http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/ Adams County, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/4cb6eabb6848d915d473b26c35ea20ea.html A 61yearold Colburn man was found dead on his property after a tree landed on himAt 5:53 pm Sunday the Adams County Dispatch received a report of a man who appeared to be deceased at 1065 Highway G in the Adams County town of Colburn which is about 15 miles northeast of Friendship according to a Sheriffs Department news release sent out Tuesday afternoon When officialsarrived at the scene it appeared that David Olson had been in the process of cutting down a tree when it fell on him the release said The Adam County Coroners Office pronounced Olson dead at the scene from blunt force trauma The Waushara County Emergence Medical Service assisted at the scene http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/66c44f585faf29e460478a8eace247d8.html STRONGS PRAIRIE A 52yearold Friendship man died as a result of a twovehicle crash that happened about 7 pm Monday according to a news release from the Adams County Sheriffs DepartmentCharles Wortz 52 Friendship was driving a 1999 GMC Yukon sportutility vehicle west on Czech Avenue and failed to stop at the intersection of Highway Z according to investigators His vehicle collided with a 2004 Pace Arrow motor home driven by Daniel Wiebke 43 OnalaskaWortz was pronounced dead at the scene by the Adams County Coroners Office A passenger in Wortzs vehicle was transported to Moundview Memorial Hospital in Friendship with undetermined injuries according to authorities Wiebke and seven passengers also were transported to Moundview with undetermined injuriesThe Adams County Sheriffs Department was assisted at the scene by the Adams and Quincy fire departments Moundview Memorial Hospital Ambulance Necedah Ambulance Adams County Highway Department and the Wisconsin State PatrolThe crash is under investigation http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/d2d06c94188426636e1a1175808e84dd.html FRIENDSHIP In statements that moved many people in the courtroom to tears the parents of a 14yearold Bancroft boy who died in a 2006 Adams County crash addressed the man found guilty of killing their son http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/9f575818f078b33e8c606f3f3db634b7.html FRIENDSHIP In statements that evoked tears from many people in the courtroom the parents of a 14yearold Bancroft boy who died in a 2006 Adams County crash addressed the man found guilty of killing their son http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/56d973ce7ed8306b4a1ac9017a0ef024.html FRIENDSHIP In statements that moved many people in the courtroom to tears the parents of a 14yearold Bancroft boy who died in a 2006 Adams County crash addressed the man found guilty of killing their son http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/b92521e9ef19053f71a655745dc4eeb6.html FRIENDSHIP Exactly 29 months after a crash in the Adams County town of Leola killed David Senft Jr 14 of Bancroft the criminal case ended in Adams County Circuit Court http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/1c38d53253eac3f1782bcc624eaa7dd5.html FRIENDSHIP Exactly 29 months after a crash in the Adams County town of Leola killed David Senft Jr 14 of Bancroft the criminal case ended in Adams County Circuit Court As part of a diversion agreement Barry T Jacobson 46 Mineral Point pleaded no contest to homicide by negligent use of motor vehicle and seven misdemeanor counts of causing injury by negligent operation of a motor vehicle Adams County Circuit Court Judge Charles Pollex entered convictions on the misdemeanor charges but not the felony If Jacobson completes all the conditions of his sentence of three years of probation no conviction will be entered on the felony charge as part of the agreement Jacobson must complete 150 hours of community service maintain employment or a search foremployment and write an essay regarding the impact of his actions Pollex suspended Jacobsons drivers license for one year and Jacobson cannot drive commercially during his probation According to the criminal complaint at about 3:30 pm on March 14 2006 a school bus had its flashing red lights on while on Highway 73 near Highway F in the Adams County town of Leola when a semitrailer driven by Jacobson crashed into the rear of the bus killing David and injuring several other students Both of Davids parents gave statements during the sentencing this morning The Senfts as well asJacobson have participated in the University of WisconsinMadisons Restorative Justice Program which involves meetings between victims and defendants http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/adams-county/content/22754e27eb48a18b0beec7ed7a4f7b2b.html The sheriffs departments in Marquette and Adams counties are investigating the theft of electrical wiring and other construction materials