighbor's Wi-Fi?
Cause I've been trying to connect with you for years.
Oh boy.
That's not going to get you anywhere.
Oh
well.
Hey my man, I hope you have a great day and be kind my friend.
Sounds
good.
Hey Bray!