La Crosse Tribune Local News

LANSING, Iowa — Allamakee County Conservation Foundation last week announced the kickoff of the public phase of the Beyond The Plateau capital campaign to build the $3.6 million Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center.

MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. — John “J.D.” Davis will never forget Bill. The horse and wagon enthusiast met Bill when the boy was attending Camp Winnebago, a summer camp for children with disabilities. When it was time to leave, Bill and…

Country star David Nail can’t name which of his songs is his favorite.

BANGOR — Sometime in the late 1960s, John McCue awoke in a camp not far from the railroad. It had rained the night before and his sleeping bag was soaked through. He didn’t have a lot of time. The train…

Gilmore and Tinkerbell

At Flying Horses Stable, tranquility and healing come from the bond between horse and human, as the equine therapy program helps people facing mental health challenges develop respite and coping skills.

ETTRICK — Joseph Glidden was 60 years old in 1874 when he thought of an idea that tamed the open ranges of the west.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — The Bike Shoppe has a new location that could allow it to reach new heights.

VIROQUA — The Vernon County Democratic Party will hold a discussion, open to the public, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday about Blue Jean Nation founder Mike McCabe’s recent talk in Viroqua.

Gundersen Health System

The following people have filed for a marriage license in La Crosse County:

ONALASKA — Hwy. S between Onalaska and Hwy. M was closed for four hours Saturday after a fatal traffic accident involving a sport utility vehicle and dump truck, according to La Crosse County County Emergency Services.

SPARTA — Sentencing for a rural Camp Douglas teen accused of communicating a bomb threat to Los Angeles International Airport was postponed after more charges were filed against him.

WINONA, Minn. -- The Pinta and the Niña, replicas of Christopher Columbus’ 15th-century ships, will arrive in Winona on Tuesday and be open for public tours for a week.

WINONA, Minn. -- Dave Dickson loves his 1969 Roadrunner so much that he has tattoos on his arm to prove it.

TOMAH -- Ken and Rona Veney know how to work as a team. They have been married 52 years, and Ken has been entering tractor pulls with Rona's support for the past 16.

Having the bird of Paradise fly up your nose, as Little Jimmy Dickens used to sing, is nothing compared with the stuff that Zak Crouch tries — and succeeds — to force up his schnoz.

This Ho-Chunk pipe has been in the collection of the Historical Society since 1930. It is probably much older than that. The ribbons tied to it are manufactured, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, but the rest…

After 30 years of songs, stories and trips to the family farm, Sue Wrobel has decided to move on.

HOLMEN — The American Legion Auxiliary's third annual Walk, Run, Roll will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 at the American Legion, 419 First Ave. W.