Nearly 200 drivers were stuck in snow or required assistance while on the road during the Blizzard of ’26, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.
Brown County is recovering from the second-worst winter storm in its history, with 20 to 30 inches of snow falling across most of the county and forcing emergency services into overdrive.
From midnight Sunday through 5 p.m. Monday, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to 304 calls for service, a 52% increase compared with the same period a week earlier, Patrol Captain John Rousseau said in a news release. Roughly 70% of those calls were weather-related, including 193 motorist assists, 14 crashes (two involving injuries) and six hazard reports such as downed power lines or fallen trees…