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Area lawmakers, health providers laud court's Obamacare nod
Coulee Region lawmakers and health care providers hailed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a key element of the Affordable Care Act, protecting federal health insurance subsidies to …
Onalaska’s new festival gears up for debut
ONALASKA — Launching a new community celebration is bound to hit a few bumps, but so far the new Celebrate Onalaska event has only hit a couple worth mentioning.
Ben Bromley: Tourists learned cost of nudity
What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Malaysia could cost you 10 buffalo.
Galesville man honored for saving accident victim
Brooke Evenson was driving to Buffalo City on Feb. 17 and remembers seeing the stoplight on Hwy. 53 in Galesville.
Public defender appointed family court commissioner
A longtime public defender has been named as La Crosse County’s new family court commissioner.
Move on to raise mayor’s salary in 2017
After raising its future pay earlier this year, the La Crosse Common Council will consider whether the mayor, too, deserves a salary increase after the 2017 elections.
Tomah tractor pull marks 40 years
TOMAH — In 1975, the first National Tractor Pull Association event was held in Tomah.
Area students perform well at National History Day contest
Students from La Crosse, Holmen and Onalaska earned national recognition at the recent National History Day competition at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus.
Vernon County court office worker charged with theft
VIROQUA — A senior administrative assistant at the Vernon County Clerk of Courts office in Viroqua has been charged with theft of money from the office.
Area lawmakers, health providers cheer Obamacare affirmation
Coulee Region lawmakers and health-care providers hailed the U.S. Supreme Court decision today affirming a key element of the Affordable Care Act, protecting federal health insurance subsidies…
Gov. Walker ends decades-old waiting period for handguns
MILWAUKEE — After signing two bills that loosen Wisconsin’s gun laws, Gov. Scott Walker defended the timing of his public event Wednesday, saying it had been scheduled before nine people were …
Lumbering is Sons of Norway talk topic
Glenn Borreson, a retired pastor from Holmen, will give a presentation on logging history and Norwegian immigrants’ role in it at the next meeting of the Wergeland Lodge Sons of Norway.
Jesus weeps today: Archdiocese persisted in its sin
Unlike most Catholics, John Nienstedt must have been inoculated against guilt somewhere along his career path toward becoming an archbishop.
Diamond in the rough: Old Logan auditorium dusted off for 'Singin' in the Rain'
When John Lake first encountered the auditorium at Logan Middle School, he was blown away.
Onalaska, Holmen consider annexation plan
Officials in the village of Holmen and city of Onalaska are considering a contract that would predetermine future boundary lines between the municipalities.
Fight over dairy farm heads to Wisconsin Court of Appeals
GREEN BAY (AP) — A legal battle over one of the state's largest dairy farms will head to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals after a circuit judge dismissed the owner's request to overturn groundwa…
Walker says Obama, federal government must fix subsidies
MADISON (AP) — If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down health care subsidies available under federal law, it's up to President Barack Obama and Congress to fix it — not the states, Wisconsin Go…
Three arrested for Sparta armed robbery
SPARTA — Three people arrested for a June 11 armed robbery at the Wayside Tavern in Sparta make their first court appearances Thursday.




