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(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
A housing development on Onalaska’s far east edge might mean another recreational site similar to the Riders Club Road soccer and softball fields.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
Democrat Tara Johnson formally launched her campaign on Monday to unseat state Sen. Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse, in the 32nd District.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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.
(2008/05/17)
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(2008/05/17)
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(2008/05/17)
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(2008/05/17)
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(2008/05/17)
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(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)
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(2008/05/14)
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(2008/05/14)
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(2008/05/14)
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(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)
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(2008/05/07)
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(2008/05/07)
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(2008/04/29)
Onalaska Board of Education members got their first look at next year’s budget Monday night knowing there is very little they can do about it.
(2008/04/29)
Crime-prevention programs like DARE could take a hit in funding with a change in how citations can be paid.
(2008/04/29)
With the opening of the addition to the OmniCenter in July 2007, the convention center turned a slim profit of $11,608 for 2007, after removing donation revenue.
(2008/04/29)
Onalaska Sunfish Days has selected Dawn Kulcinski of Holmen as the parade marshal for the 2008 Sunfish Days to be held May 22-25 at the Omni Center.
(2008/04/29)
The city of Onalaska will not issue a moratorium on electronic signs. The issue came up before the city of Onalaska Planning Commission Tuesday night when commission member Knute (Skip) Temte raised an objection to the political message posted on the electronic sign at Del’s Auto during the mayoral campaign. The message was promoting Robert Muth for mayor.
(2008/04/29)
Katie Gorman, the 2007 Miss Onalaska, will crown the 2008 Miss Onalaska at the pageant being held 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Onalaska High School Performing Arts Center.
(2008/04/29)
The numbers fell into place for Kaitlin Bruden Sunday at the 27th annual American Cancer Society/United HealthCare 5K Family Run/Walk: fourth time, 33:50, fifth place, eight years.
(2008/04/29)
As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton finished their final day Monday of campaigning before the Democratic presidential primary in Pennsylvania, a different election process unfolded for local Lutherans.
(2008/04/29)
If you know someone who needs a ride into La Crosse, Noreen Kuroski, director of the La Crosse County Aging Unit, has some options you probably haven’t thought of — and they aren’t just limited to the aged.
(2008/04/29)
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(2008/04/29)
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(2008/04/29)
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(2008/04/23)
In a quick meeting that included the swearing in of the Onalaska new Mayor Mike Giese, the Onalaska Common Council took on a little different look.
(2008/04/23)
It all started when Jim Bialecki couldn’t get a straight answer about his property taxes in 1983. He was content to live quietly with his family as the new kid on the block in Onalaska while working in La Crosse as the administrator for Hillview Health Center. But the frustrations with city hall bothered Bialecki enough that he decided to take action.
(2008/04/23)
The city of Onalaska doesn’t want to mess with free speech and the Constitution. That made members of the Plan Commission Subcommittee skittish about what to do about complaints about electronic signs that are used for purposes other than what is relevant for the business on which the sign is located.
(2008/04/23)
Traditionally, northern Wisconsin has always been considered “bear country.” But over the years some of that region’s black bears would occasionally wander southward to create a sensation around the Coulee Region.
(2008/04/23)
Hoping for a bigger turnout than prior years, the Onalaska Firefighters Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 4169, have changed the day of the dance traditionally held Friday nights to Saturday.
(2008/04/23)
Onalaska High School teacher Curt McIlquham figures the McFlury Run/Walk has found a new home in its fourth year.
(2008/04/23)
The honorary co-chairs of this year’s 27th annual American Cancer Society/United HealthCare 5K Family Run/Walk each have seen cancer from two sides — patient and caregiver.
(2008/04/23)
On the verge of putting on her third Intergenerational Fair, Kristina Smaby manages to maintain a calm appearance, despite having a seemingly endless number of details to attend to.
(2008/04/23)
For Jackie Pitel, a teacher at Irving Pertzsch Elementary, observing Turn Off the TV Week has never been a personal hardship. She’s never been big on television. But she thought it might be a tough adjustment when she first asked her students to observe the week eight years ago, so she just asked them to turn off the TV for one hour each night.
(2008/04/23)
The Salvation Army of the La Crosse area sees up to 100 people each day for its lunch and supper meal programs and 20 to 50 people per day use the food pantry, depending on the season. If it weren’t for donations and volunteers from the community, said Major Curtiss Hartley, the Salvation Army would not be able to run it’s food pantry Hartley said,
(2008/04/23)
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(2008/04/23)
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(2008/04/23)
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(2008/04/23)
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(2008/04/23)
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(2008/04/15)
At Mayor Jim Bialecki’s last full council meeting, the Onalaska Common Council once again rejected a tax-increment financing district to help pay for an office/retail development along Theater Road. The only way the $33 million project is going to go forward, according to council members, is for developers to continue without a TIF district.
(2008/04/15)
A lot of parents like to get their children’s teachers presents to express their appreciation for their dedication, whether at Christmas, at the end of the year or on National Teacher Appreciation Day, which this year is May 6.
(2008/04/15)
This year’s 32nd annual Miss Onalaska Scholarship Pageant is under the leadership of a new director, but she’s far from a stranger.
(2008/04/15)
The weak economy already seems to be translating to more demand at the local food pantries.
(2008/04/15)
The Onalaska Area Jaycees are looking for new haunts for their biggest fund-raiser of the year.
(2008/04/15)
at annual town meeting By ADAM BISSEN | Lee Newspapers Given the opportunity to explain their complaints or suggest new directions for the town of Onalaska, most of the speakers at Tuesday’s annual town meeting discussed the status of the town’s 3-year-old comprehensive plan.
(2008/04/15)
Mike Giese is officially the new mayor of the city of Onalaska after a recount of the votes from April 1 showed he won the office by nine votes instead of the original three votes.
(2008/04/15)
The city of Onalaska’s annual organizational meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15. The new mayor will appoint citizens to serve on a number of committees at this meeting, and people interested in serving on city committees should call City Hall at 781-9530.
(2008/04/15)
A few months ago, Coulee Region Humane Society staff and volunteers began to plan for a space that would allow cats to co-exist together in a more natural environment. After much research, a plan was developed to move forward with creating this, from which cats living at the shelter would benefit for years to come.
(2008/04/15)
Get ready for Rotary Jr. Rotaract, a Rotary club for young adults 18-30, is starting in La Crosse.
(2008/04/15)
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(2008/04/15)
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(2008/04/15)
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(2008/04/15)
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(2008/04/15)
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(2008/04/09)
If all goes well, one of the last acts of Onalaska Mayor Jim Bialecki after eight years in office will set the city of Onalaska on a new course.
(2008/04/09)
The city of Onalaska is getting a great public relations boost with articles about it in two major tourist magazines.
(2008/04/09)
The ground was soggy Monday afternoon, but that made it all the easier to break at a ceremony kicking off the expansion of the Onalaska Public Library.
(2008/04/09)
When Molly Quinn was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in September 2006, her first reaction was shock.
(2008/04/09)
Tuesday was Emily Swift’s first time giving blood, and going into it, she was more than a little nervous. “I’m scared out of my mind! I couldn’t sleep last night,” she confessed.
(2008/04/09)
The fourth annual McFlury Run/Walk has a couple new twists this year.
(2008/04/09)
Abused children in the Coulee Region are getting the spotlight this month as local leaders and officials across the country are proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month.
(2008/04/09)
Chad and Karen McCathie can go about remodeling their home in the town of Onalaska even though the county rejected proposed changes in the town’s comprehensive plan.
(2008/04/09)
The Bakers Square restaurant at 1227 Crossing Meadows Drive in Onalaska closed Wednesday, a corporate spokesman said.
(2008/04/09)
Pastor J. David Bersagel of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of West Salem appears remarkably relaxed about what the next few months might bring. Asked about his candidacy for bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Council of America La Crosse Area Synod, he has a ready answer: “I tell people that, no matter what happens, it’s a win-win situation,” Bersagel said.
(2008/04/09)
After a long winter, spring is finally in the air and talk of youth baseball facilities took center stage March 26 as the Holland Town Board agreed in special session to consider possible changes at town-owned ball fields.
(2008/04/09)
The Holmen Lions Club’s annual Kornfest car show is supposed to be the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year. When the car show runs on all cylinders, it can help the Lions do an awful lot of good.
(2008/04/09)
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(2008/04/09)
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(2008/04/09)
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(2008/04/09)
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(2008/04/09)
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(2008/04/02)
Eighty-nine students want to come in to Onalaska and 89 want out as part of the season’s school open enrollment. The requests approved Monday by the Onalaska Board of Education are up from last year as are requests by students to go to the so-called “virtual schools” rather than attend Onalaska schools.
(2008/04/02)
Area voters go to the polls next Tuesday to choose members of school, county and municipal boards, a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and, in Onalaska, a mayor.
(2008/04/02)
Onalaska Plan Commission members got an eyeful as they reviewed a petition to rezone the property where Le Fox Hair Studio is located. And they didn’t like what they saw.
(2008/04/02)
The La Crosse County Board defeated attempts by the town of Onalaska to change the county’s development plan to match the newly amended town plan. No one seems to know what to do next about the resulting mismatch.
(2008/04/02)
Chad and Karen McCathie’s home remodeling request remains in limbo after the La Crosse County Board denied their amendment to the comprehensive plan last week.
(2008/04/02)
If Holmen police officer Crystal Sedivie needed any help convincing area parents of the potential dangers posed by the Internet, she got it last week from one of her own cases. She’s hoping it can help her help parents prevent their children from becoming victims.
(2008/04/02)
The La Crosse County Conservation Alliance’s 32nd annual awards banquet will be held April 8 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Baus Haus in La Crosse.
(2008/04/02)
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(2008/04/02)
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(2008/04/02)
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(2008/04/02)
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(2008/04/02)
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(2008/03/25)
Ashley Bishop, Ryan Miller and their 19-month-old son, Andy, awakened to a nightmare early Monday morning. Their apartment building on Redwood Street in Onalaska was burning.
(2008/03/25)
A plan to rezone a parcel on the southeast corner of the Quincy Street and Second Avenue North could meet with some resistance at a public hearing Tuesday night.
(2008/03/25)
A lot of young men and woman these days celebrate their 21st birthday by going out to a bar and lining up the shots. Emily Wypyszynski didn’t want to do that, so she lined up some bands instead, organizing a fundraiser bash to fight drunken driving.
(2008/03/25)
The Holmen Village Board agreed at its March 13 monthly meeting to sell part of the property known as Star Hill to the Holmen Lions Club in an effort to avoid a church-state conflict.
(2008/03/25)
Some Holmen residents are taking things into their own hands in reaction to the Star Hill cross controversy. Crosses and other religious symbols are beginning to pop up on private property.
(2008/03/25)
At an informational meeting at West Salem Elementary School last week, three government officials — two from towns in Dane County and one from the Coulee Region — voiced their concerns that the regional planning had as its ultimate goal a top-down form of control of local governments.
(2008/03/25)
Sexuality is a gift of God, and healthy sexual relationships should be based on trust, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America task force said this week.
(2008/03/25)
The town of Onalaska Plan Commission gave preliminary approval to a 4.14-acre tree nursery on Hauser Road Tuesday night.
(2008/03/25)
Residents of the town of Holland and the villages of Bangor and Rockland are now eligible for a public transportation service which started in those areas Saturday, March 15.
(2008/03/25)
Midwest Region launches new ‘Connecting People to Nature’ initiative
(2008/03/25)
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(2008/03/25)
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(2008/03/25)
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(2008/03/25)
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(2008/03/25)
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(2008/03/18)
Alderman Clarence Stellner’s effort to legalize neighborhood electric vehicles on city streets is getting rolling, with the Onalaska Common Council giving it a jump start at its meeting Tuesday.
(2008/03/18)
Soccer booster club parents scored once in a match with the Onalaska School Board and possibly will score again in two weeks.
(2008/03/18)
The Holmen Village Board gets credit for putting the lighted star on Star Hill. The cross was Art Moe’s idea, and at the time it went up, it wasn’t universally well received in the community.
(2008/03/18)
A perfect storm is brewing in the Coulee Region: conflicts between land-owner rights and community planning efforts are coming to a head in the town of Onalaska.
(2008/03/18)
A town forum on underage drinking in La Crosse County next week aims to spread awareness of the problem and resources to solve it. But more than that, organizers hope the forum will energize more people to get involved in an effort to curb the destructive drinking behavior among young people that has caused so much tragedy.
(2008/03/18)
Invasive species such as zebra mussels, faucet snails and purple loosestrife already have damaged Lake Onalaska. Other invasives, such as Asian carp — already present in parts of the river but not Lake Onalaska — threaten to alter it drastically by eliminating many native species and degrading water and habitat quality.
(2008/03/18)
Seven-time Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong joined Gov. Jim Doyle last week in calling for the Legislature to vote on a statewide smoking ban bill.
(2008/03/18)
From solar panels to windmills to insulated concrete forms, ecologically friendly and energy saving building materials were on display at the Onalaska OmniCenter for people looking to cut their energy bills.
(2008/03/18)
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(2008/03/18)
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(2008/03/18)
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(2008/03/18)
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