Records

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office collected 275 lbs of unused and unwanted medications.  This total surpasses our total of 239 lbs from 2019.  The Town of Rome Police Department also collected 69 lbs.

Last week the number of new COVID-19 cases rose 125 setting a record for a single week, according to Public Health Officer Leah Eckstein at the monthly Health & Human Services Committee meeting on Nov. 9. This brings the total number of cases in Adams County to 731 as of Monday.

Manuel Garcia appeared in Adams County Court to face charges for his role in the events that surrounded the fire at 117 S. Main St in the City of Adams as a result of a meth lab fire on Sept. 25, 2017.

After having his probation revoked on Sept. 14, John Pelger, of Arkdale, appeared in Adams County Court for sentencing for charges in 2017 including strangulation and felony bail jumping. In 2015 he had been convicted of three misdemeanors including disorderly conduct and retail theft.

Pablo Cruz, of Adams, appeared in Adams County Court on Oct. 13 facing charges of bail jumping and disorderly conduct from an incident that occurred in May of this year. In June, Cruz had been sentenced to 30 days in jail for a 3rd degree sexual assault charge in an unrelated case.

Michael Pieper, age 34, of Adams,  was brought before the Adams County Court on Sept. 29 on battery and bail jumping charges while being on probation for 2018-related drug and bail jumping charges. In 2018 he had been sentenced for several bail jumping charges and for possession of methamphetamine.

Wisconsin driver licenses or IDs are the most common forms of identification used for voting purposes. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages voters to check and be sure that they have the proper identification needed to vote in the November General Election. 

On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to Noon the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

Deer-vehicle crashes continue to be a major concern for Wisconsin motorists. The majority of deer-vehicle collisions occur during the months of October and November when deer are most active. 
In 2019 there were 101 reported car-deer collisions with five reported injuries and no fatalities in Adams County. 

The City of Nekoosa is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in their public drinking water system.