The Holmen Business Association honored two of Holmen’s stellar residents recently at its annual banquet. The business group presented Ryan Rugroden with the HBA President’s Award and named Ll…
The Onalaska High School football program’s inaugural Coulee Region All-Stars Tailgate Party on Sunday was such a success, that next year’s second annual event already has been scheduled.
Onalaska Mayor Joe Chilsen launched a write-in campaign for a second four-year term in the city’s top job Wednesday afternoon in front of a crowd of supporters at Onalaska City Hall.
Buffalo Wild Wings in Onalaska will host the sixth annual Cops Gone Wild benefit for Special Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 18.
Holmen High School seniors Craig Hardie and Brianna Shea were named Holmen Area Rotary Club Students of the Month for January. Craig is the son of Bruce and Karen Hardie. Brianna is the daught…
Onalaska and Holmen high school dance teams are peaking at the right time, turning in strong performances at last week’s regional competition in New Richmond to both qualify in two categories …
Supporters of the Holmen Area Community Center have decided to use a bit of magic in their efforts to raise funds to build the project. Community center backers, with help from Thrivent Financ…
The West Salem High School dance team is state bound after last weekend’s regional meet at New Richmond, where the team won third place in the Division 4 pom competition.
Bangor resident Charles Horman has high hopes of putting his lifetime of education to good use on the Bangor School Board if he wins election in April.
The West Salem Village Board approved a name for one of two stub roads to be constructed as part of the Hwy. 16 expansion project to start later this year.
I find it interesting that the city of Winona, Minn., is prepared to spend $8 million to build two tunnels under the railroad tracks near the Winona State University campus to protect pedestri…
As if being locked in the ice on an Arctic quest weren’t bad enough, many of the crewmen on the U.S.S. Jannette were seriously ill.
Best wishes for a healthy, prosperous 2016. As the new year gets underway, it’s fitting to take a brief retrospective of your La Crosse County Board accomplishments and challenges in 2015.
Over the course of the last five years, the state Legislature has enacted a variety of important reforms that have strengthened Wisconsin’s fiscal health, streamlined state government operatio…
For school districts throughout the region, recent changes to state tests and other assessments have left many grasping for context.
Raise your hand if you love winter in Wisconsin. Winter and I have a love/hate relationship. I love having snow for the holidays and winter décor, but I really, really hate the cold. Hence, ou…
The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to two of the world’s greatest composers as boy wonders and highlights two talented high school musicians at its Saturday concert.
Area parents now have a new way to help their kids go chic on the cheap with the return of Kids Couture to West Salem.
Local musician Gregg “Cheech” Hall and a large array of musical collaborators have put together a number of successful tribute shows over the years — although it’s been almost two years since …
Local Interact Clubs have been honored for a video they created documenting some of the things the clubs have done, including a giant food drive.
