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(2008/07/04)
The Onalaska Board of Public Works barely batted an eye when they approved the purchase of a property on Second Avenue for 70 percent more than its appraised value. But they balked at paying $3,000 for two street lights for the Holiday Heights intersection and cringed when discussing $32,500 in emergency repairs to the storm sewer lift station at 1113 Main St.
(2008/07/04)
Moving from the Holmen Lutheran Church to the high school for the summer might have caused a drop in attendance at the Boys & Girls Club of Holmen.
(2008/07/04)
For Doug Wozney, winning the People’s Choice award last weekend in the S&S Cycle 50th anniversary bike build-off competition was sweet. But in a way, the second place award he won was sweeter.
(2008/07/04)
Here’s one good side effect of high gas prices: drivers are slowing down and getting involved in fewer fatal auto accidents.
(2008/07/04)
Here is a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition.
(2008/07/02)
The long snowy 2007-08 winter area residents put a spotlight on a longstanding and growing problem: urban deer. With deep snow making it difficult for deer to get at their natural food sources, large numbers of them gravitated toward the yards of area residents, either to chew on the shrubbery or take advantage of feeding stations set up by deer lovers.
(2008/07/02)
More school children come to school with health issues, according to the annual report by nurses in the Onalaska School District.
(2008/07/02)
For those that thrive on revving engines, smoke, noise and stunts, Saturday’s motorcycle stunt show at the Harley-Davidson store in Onalaska will be a treat — and a free one at that. Labeled “The American Daredevil,” famed stunt motorcyclist Bubba Blackwell will thrill crowds with his riding stunts on his tricked-up Harley.
(2008/07/02)
People who want to turn extra clothes, pots and pans, lamps, books, toys and other sources of clutter into cash should mark this date: July 19.
(2008/07/02)
Wanted: cow bells, clappers, party horns and loud encouraging voices to cheer on canoe, kayak and bike racers Saturday on Brice Prairie. Of course, racers are most welcome, too.
(2008/07/02)
A Brice Prairie home scorched by fire last fall is now the scourge of a neighborhood with a foundation sitting in weeds and an absentee owner who won’t pay for its demolition and cleanup. On Monday night, the Onalaska Town Board began taking steps to initiate the cleanup and add the cost to the 2009 property taxes of owner Cory Cudnoski.
(2008/07/02)
There’s a new way to play and the Onalaska YMCA has it. On Monday, the facility opened its new Pepsi Prime Time Youth Lounge with cool, state-of-the-art interactive games.
(2008/07/02)
Hannah Scholze might just be a historical society’s dream: a young person with a passion for history with technological and organizational skills and a willingness to share her time. For the Holmen Area Historical Society, though, Scholze is a reality.
(2008/07/02)
Thousands of ham radio operators will show off their emergency capabilities from noon Saturday, June 28, to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Members of the Riverland Amateur Radio Club (RARC) will participate from a hilltop north of West Salem.
(2008/07/02)
Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, was given the Legislator of the Year Award by the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin at a ceremony during the firefighters’ convention in Appleton.
(2008/07/02)
Dozens of examples of American currency from the past 230 years will be part of a new exhibit at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minn.
(2008/07/02)
The efforts of the Holmen Rotary Club will mean clean, safe drinking water for hundreds — maybe even thousands — of people in a poor section of Lima, Peru.
(2008/07/02)
In addition to honoring wives, mothers and grandmothers at their annual Femme Party, Voiture 830 of the La Crosse County 40 & 8 recently presented awards to J.C. Penney and members of the staff at the Valley View Mall store.
(2008/07/02)
Winona’s Great River Shakespeare Festival opens its fifth anniversary season productions of “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Taming of the Shrew” this weekend amidst an array of celebratory traditions and events.
(2008/07/02)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/07/02)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/06/24)
The coalition of civic groups that runs Sunfish Days has some major decisions ahead. Should they require buttons for admission? Should they move activities held in the OmniCenter outdoors? Should they concentrate on booking local entertainment acts instead of out-of-town bands? Should they scrap the Memorial Day weekend for another weekend? Should they get new leadership or even a whole new board?
(2008/06/24)
The Onalaska Police and Fire Commission offered the city’s police chief job to Jeffrey Trotnic of Duenweg, Mo., contingent upon background review, medical and psychological examinations.
(2008/06/24)
The city of Onalaska is conducting its four-year valuation, and contrary to popular opinion, it looks like real estate values are a little higher than four years ago — but not by much.
(2008/06/24)
The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra with maestra Amy Mills and vocalist Tim Wilson will headline the Festival Foods Salute to the 4th on Sunday, June 29. This event will take place at the Onalaska High School soccer fields east of the Onalaska OmniCenter on Riders Club Road and is free and open to all.
(2008/06/24)
Nick Radloff left Onalaska almost seven years ago to join the U.S. Marine Corps, which led to a tour of duty in Iraq as a combat photographer. He’s hoping his duties will soon bring him home.
(2008/06/24)
Railroad engineers had a scare last week when they thought they ran over a child playing on a train parked on the tracks near the Onalaska spillway. The engineer called for emergency help the evening of June 9, saying kids were riding on the train and he thought one had jumped off but had gotten caught under the train before it was stopped. No one was found in the area.
(2008/06/24)
Colonel Mark Greenwood, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade of the Wisconsin National Guard, spoke at a Flag Day celebration June 12 at La Crosse’s Myrick Park.
(2008/06/24)
The early swimming season wet weather hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for getting all wet at area pools. While the Onalaska and Holmen Aquatic Centers had about 10 percent of their normal opening-day traffic, sales of season passes are encouraging.
(2008/06/24)
Recent complaints about too much water — from rain — may soon turn into complaints about too much money for water. Holmen water bills have been hiked and the news will be delivered to residents at the end of this month with the quarterly water bills.
(2008/06/24)
People who take part in this weekend’s La Crosse County Dairy Breakfast can not only get a hearty breakfast, prizes and a closeup look at farm life, they also can get vaccines and health information.
(2008/06/24)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/06/24)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/06/20)
combine Sunfish Days with Salute to the 4th By RANDY ERICKSON | Editor The coalition of civic groups that runs Sunfish Days has some major decisions ahead. Should they require buttons for admission? Should they move activities held in the OmniCenter outdoors? Should they concentrate on booking local entertainment acts instead of out-of-town bands? Should they scrap the Memorial Day weekend for another weekend? Should they get new leadership or even a whole new board?
(2008/06/18)
Onalaska has joined the growing number of communities that allow neighborhood electric vehicles on their roads, a strategy some are turning to in the face of rising fuel prices.
(2008/06/18)
Scores on the annual Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam show Onalaska students continue to do well. Test scores show the children to be “proficient” for the test that judges for the federal No Child Left Behind law.
(2008/06/18)
He doesn’t have a faith crisis, but Pastor David Holt definitely has a faith challenge. Holt is leaving the congregation at First Free Evangelical Church in Onalaska to go to … well, he is not quite sure yet.
(2008/06/18)
After an eight-year layoff, a La Crosse County farm will once again host a dairy breakfast — and it won’t be a cozy little gathering either.
(2008/06/18)
The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps will have a free and open dress rehearsal of its 2008 show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the Onalaska High School football stadium.
(2008/06/18)
La Crosse Department of Natural Resources warden supervisor Steve Dewald has received the prestigious Shikar-Safari Club International “Wildlife Officer of the Year Award” for Wisconsin.
(2008/06/18)
Wildcat Mountain State Park in Vernon County has been evacuated and closed to the public because of storm damage, the state Department of Natural Resources reported Monday morning.
(2008/06/18)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/06/18)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/06/18)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/06/11)
Next year’s Sunfish Days festival could be a very different festival as organizers prepare to overhaul a community event that has been sliding for several years. And if next year’s festival isn’t a marked turnaround, there might not be another next year for Sunfish Days.
(2008/06/11)
After a full year of not having a permanent chief, the Onalaska Police Department will get a new leader. Last Thursday night, the Police and Fire Commission made an offer to Dennis Weiner of New York contingent upon passing medical and background checks.
(2008/06/11)
In talking with people over the past year about the possibility of running for state Assembly, Cheryl Hancock heard one thing over and over: the political atmosphere in Madison is poisonous, and it needs to change.
(2008/06/11)
After almost a year of trying to get a 90-day agreement that would provide time to draw up a more permanent boundary agreement, the village of West Salem and the town of Hamilton have withdrawn their interest in having any agreement between the two municipalities and the city of Onalaska.
(2008/06/11)
Past chairman for the town of Onalaska, Steven Hammes, passed away June 1 after a stroke. He was 53 years old.
(2008/06/11)
On Saturday, June 14, 2008 the Minds in Motion Bicycle Tour will once again roll through Onalaska and surrounding communities. Hundreds of bicyclists will take to the roads in and around Onalaska.
(2008/06/11)
A summer roller hockey program for all area hockey players will launch June 10 at the Onalaska OmniCenter, with play for boys, girls, teens and adults.
(2008/06/11)
When the idea of moving the Holmen Area Library to the Holmen Square mall first surfaced last month, village officials were eager to check it out. As more details have emerged, it’s looking possible the option might be shelved.
(2008/06/11)
State health officials have reactivated the statewide, toll-free Dead Bird Reporting Hotline at 1-800-433-1610. Hotline staff can answer questions about dead birds and provide information on safe handling and disposal. The bird may also be tested for West Nile virus.
(2008/06/11)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/06/11)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/06/11)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/06/03)
A special program to help struggling students was approved Monday by the Onalaska Board of Education. The program is called OASIS — Onalaska Alternative Services And Instruction School — and is meant to be a different environment in the high school.
(2008/06/03)
The process of choosing a new Onalaska police chief is down to four finalists out of 26 applicants.
(2008/06/03)
expansion plan By SAMANTHA MARCUS | Lee Newspapers The Onalaska Plan Commission on Tuesday endorsed plans for a Franciscan Skemp Healthcare expansion just east of its Onalaska clinic at Theater Road and Midwest Drive.
(2008/06/03)
Onalaska and Holmen schools have seen more than their share of bomb scares this year, and those come at a price.
(2008/06/03)
He didn’t mean to create so much trouble. He was just mad when he took pencil to paper and wrote that note. Now he’s expelled from school and worse. “Alex” was in a lot of trouble.
(2008/06/03)
While there were no poppies blowing, the scene at the Memorial Day service by the Holmen American Legion was reminiscent of the poem, “In Flanders Fields,” written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD, of the Canadian Army, and evoked the emotion of Dr. McCrae seeing the burial ground after burying a friend and former student.
(2008/06/03)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/06/03)
Here is a selection of business news tidbits from this week's paper and possibly some news items that didn't make it into the paper.
(2008/06/03)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/06/03)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/06/03)
Adopt-A-Highway crews have been popping up along state highways over the past weeks as they make their first of at least three passes through their two-mile-long highway segments.
(2008/05/27)
The Onalaska Planning Commission Subcommittee approved a subdivision of lots on Midwest Drive that will allow Franciscan Skemp to expand. John Nemec, vice president of regional services for Franciscan Skemp said the clinic has enjoyed success at that location and was in need of additional space, right now especially for parking.
(2008/05/27)
will serve as inspiration By RANDY ERICKSON | Editor The Air Force gave Craig Bartos a chance to become a doctor. His service in the military also enhanced his sense of appreciation and awe for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
(2008/05/27)
School-owned land on the east edge of Onalaska will be studied to see what would be appropriate for the site now and in the future. Monday night the Onalaska Board of Education hired the consulting engineering firm JJR to assess the French Road site potential.
(2008/05/27)
Tim Culp was due for something good to happen. Still, he wasn’t expecting it.
(2008/05/27)
banner art contest By RANDY ERICKSON | Editor Onalaska High School freshman Angel Thao’s professional art career is off to a good start. Last week, in fact, she collected her first check, $100 for designing a new year-round banner to hang in Onalaska’s downtown area.
(2008/05/27)
Community members and police officers, both living and dead, were honored for their actions May 14 at the Onalaska Police Department’s awards ceremony.
(2008/05/27)
Natalie Ammerman, a 2004 graduate of Holmen High School, has been accepted as part of a group of professional students to tour Uganda and help in hospitals, medical clinics and pharmacies.
(2008/05/27)
The Onalaska Town Board wants to take its time in reviewing a complete ordinance overhaul scheduled to be completed this summer.
(2008/05/27)
She knew her Brewers, Bucks and Packers. She even surprised herself by knowing Flavor Flav. But a bit of history that involved President John Tyler and Texas stumped Suchita Shah, and the UW-Madison senior saw her run on “Jeopardy!” end in a semifinal that aired May 14. By making it that far, she won $10,000 at the college tournament that was filmed at the Kohl Center last month.
(2008/05/27)
WHAT: Sunfish Days parade WHEN: Noon Saturday, May 24 WHERE: Parade goes south on Sand Lake Road from Quincy Street to Main Street, then heads west on Main Street to Fourth Street.
(2008/05/27)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/27)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/05/19)
Urban deer are becoming an increasing problem in the Coulee Region, and it’s possible part of the solution could be a city ban on feeding deer.
(2008/05/19)
A housing development on Onalaska’s far east edge might mean another recreational site similar to the Riders Club Road soccer and softball fields.
(2008/05/19)
Onalaska’s 32nd annual Sunfish Days celebration is less than a week away, so it might be a good idea to start fishing around for a Sunfish Days button and a schedule of events.
(2008/05/19)
Three Onalaska residents kicked off their campaigns this week to win the chance to conduct a song at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra’s ninth annual Pops Concert.
(2008/05/19)
Anybody who doubts how fast a fire can spread would have gotten a firsthand taste of how dangerous a blaze can be Tuesday at the Onalaska Fire Department.
(2008/05/19)
The lunchroom at Crescent Printing was filled to bursting last week as the Onalaska company’s staff of about 50 gathered to mark a milestone. As of May 7, the company had gone 10 years without a missed workday because of a workplace injury.
(2008/05/19)
The Campaign for Youth Justice and the National Juvenile Justice Network named Vicky Gunderson of Onalaska recipient of this year’s National Mother of Distinction Award.
(2008/05/19)
Democrat Tara Johnson formally launched her campaign on Monday to unseat state Sen. Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse, in the 32nd District.
(2008/05/19)
A controversial UW-Madison lecturer and 9/11 skeptic from Sauk County said Thursday he plans a third-party challenge to U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse.
(2008/05/19)
The town of Onalaska Plan Commission approved a permit for a home taxidermy business Tuesday night to Adrien Johnson, the owner of the last house on Highway Z.
(2008/05/19)
At least one of the two group’s that unsuccessfully bid for the Star Hill property that is home to a large, illuminated star and cross indicate there is potential for legal action.
(2008/05/19)
Holland Town Board membes listened and asked questions but made no commitment at their May 7 meeting as a local couple informed the board of plans to locate a small poultry processing operation in a rural area of the town.
(2008/05/19)
A source of school funding that keeps class sizes smaller in kindergarten through third-grade classes at Viking Elementary School is in danger of ending.
(2008/05/19)
Gundersen Lutheran Infection Control urges parents to check their child’s immunization record for measles and rubella vaccination. Seven confirmed cases of measles have been identified in Wisconsin, including one from Vernon County. There are also two confirmed cases of rubella, both in the Milwaukee area.
(2008/05/19)
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and the Department of Geriatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School have partnered with Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Department of Geriatrics to broaden its Alzheimer’s disease research.
(2008/05/19)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/19)
Here is a selection of business news tidbits from this week's paper and possibly some news items that didn't make it into the paper.
(2008/05/19)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/05/19)
Here are a selection of health-related news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/19)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/05/14)
The Onalaska Police and Fire Commission likely will select the city’s next police chief from 25 applicants who filed by Tuesday’s noon deadline, officials said.
(2008/05/14)
People who harbor any doubts about the safety benefits of fire sprinkler systems might have a hard time retaining their skepticism after next Tuesday.
(2008/05/14)
Onalaska is gearing up for a summer full of visitors and the Center for Commerce and Tourism has awarded a total of $2,000 in promotional grants to seven area organizations that will be bringing in tourists.
(2008/05/14)
Colleen Brogan-Raasch has seen a lot of changes in cancer care in the past 24 years.
(2008/05/14)
This spring, something new blossomed at the Coulee Region Riders Club grounds just south of Holmen: a new youth rodeo event. Time will tell whether it turns out to be a perennial tradition.
(2008/05/14)
A Holmen committee recommended tonight the village sell a section of land that has an illuminated cross and star to the Holmen Lions Club for $600.
(2008/05/14)
The La Crosse County Library recently announced the results of the 2008 Bookmark Design Contest. Almost 2,000 area K-12 students submitted entries in this annual event. After initially narrowing down the field to about 500 bookmarks, bookmarks were judged on originality, creativity, book- or library-oriented content and effort and care in work. The judges’ votes were then tallied by the youth services librarians.
(2008/05/14)
“Intentions minus actions equals squat.” Dave Skogen offered that bit of wisdom to the approximately 60 people gathered for the third annual Holmen Area Foundation Community Breakfast.
(2008/05/14)
At 2 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Steve Meyer was preparing his sermon for later that morning in the basement office of his house at 603 Pioneer Drive. His wife, Diane, was asleep in their first-floor bedroom. Then it happened.
(2008/05/14)
Holmen authorities are searching for three men who broke into a Holmen residence early Sunday and demanded money at gunpoint while striking the homeowner in the head.
(2008/05/14)
Last week, Jessica Hundt of Holmen cut her hair and donated it to Locks of Love for the third time since January 2005.
(2008/05/14)
A trio of Halvorsons was in the spotlight recently as recipients of the 24th annual Norskedalen Award.
(2008/05/14)
Whether a sibling, parent or other relative, friend or classmate, survivors of suicide can share experiences in a safe setting at a new Survivors of Suicide support group.
(2008/05/14)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/14)
Here is a selection of business news tidbits from this week's paper and possibly some news items that didn't make it into the paper.
(2008/05/14)
Here are a selection of health-related news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/14)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/05/07)
The student-run McFlury Run/Walk April 18 brought out about 400 participants and raised $11,700 for Mike Johnson, father of an OHS student, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
(2008/05/07)
The Holmen Village Board will have at least three offers to buy the land under the Star Hill cross/star display when it meets May 8, including one bid of 12 times the value of the property.
(2008/05/07)
Someone is stealing from kids. Last week, one school in Onalaska and two schools in Holmen reported that their aluminum can recycling cages had been raided.
(2008/05/07)
After months of debate on “puppy mills” and dog-lovers’ rights, the Onalaska Town Board passed an ordinance Monday that limits residents to either two or four dogs, depending on the zoning of their home.
(2008/05/07)
In the moments leading up to her being crowned the new Miss Onalaska, Sarah Beier was feeling a little a nervous. “I felt like a Looney Tunes character,” says Beier, “My heart was about to pound out of my chest, and it didn’t really register when they called my name.”
(2008/05/07)
Local Christian rock band Killians Fault will compete this weekend in the finals of the 2008 UW-Eau Claire Battle of the Bands.
(2008/05/07)
The new Onalaska mayoral administration is taking shape. At a special meeting of the Onalaska Common Council Saturday morning, some council committess were rearranged and new community members were appointed to numerous committees of the city government.
(2008/05/07)
Onalaskans have the opportunity to become a permanent part of the Onalaska Public Library’s history. As construction for the library addition begins, citizens can sign boards that will be permanently installed as part of the structure.
(2008/05/07)
Sunfish Days’ buttons hold a special place in Adam Bakalar’s heart. Bakalar grew up in Onalaska when they used to have the youth competitions for the Sunfish Day button design.
(2008/05/07)
The La Crosse Area Family YMCA in collaboration with the Coulee Region Humane Society and area animal clinics are launching Healthy People Healthy Pets, a three-month initiative aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyles for people and their pets.
(2008/05/07)
The La Crosse Area Family YMCA celebrated many accomplishments over the past year at its annual meeting last Thursday night.
(2008/05/07)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/05/07)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/05/07)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
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