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Shilling honored by Wisconsin Counties Association
The Wisconsin Counties Association recently honored state Sen. Jennifer Shilling as one of 18 outstanding legislators for the 2013-14 session.
City to offer ramp parking refunds
Those forced to pay the full $6 fee due to malfunctioning or disabled gates in three downtown La Crosse parking ramps can get a refund from the city but need to make sure they take their receipt.
Tomah VA to host mental health, homelessness summit
The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold its second annual Veteran Mental Health Summit from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 20 at Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah.
AG candidate Richards advocates for seniors
A Democratic candidate for attorney general promised to help protect Wisconsin senior citizens from fraud and abuse Wednesday during a campaign stop at a La Crosse senior housing facility.
Local jobless rate up in June, down from prior year
As usual, the local jobless rate ticked up last month as students and new graduates flooded the labor market.
Firefighter disputes charges that could lead to firing
A La Crosse firefighter is fighting her firing.
Campaign notebook: July finance reports suggest tight races in Coulee Region
New campaign finance reports indicate suggest the Coulee Region could see tight legislative races in November.
Charges pending against man for manufacturing meth
A La Crosse man faces drug charges after police found him with a bottle used to make methamphetamine.
Nicolai buys former Maple Grove Country Club for $1.15 million
La Crosse landlord Steven Nicolai outbid a farmer at a sheriff’s auction today to buy the former Maple Grove Country Club near West Salem for $1,145,000.
Aging state a challenge for businesses
Todd Berry has a simple explanation to a complex problem facing Wisconsin businesses. “You can’t create jobs if you don’t have bodies to put into the jobs.”
New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to a series of fiery train crashes, the government proposed rules Wednesday that would phase out tens of thousands of older tank cars that carry increasing quantit…
Two injured when milk truck leaves road, rolls over in Vernon County
Tragedy was narrowly avoided Tuesday morning when a full milk truck ran off the road and rolled in Vernon County.
Developer Nicolai buys former Maple Grove Golf Club
La Crosse landlord and developer Steven Nicolai outbid a La Crosse County businessman and farmer at a sheriff’s auction Wednesday to buy the former Maple Grove Country Club near West Salem for…
Task force eyes ways to save branch libraries
A task force Tuesday offered more than a dozen areas the La Crosse Public Library and city should explore to potentially keep its two branch sites viable in the future.
Gundersen in top 10 percent for bariatric surgery
Gundersen Health System has received the Healthgrades 2014 Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, which recognizes the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for bariatric patient outcomes.
Local business aims to reduce plastic waste
Imagine a world without plastic waste. No more mountains of discarded bottles, immortally entombed in the nation’s landfills; no more massive islands of garbage marauding through the oceans, l…
Jerome Christenson: College kids indeed need crossing guards
How do the children cross the road?
Virtual schizophrenic trip shows dark side, stirs empathy
Jay Jaehnke didn’t particularly like his virtual trip into the dark world of schizophrenia, except for the fact that it increased his empathy for people afflicted with the debilitating mental illness.
Mayo donates 2 AEDs to police
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare is donating two automated external defibrillators to the La Crosse Police Department.
