LaGrange County Soil & Water Conservation District
910 S Detroit St LaGrange, IN 46761 260-463-3166 x 3
Board Members
R.D. Wolheter
R.D. graduated from Purdue in 1971 and started farming in 1974, which was the worst year in his farming career. He started no-tilling in 1981 and now no-tills approximately 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans with his son Neal. R.D. has been a SWCD supervisor since 1994 and was an associate supervisor for nearly 10 years prior to that. He is also active with the South Milford Lions Club, a LaGrange County Farm Bureau board member, and serves on several other boards as well. He had the honor of being selected as an Indiana Master Farmer in 2009. R.D. and Julia, his wife of 34 years, have a son Neal (& Lydia) Wolheter, and daughter Kara (& Matt) Dunker, and five grandchildren (Reese, Breanna, Parker, Quinlynn and Nolan).
Ronald Vaughn
Ron Vaughn has been working with the LaGrange SWCD since 2018 to treat the E. coli issue of Pretty Lake. Since that time Ron has been working with local and state health officials to identify, develop, and implement a solution that will be able to remove E. coli contamination from entering Pretty Lake. Though his efforts Ron has helped make local lake residents aware of water quality issues and what local residents can do to help improve water quality.
Monroe has been married to his wife Naomi for 36 years. They have two daughters, SuEtta and Erma, and twin sons, Gerald and Derald. Monroe and his family live on 20 acres in Eden Township. He is employed at Jayco RV in Middlebury, IN. Monroe's hobbies include hunting and fishing and taking care of the wood lot on his property. He has served on the Watershed Committee for the past 7 years and has been an SWCD Supervisor since February 2011.
Monroe Raber
Aaron Fugate
My name is Aaron Fugate. I work for the Lagrange County Highway Department.
I enjoy outdoor activities, sports, and music in my free time.
I've been a Lagrange County Resident for 18 years and look forward to serving on this board with the other members of this community .
Scott Beecher
Scott Beecher and his wife Lisa live in Northern LaGrange County. They have two sons Terry and Jon. Scott is a partner in Cross-Road Farms LLC. They farm a total of 4,800 acres including: seed corn, corn, seed soybeans, and seed soybeans.