Smore Services

02/03/2026

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4444851559734-vernon-county-opioid-prevention-and-abatement-steering-committee-agrees-to-fund-new-initiatives

VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County officials continued to shape how they will use opioid lawsuit settlement money as members of the Opioid Prevention and Abatem

01/28/2026

Join us on Tuesday, February 17th at 5:30pm in the lobby to learn about Overdose Aid Kits with creator Jessica Geschke. Hear her story and learn more about this lifesaving resource.

10/29/2025

NARCAN TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION DATES (starts tomorrow in C**n Valley):

We are so happy you are joining the fight against overdoses by being prepared. We are honored to be the ones helping you!
Come anytime between 3:00 and 7:00. The training itself takes about 20 minutes.
DATES:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30:
C**n Valley Village Hall (108 Roosevelt Street)
3:00-7:00 PM
OPEN HOUSE/WALK-IN
Refreshments and handouts available

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6:
Stoddard Village Hall (180 Main Street)
3:00-7:00 PM
OPEN HOUSE/WALK-IN
Refreshments and handouts available

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13:
Viroqua’s The Other Door (basement of Family and Children’s Center—1321 N Main Street)
3:00-7:00 PM
OPEN HOUSE/WALK-IN
Refreshments and handouts available

MORE DATES AND LOCATIONS TBA

Your trainer: Veronica “Peach” Hoiland, Foundation Board Director.

We are most grateful to the state health department and Smore Services for helping us stay stocked with Narcan.

Please message us if you have any questions.

09/19/2025

Chelsey spent the past two days at the Crisis Intervention Conference in Wisconsin Dells, learning, networking at meals and between sessions, and even winning a door prize from a vendor booth! There is always more to learn about mental health, substance use, and supporting people who may be in crisis.

09/08/2025

Another day….another shipment of Naloxone from Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Vernon County Health Department!

Contact Chelsey if you would like a free box of Narcan (2 doses and instructions included) call or text 608-618-1926.

09/01/2025

We have lost so many beautiful souls to fatal overdoses. They were so loved, and still are. On International Overdose Awareness Day ( ), we mourn. And then we get to work. We'll continue providing life-saving support across our communities, advocating for evidence-backed harm reduction (aka health care) services and programs including Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs), and uplifting the expertise, human rights, and dignity of people who use drugs to save lives.

IOAD around the corner can be a painful reminder of the hole in our hearts left in the wake of our loved ones' passing, and we want to remind you you are not alone in this grief. While grief shows up differently for each of us, we hope you will find some comfort in part through our Grieving Overdose Zine: bit.ly/GrievingOverdoseZine.

09/01/2025

08/06/2025

More great photos of National Night Out in Vernon County!

08/06/2025

Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports an incident took place at the Vernon County Courthouse, in the City of Viroqua, on Tuesday morning, August 5, 2025.

At approximately 9:45 AM, the Vernon County Clerk of Courts Office received a call indicating there was an unresponsive adult male inside an automobile in the parking lot at the county courthouse.

Court staff immediately summoned the court security officer, a full-time deputy sheriff, who responded directly to the patient and notified the Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center requesting additional resources.

With the busy court schedule, a second court security officer, a part-time deputy sheriff, was available and retrieved medical equipment and supplies from the patrol vehicle.

The first sheriff’s deputy quickly recognized that the patient was displaying signs of an opioid overdose and took immediate action according to his training.

The Viroqua Police Department, Viroqua Fire Dept., Viroqua Emergency Medical Responders, and Tri-State Ambulance/Gundersen Ambulance all arrived on scene to further care. The patient was transported to Vernon Memorial Healthcare, treated, and released.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, an opioid overdose happens when a person takes too much of an opioid, or combination of opioids and other drugs, at a level that is toxic to the body. Sometimes it can be hard to tell if a person who is using opioids is just very high or actually experiencing a life-threatening overdose. If you are unsure, it is best to assume there is an overdose—you could save a life. Signs of an overdose include:

• Unresponsiveness or unconsciousness.
• Slowed or stopped breathing.
• Snoring or rattling sounds.
• Cold or clammy skin.
• Discolored lips or fingernails.

Depending on their roles, most Sheriff’s Office staff are trained in the use of Naloxone (Narcan), the opioid reversal drug. Narcan has become widely available to anyone. Just five days ago I released our partnership with the Viroqua Police Department and am grateful they included us in their grant to make Narcan and other helpful supplies more accessible to the public. Remember, an opioid overdose could occur with a person legally prescribed opioid medication. The risks are not only to those who use illegal drugs; however, most incidents reported to the Sheriff’s Office involve the use of illegal and extremely dangerous drugs.

Again, I would like to commend all my staff for their quick, but precise actions that helped save a life.

Sheriff Roy Torgerson

08/06/2025

Wow Free Narcan @ Vernon County National Night Out Tuesday Aug 5 was a wild success!

Youth demonstrated how they would make their “Perfect S’more.”

We gave out over 300 opioid overdose kits and education about Narcan!

Reach out to Chelsey at 608-618-1926 if you are in need of more! Group presentations or education also available!