La Crosse Tribune Local News

“Mom, this is a dream come true,” an excited Nathan Jarrett, 13, said to his mother following his second place win in the Badger State Spelling Bee in March.

Kat Johnson took to dragon boat racing like a duck to water.

TOMAH -- A painting night helped raise money for Tomah Area Montessori School earlier this month. Sponsored by Partnership Bank, the event was dubbed Paint and Pour by the school’s parent teacher organization.

Tasha Lynn Hanson was a patient, kind, loving person who gave without expecting anything in return, who took care of and deeply loved her family, including her two children.

Art students at Holmen High School have created a mural honoring peacemakers and combattin hateful political rhetoric.

This year, the Preservation Alliance of La Crosse’s Architectural Treasure hunt focused on towers and turrets on various types of buildings in La Crosse.

LA CRESCENT -- How do you make your garden grow?

TOWN OF BROCKWAY -- A group of residents heard the state of Wisconsin wanted to add prison beds to its correctional system in the 1980s.

VIROQUA — Two warehouses that were once used in the tobacco industry and now have been creatively repurposed were the stars of a Historic Preservation Month tour.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

The 25th annual Mississippi River Clean Up on Saturday added to the 175 tons of debris, more than 85 tons of scrap metal, more than 1,600 tires and more than 2,200 barrels volunteers have pulled from the river since the…

Mother Earth is slowly warming, and the season of planting is here.

Gundersen Health System

The La Crosse Wellness Center is offering an all-ability summer camp.

CAMP DOUGLAS — Chloris Lowe is hoping to turn a once forgotten parcel of land known as “The Back Forty” into a Juneau County destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, a tornado touched down just south of La Crescent, Minn. A La Crosse police officer watched it cross the Mississippi River, its winds gaining speed as it barreled toward the city’s South Side.

Let’s celebrate the rising young stars in the 7 Rivers Region — the up-and-coming entrepreneurs and public servants who are making our region a better place to live.

Boysenberry

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

Two men were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover after a Friday night shooting in the village of Viola.