Today is October 26th.
These are today's vital statistics.
Caitlyn Elizabeth Fleishauer, 41, of Springgreen and Muscaday died Sunday, October 18th.
Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m.
at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in Muscaday.
Visitation was held yesterday at St.
John's Gym.
We'll be held again today from 10 a.m.
until the procession to the church at 10.45.
Memorials in Cait's name can be directed to Muscaday EMS or your local Humane Society.
Katelyn Elizabeth Flyshower 41 of Spring Green and Muscat A.
John Jack Bauer, 88 of Richland Center, died Monday, October 19th at the Richland Hospital.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m.
at St.
Mary's Catholic Church in Richland Center.
Burial will follow in St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery with military graveside rides to be provided by the local Military Memorial Honors Unit.
Visitation will be held tomorrow at St.
Mary's from 9 a.m.
until the time of
at 11.
The family suggests memorials in Jack's name be directed to Richland County EMS or the Richland Center Police Department canine unit.
The Pratt Funeral Incrimination Service is assisting the family.
Jack Bauer, 88 of Richland Center.
Thomas J. Tommy Nalapinsky, 92 of Muscaday, died Wednesday.
October 21st at Dove Health Care in Fenimore.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28th at 10 a.m.
at the Pratt Funeral Home in Muscaday with burial to follow in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery.
Thomas J. Tommy Nalapinsky, 92 of Muscaday.
Ellen Grace Klingeman-Clock,
83 of Rockbridge died Thursday, October 22 in Mandovi.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.
at the Pratt Memorial Chapel with burial to follow in the Woodstock Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, October 29 at the Pratt Memorial Chapel from 9 a.m.
until the time of service.
Ellen Grace Klingeman Clock 83.
Rockbridge.
Lois Ruth
Moe Anderson Erson, 88th of Richland Center, died Thursday, October 22nd.
Services will be held Friday, October 30th at 11 o'clock at St.
John's Lutheran Church in Richland Center.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 3 p.m.
until 7 p.m.
with a short service by the Delta Kappa Gamma Society at 7 o'clock at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Visitation will also be held at St.
John's
Friday from 10 o'clock until the time of service at 11.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St.
John's Lutheran Church of Richland Center, or Youth with a Mission.
The Pratt Funeral Anchormation Service is assisting the family.
Lois, Ruth, Moe, Anderson, Erson, 88 of Richland Center.
Dorothy Elaine Munn's 96th of Bear Valley died Saturday, October 24th at her home.
A mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, October 30th at 11 a.m.
at St.
Killian's Catholic Church.
in Bear Valley with visitation from 9.30 a.m.
until the time of service.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the St.
Killian's Catholic Cemetery Association.
The Clary Memorial Funeral Home assisted the family arrangements.
Dorothy Elaine Muntz, 96 of Bear Valley.
James Robert
Jim Allbaugh of Shawnaw, Wisconsin, formerly of Richland Center, died Thursday, October 15th.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 31st at Hope Church of Shawnaw, beginning with coffee, donuts, and visitation from 9 a.m.
until noon.
The celebration of life will begin at noon, followed by a light luncheon.
Everyone is welcome.
Swedberg Funeral Home and Hope Church, both of Shawnaw, are assisting the family with arrangements.
James Robert Jim Albaugh of Shawnaw, Wisconsin, formerly of Richland Center.
Kimberly Kim Ann Fry, 55 of Richland Center, died Tuesday, October 20th at UW Hospital in Madison.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
at Clary Memorial Funeral Home.
with visitation beginning at 9 a.m.
and continuing until the time of service burial will follow in the Basswood Cemetery.
Kimberley Kim Ann Fry 55 of Richland Center.
Randall Nimox 80 of Richland Center died October 25th at the Richland Hospital.
Funeral services are pending with the Clary Memorial Funeral Home in Richland Center.
Randall Nimix, 80 of Richland Center.
And in birth news from the Richland Hospital, a daughter was born, Olivia Kay to Ashley Rutherford and John Rutherford.
Congratulations.
Good morning, everyone.
For WRCO News, I'm Todd Copernall, 51 degrees.
Right now in Richland Center, headed to a high today of 59 in the news.
A 32-year-old Hillsboro man was injured Saturday morning following a single vehicle rollover crash east of Lafarge in Vernon County.
According to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson, the crash occurred at approximately 8.30 a.m.
along State Highway 82 between Newburn Avenue and Canyon Avenue in the town of Union.
Authorities reported that Andres P. Gonzalez was operating a Silver 2022 Chevrolet Trail Blazer
bound when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer.
The SUV traveled off the right side of the roadway, became airborne and struck an embankment.
The vehicle then flipped end over end multiple times before coming to rest in a field approximately 425 feet from where it initially left the road.
Gonzalez, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was flown by Amplify EMS
to amplify health by Gundersen in La Crosse for medical treatment.
Although investigators believe Gonzalez was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, he was located outside the vehicle when emergency responders arrived on the scene.
Assisting the Vernon County Sheriff's Office were the LaFarge Fire Department, LaFarge Area Ambulance and Amplify EMS Air.
Passersby and a local farm family also stopped to render immediate assistance prior to
the arrival of first responders.
The crash remains under active investigation with follow-up support requested from the Wisconsin State Patrol technical reconstruction unit.
The Richland Center General Government Committee is scheduled to meet
Tuesday at 5.30 p.m.
in the council room at the city municipal building.
The committee will address several routine items alongside important municipal updates including the review and approval of the September 22nd meeting minutes and payment of the bills.
Key action items on the agenda invoice status updates on the property conveyance
of 929 West Seminary Street to Lydia's House Ministries, the ongoing Walmart property tax assessment challenge pending legal litigation in Richland County Circuit Court and proposed room tax ordinance amendments.
In addition, the committee will review contracts and agreements such as the reassignment of a developer agreement for 291 North Jefferson Street, the 2027 EMS contract with Richland County,
and a draft memorandum of understanding regarding the redevelopment of the Richland campus.
Finally, members will discuss collective bargaining matters concerning a tentative agreement with the Richland Center Professional Police Association.
The Richland School District Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, commencing at 7 p.m.
in the Richland Center High School, IMC.
Throughout the evening, trustees will review reports from board members and the student council, approve meeting minutes from September 23rd and address multiple financial updates, including the statement of cash and invoices, the business officials report, the adoption of the 2026-27 budget, and an amendment to the tax vote resolution for district operations.
The Consent Agenda covers key donations, personnel matters such as the hiring of a cross-categorical teacher, and the resignation of a business education teacher.
early college credit program requests for the spring and open enrollment requests.
Additionally, the board will discuss district vacancies, spring 2027 board elections, snow plowing bid awards and referendum project updates before considering action items on referendum budget changes, state mandated private school voucher transparency resolutions, and potentially including informational inserts regarding voucher transparency
with property tax bills.
The Richland Hospital and Clinics recently celebrated extraordinary nursing care by presenting Heather Tomey, RN, with the prestigious Daisy Award.
The honor recognizes nurses who demonstrate exceptional compassion, skill, and dedication
in caring for patients and their families.
The award was presented at a ceremony attended by colleagues, organizational leaders, family members, and fellow nominees, highlighting the impactful work performed by nurses across the facility every day.
Ken Nelson, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at the Richland Hospital and Clinics, noted the high quality of all of this year's nominations, emphasizing that Heather stood out for the profound impact she made during a particularly difficult moment.
Heather's nomination was submitted by hospice nurse Carrie Long, who detailed how Heather provided extraordinary clinical and emotional support to both a patient and their family.
In addition to honoring Heather, the event recognized fellow nominees, Skyla Oneless, Kailin Hellebrand, Darren Buchholz, Mary Jo Kusmo, Amanda Williamson, Dana Falk, Paul Thale, Charlene Shaw, and Laurie Kragko.
A special tribute was also given to retiring nurse Darren Buchholz for his 10 years of dedicated service.
The celebration concluded with the traditional sharing of sweet roles, honoring the lasting impression nurses leave on their community.
The Ithaca School District faculty and staff completed comprehensive CPR, AED, and first aid training in partnership with the City of Reedsburg Ambulance Team.
October 12th, organized through school nurse Tiffany Bingham.
The session provided essential life-saving skills to district employees, led by instructors in paramedics Kevin Rockweiler and Abby Ryder.
The program featured hands-on practice with practical instruction designed to prepare staff for emergency medical situations.
With the completion of this session, certified personnel now make up half of the district's workforce, significantly strengthening emergency
preparedness for both the school and the surrounding community.
District representatives expressed deep appreciation to the Reedsburg Ambulance Team for their time, expertise and ongoing partnership in keeping the community safe.
Registration is now open for garden plots for the 2027 season at River Valley Area Community Gardens in Spring Green.
Plot rental for the season is 10 by 10 plots for $20, 10 by 20 for $40, and 20 by 20 plots are $60.
The fee includes straw mulch, use of the rototiller and other tools, manure and compost, organic fertilizer, water to each plot section, and hoses and
Hoses and friendly experienced gardeners who are always ready to offer advice or a hand.
Print registration forms are available in the info box at the gardens located in the 900 block of Northwestmoore, Spring Green.
Forms may also be requested via email at info at RVACG.org.
All are welcome.
Governor Tony Evers announced that the Wisconsin State Building Commission has approved approximately $254 million in funding for key state-owned facility projects.
This allocation targets critical infrastructure updates, campus enhancements, and modernizations across multiple Wisconsin counties, reflecting an ongoing effort to invest in the state's educational and community resources.
A major highlight of the approved package is a public-private partnership at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to construct two modern residence halls.
Built on state land, this private development will offer around 1,690 student beds and a 400-seat dining facility, addressing long-standing campus housing shortages and reducing reliance on temporary accommodations by fall, 2029.
Significant improvements are also slated for state care and defense facilities.
The Winnebago Mental Health Institute will receive utility and service tunnel updates to ensure secure infrastructure for the Wisconsin Resource Center.
In addition, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs will see remodeling at the Madison Readiness Center alongside funding releases to complete design plans for a new Readiness Center in Wisconsin Rapids.
Vital statistics right after this.
Monday's Roundup.
Brought to you by Chets, Feed, Seed and Such, Richland Hospital, Cardinal Glass CG, and by New Tech Carts.
It's joke day with Phil and Hank, so brace yourself.
These jokes aren't just corny, they're full-on field-tested.
If you're groaning, laughing, or questioning your life choices, you're doing it right.
It's Monday's Roundup.
Making Mondays just a little less Monday-y.
It's time for the roundup
What's going on brother, how you doing young man
doing alright,
I see the barbers kids hanging around again, does
he
wonder if I don't know if he has a joke
Boy, he looks, he looks like he brought his Halloween mask.
What?
Hey, that
was kind of cruel
there.
Hi,
Barber Son.
How you
doing?
I'm good, buddy, and you?
I'm good.
I don't know if I told this one on the air yet or not, but what kind of pants does a ghost wear?
No, a holy pants.
Just a pair of normals.
Oh, my gosh.
In case I told it, I'll give you a bonus.
What is a vampire's favorite fruit?
A nectarine.
A nectarine.
Good
one,
good one.
All right.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the barber's kid.
Yeah.
That's the first one that I've actually answered from him.
Yeah.
That's good.
And he can fire them off.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
You're on top of your game.
Yeah.
How you doing, buddy?
I'm well.
Absolutely.
Good weekend.
Had a good weekend.
We saw a really good football game on
Friday night.
Oh my, I'm going to say just a little bit like, okay, I have never seen a high school team hit like Ithaca does.
That's right.
I think this might be the hardest hitting team that I have seen Ithaca West I have through
the years.
And you know what I've done?
Uh, several D two and D three games this year.
Never have I seen a team hit like they do.
Yeah.
Waterloo was ready to kind
of
give it up at the
end.
They were just because I think they were tired.
Um, they're tired, probably getting punished.
And that being said, a Black Hawk warning likes to do the same.
It's gonna be a good game on Friday night.
Great ball game.
Yep.
And just to let everybody know, if you own a business, now's the time to give me a call.
I have five openings.
There you go.
He's always working it.
He's
always working
it.
Got to go, Phil.
There you go.
Got
to go.
Anyway.
And then volleyball was a good match between Richland Center and River Valley.
River Valley coming out on Saturday.
So River Valley faces Verroqua Thursday.
That'll be a good one.
I've never seen this before, but in the beginning of the game, they were playing the national anthem off a laptop.
Yes.
And it froze up.
Really?
Like moments into it.
And everybody was just kind of standing there.
And one of the river valley players started singing and everybody started
saying that's kind of
cool.
And the entire crowd saying left to find
the kudos.
But I mean, and the singing
was pretty good too.
I'm like, well, that was, that was impromptu, but it wasn't there.
It was really cool.
No, no, if you'd have been there, we'd probably wouldn't have been able to give that high of a review today.
But you know what that, you know, another thing Friday night, those, that those girls.
at Ithaca.
What a job.
Nice national anthem.
If you were up early this morning at five o'clock with Phil, you would have heard it.
Yeah, we replayed it, didn't we?
That is awesome.
Yeah, what a great tribute to them.
Anyway, Go Bru Crew.
Go Bru Crew.
Yeah, absolutely.
They've become Wisconsin's team, I think.
I think they've become America's team for it.
Yeah, I really do.
It's, and you know, Saturday, I don't mean to, they're down for nothing.
Was that Saturday?
Yeah,
Saturday night.
Some of
the faithful had their towels over their faces like, oh, no, I'm like, come on guys, have you watched them all year?
And I was one of those with the towels over my head.
Yeah.
And it's just like, they just won't stop.
I'm not allowed to say gritty.
Yeah.
But it's just, they believe there's, you know, yeah, absolutely.
Yeah, just amazing.
Boy, can they, can they, I don't know what else to say.
And again, I picked them in four, you and I, you had them in five, I think.
I think so.
Somebody said, well, I'd like to see them come back and play the last one in Milwaukee.
Like,
come on.
Nope.
Shut up.
Let's just win it.
If you got a chance to win it, win it.
Don't,
don't let the other team catch fire.
Yeah.
Right.
If you got a chance to win it.
Cause if they win
two in Tampa Bay, we're going
to have.
Or they're in trouble.
Not in trouble, but I'm just saying they're, you know, we have work to do.
Right.
The Milwaukee really needs to get the nice game.
Fastball Freddy's on the
mound.
I know.
They're old friend.
They're old friend.
Yeah, we'll see what happens.
He still
really liked him at walking.
Oh, yeah.
He was a fan for the team.
Just like Bobby Porter's was for the Bucks.
Yeah, right.
So I like Bobby.
But anyway, hey, what do you call witches?
What do witches call for a for a in a hotel room?
What do witches call for in a hotel room?
Broom service.
It is room service.
Hey, I'm not bad
either.
Yeah, not bad.
Not, but we have some, we have some jokes that we have to say because of Halloween jokes.
What is the problem with twin witches?
I don't know.
You never know which is which.
Oh, yeah.
My, uh-huh.
Today's Chet's Chucklespot probably sponsored by Chet's Chuckles, feed and seed and such.
Something like that.
Something like that.
What did one bat say to the other bat?
You got bats in your belfry.
Oh, I want to hang out.
Oh, I want to hang out.
I want to hang out.
Yeah, those are not, not so good.
I can't, I can't really read the punchline.
If you just, if you just say the joke, I'll read the punchline for you.
What is Frankenstein's favorite dance?
Oh, that's the monster mash.
The monster mash.
Yes.
I'm
surprised that hasn't been on the radio yet.
What did the ghost say to his wife?
You look.
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bootiful
I
don't
know.
Squash.
Squash.
Oh boy.
That's something else there.
Halloween flavored funnies.
Anyway, I got a question for you.
What is the most childish thing you still enjoy, Phil?
Just one.
Just one.
Just one.
Well, we had a family reunion yesterday and they didn't know I was coming.
You know, they think they kind of tried to plan around, but I showed up, but I brought a whoopee cushion.
You
did.
I really did.
Yeah.
No slinky or anything.
No, no, no.
Just a whoopee cushion.
Put it
on one of my cousin's chairs.
And the problem was it was a, it was a fluorescent yellow one.
So
they sought.
Was it the little ones?
Yeah.
It was a little fluorescent, you know, and they, and they said, they gave me some constructive criticism.
You got to get one that's, that blends into the chairs.
It's got to be darker.
So I should work on that.
Yeah.
Maybe.
Anyway, you might be from Arkansas, Phillip.
If you currently have splinters in your fingers, no, look at mine.
There's one there and I have one there and one there.
I have three.
Wow.
Yeah.
So you just leave them there for posterity or what?
Well, until they come out.
Oh, you just let them go.
I lift out three in that one.
Did you see that
one?
You've got more stick to this and me.
I'll sit there and I'll like push it all day.
Push that all the way down to the bone.
Yeah.
Keep going.
Yeah.
We'll be right back with more from our joke file.
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Well, it looks like the maestro is back.
The maestro is back from Blue River.
Let's see what he has to say today.
How does a skeleton mix its drinks
by
sternum?
By sternum.
Yes.
Not bad.
Not bad, but make sure I don't get any drinks from him.
Exactly.
Your daily dilemma, Phillip.
Oh, he got about that.
You ready for this?
Yes.
Would you rather carve a pumpkin that looks like your boss or discover your boss carved one that looks like you?
I
think I would rather carve.
Yes.
Yeah.
I think I would
too.
Right.
Yeah.
But I don't know who my boss is.
So, you know, what do you do?
Well,
apparently car June yeah nice nice save young man
yes um what do you call a dinosaur that takes care of its teeth oh um I don't know a phallus a
raptor a phallus after yes yes who's in charge of the popcorn army Philip
Hmm.
I don't know.
The Colonel.
I should have known.
I thought you would get that one.
I should have got it.
I just didn't think of it.
Yeah, the Colonel.
I was thinking of Captain.
I was thinking of, you know, but I didn't think of Colonel.
Lance isn't that common name these days anymore.
Did you know that?
No.
But in medieval times they were called Lance a lot.
Lance a lot, absolutely.
Yeah, they were.
Boy,
he was to got these
from
the bottom of a jolly good camp.
Well, here's the thing.
Back in the day.
Got him from the book that you did that you said no good.
No good.
I took the no you took
the no
good.
Yeah Oh my goodness,
you're
welcome.
What do you call a book club that's been stuck on one book for years?
My club church
Who found your pen I did where'd you find it at I found it it was in the other room
Oh, really?
It's got a spoon taped
on it.
Yeah.
It's kind of like the old restroom keys
at
the
gas
station where they, you know, you'd have to have
something.
But
you shouldn't have used the spoon, Phil.
Well, I guess I did, didn't I?
Yeah.
To eat my ice cream.
Yeah.
That's
real great.
Should have washed it.
Should have washed it.
I see.
What ailment do dads get in October?
I don't know.
Rakes and pains.
Rakes and pains.
Oh boy.
I
tell you what, I get much better.
I bought a lawn sweeper.
You talk about excellent.
Really?
Oh, goodness.
Yeah.
Great, great tool.
What do you do?
Pull that behind your lawnmowers?
Or four-wheeler.
Four-wheeler?
Yeah.
Oh.
Really?
Oh yeah.
Okay.
Uh, it's, it's really neat.
You didn't hire somebody from basketball with a broom just to go out there and start sweeping.
No, I was going to hire Joanne to wreck the leaves out of the trees, but she, you know, she broke her arm.
Well, now that she's, you know, semi almost retired, she's got time.
She's
got time.
Yeah.
What did Yoda say when he saw himself in four K Yoda and four K. I
don't know.
HDMI.
My goodness.
HDMI.
That's pretty good.
Thank you.
That's pretty good.
What do you call a cow's knee?
A cow's knee.
Yeah, a cow's knee.
I don't know.
A burger joint.
Oh boy.
Was that the kicker?
No, no, no.
Let's see here.
We're getting there.
It's almost time for your
hair.
I got one more than the kicker.
All right.
All
right.
Uh, my wife divorced me because my obsession with football, Phillip.
Really?
Yeah.
It really broke my heart.
We were married for seven seasons.
Oh, that's why.
Yeah.
That's why
he's a single man.
All
right.
Here.
All right.
Here we go.
Here's to the kicker for the day.
Here we go.
Boss.
The boss says, we need someone who's good at making excuses.
Can you give me the example of your work?
Hank replies, I'm sorry boss, I can't answer that right now because I'm actually late for my own wedding.
My car just turned into a giant pumpkin and I'm currently talking to you through a hologram because I'm literally in space.
Boss goes, is confused and goes, wait, none of that is true.
I go exactly and yet you sit there and listen to me for 30 seconds without interrupting.
Now imagine what I can do for your customers when our products are late.
There you go.
Alright my man.
I hope you guys have a great day.
Phillip if you need me I will be
doing something.
I don't know what I'm going to be doing.
Your phone will be ringing off the
hook.
And by the time we talk tomorrow on the roundup
Brewers 3 and 0.
Yep, 3 and 0.
Go Bruku!
Have a great day!