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(2008/12/04)
The state has determined a recent annexation request being considered by West Salem and opposed by Onalaska would be against the public interest.
(2008/12/04)
West Salem’s Hazel Brown Leicht Memorial Library will open again this week after a frozen heating coil led to a flood that soaked the floor, destroyed several thousand books and forced a closing.
(2008/12/04)
West Salem property owners looking for relief on their taxes won’t find it this year.
(2008/12/04)
After months of working and reworking, the Hamilton Town Board approved its 2009 budget at a special meeting Monday.
(2008/12/04)
Area food banks say demand for their services has increased as the economy declines.
(2008/12/04)
The West Salem Recreation Department has launched what might well become a winter tradition: a holiday decoration contest.
(2008/12/04)
A team from Features Sports Bar and Grill in Holmen and West Salem, bowled a first-place finish to capture the championship for the second annual Al Harris Stars and Strikes Charity Bowling Tournament held recently in Green Bay.
(2008/12/04)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/12/04)
Police have begun to enforce alternate side parking ordinances with snow-plowing season bearing down on the Coulee Region.
(2008/12/03)
West Salem Village Board members last week approved a slight pay raise for themselves, or rather for future board members.
(2008/12/03)
The 2009 election season is around the corner for municipal and school board officials.
(2008/12/03)
As of Dec. 31, Rockland will no longer get its police coverage from Bangor, according to officials of the two municipalities.
(2008/12/03)
Bangor property owners will see a tax levy increase of 4.65 percent next year for village operations.
(2008/12/03)
The Bangor School Board spent the bulk of its Nov. 19 meeting in preliminary discussion about two issues: formation of a policy concerning release of information in student records and the need for acoustical tile in the new elementary school gymnasium.
(2008/12/03)
Several groups and people were honored by the La Crosse County Agricultural Society at its annual meeting Nov. 13 in West Salem.
(2008/12/03)
Onalaska and La Crosse police officers will hit the streets hard Friday night (Nov. 28) in an attempt to catch drunken drivers and ultimately reduce the number of impaired motorists.
(2008/12/03)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/12/03)
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(2008/12/03)
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(2008/11/25)
Seeing a bear was definitely not on Duane Kneifl’s mind when he and fellow West Salem First Responders member Greg Wilhelm took a drive north of town a couple weekends ago. “Greg needed to add a few more hours of driving time,” Kneifl said.
(2008/11/25)
The West Salem Fire Protection district adopted a lean budget last week compared to the pre-referendum version it presented to the three municipalities it serves.
(2008/11/25)
The city of Onalaska is pulling out all the stops in its quest to quickly hammer out a boundary agreement with the village of West Salem and Hamilton to resolve annexation application issues regarding properties east of Nathan Hill.
(2008/11/25)
With Hamilton residents rejecting referendum calling for a 21 percent town tax levy increase, the Hamilton Town Board found itself approving a streamlined budget from the West Salem Fire Protection District at a special meeting Monday as well as the town’s 2009 budget.
(2008/11/25)
Trustees at the Noov. 12meeting of the Bangor Village Board learned that some of the village’s equipment is on its last legs. Public works director Cecil Rolfe told those in attendance that the village’s end loader is going to need replacement soon.
(2008/11/25)
Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster this week commended more than 80 middle schools — including West Salem and Onalaska middle schools — for being named to the Association of Wisconsin School Administrator and Department of Public Instruction’s Exemplary Middle School list.
(2008/11/25)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/11/25)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/11/18)
Think of it as a four-alarm fire. The West Salem Fire Protection District board and the town boards of Hamilton and Barre were scheduled to conduct a joint meeting with the West Salem Village Board Wednesday to take on the fire protection district’s funding request in the wake of last week’s referendum failure.
(2008/11/18)
West Salem students may soon be able to take nursing classes as part of their curriculum.
(2008/11/18)
A West Salem native was elected to the South Dakota Senate last week.
(2008/11/18)
West Salem high school students and community members honored veterans of America’s military in a solemn, respectful assembly at the Heider Center Tuesday morning.
(2008/11/18)
In honor of Veterans Day, a San Leandro, Calif.-based gourmet coffee roaster — the Rogers Family Co. (www.rogersfamilyco.com) — in partnership with Operation Gratitude (www.operationgratitude.com ) is sponsoring a contest that encourages Americans to write letters to our troops for the holidays and at the same time earn fun prizes for themselves and much-needed money for their favorite schools.
(2008/11/18)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/11/18)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/11/12)
The village of West Salem won’t soon resume boundary-agreement discussions with the city of Onalaska, adding fuel to what is looking less like an annexation and more like a border war.
(2008/11/12)
A pair of public hearings on ordinances that would regulate how West Salem residents keep up their properties drew a crowd of almost two dozen Monday night and led board members to scrap one of them.
(2008/11/12)
It started innocently enough for Linda Dougherty. She went to the West Salem First Responders chili supper fundraiser for a hearty meal, but came away with a new mission: saving lives and helping the hurt.
(2008/11/12)
With its annual membership drive now in full swing, the West Salem Panther Booster Club is hoping to add to the already impressive number of local residents who support West Salem High School athletics.
(2008/11/12)
The Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts in West Salem will host a concert featuring singer-songwriter Johnsmith and jazz violinist Randy Sabien on Friday, Nov. 21, starting at 7:30 p.m.
(2008/11/12)
West Salem High School freshman Bryar Hansen is in many ways just an average teenage boy. He plays football, is in choir, water skis, draws and travels to a Minneapolis agency on weekends to train as an actor. Acting agency? OK, maybe he’s a little different.
(2008/11/12)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/11/12)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/11/04)
West Salem inched closer to implementing 4-year-old kindergarten Monday with the school board’s vote to reinstate a task force charged with driving the program forward.
(2008/11/04)
West Salem residents will get the chance next week to register their opinions on a pair of pending ordinances that have Village Board members seeing things from opposite sides of the table.
(2008/11/04)
Two football games that weren’t even on the schedule at the beginning of the season had football fans in Bangor and West Salem excited this week. With both schools hosting playoff games in their respective divisions, fans were hoping the Panthers and Cardinals could continue their seasons for a few more precious weeks.
(2008/11/04)
Halloween is this Friday and young trick-or-treaters in both West Salem and Bangor will be able to fill up on candy and other surprises, courtesy of two community-minded organizations — the VFW in Bangor and the West Salem Business Association.
(2008/11/04)
If the taste of winter this week wasn’t enough of a reminder, here’s an official one: alternate side parking restrictions are about to kick in.
(2008/11/04)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/11/04)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/11/04)
Here are a selection of health-related news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/11/04)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/10/27)
A decision from the state about a proposed 200-acre annexation to West Salem has been delayed at the request of West Salem officials.
(2008/10/27)
The West Salem School District Board of Education balanced a $16.6 million dollar budget by increasing taxes more than 3 percent.
(2008/10/27)
After weeks of of waiting for final enrollment figures and property valuations to be determined, it appears that taxpayers in the Bangor School District will be paying essentially the same tax rate they have for the past three years.
(2008/10/27)
The West Salem Fire Department will hold an open house Oct. 25, and given the importance of the upcoming referendum, fire officials are hoping for a healthy turnout.
(2008/10/27)
There are plenty of ways for youngsters to celebrate Halloween this year in both Bangor and West Salem.
(2008/10/27)
Fans of trout fishing got good news last week as state Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank announced a plan for comprehensive restoration projects on 10 Wisconsin trout streams.
(2008/10/27)
Bangor is getting a new snow plow blade, just in time for the approach of winter.
(2008/10/27)
The Coulee Region Humane Society will hold its third annual bowlathon on Saturday, Oct. 25, at South Lanes, 4107 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse.
(2008/10/27)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/10/27)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/10/27)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/10/23)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
(2008/10/21)
The city of Onalaska has objected to the annexation request of three property owners in the town of Hamilton who want to annex about 200 acres into the village of West Salem.
(2008/10/21)
West Salem School District property owners will see an increase in their taxes if the district’s budget is passed as presented at this week’s school board meeting.
(2008/10/21)
In a series of procedural votes Oct. 7, West Salem Village Board members transferred village employees’ pension funds into the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds State retirement plan.
(2008/10/21)
A new playground at Barre Park took shape over two days last week, with lots of help from community volunteers.
(2008/10/21)
Consumers who want to protect themselves against identity theft will need to rely on a little more than luck to safeguard their finances.
(2008/10/21)
Town of Bangor residents are invited to attend an Oct. 30 meeting at the town hall to review the first draft of the Town of Bangor Comprehensive Plan.
(2008/10/21)
The La Crosse County Health Department’s Public Health Nursing Division will offer community flu clinics throughout October and November.
(2008/10/21)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/10/21)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/10/15)
A trio of ordinances being considered by the village of West Salem would regulate how residents maintain their homes’ appearance, how tall they allow their grass to grow and what they choose to plant along the boulevards.
(2008/10/15)
Owners of property totaling more than 200 acres in the town of Hamilton have petitioned to have the land annexed to West Salem.
(2008/10/15)
‘up to date’ By BRAD BRYAN | Special correspondent Greg Hutson doesn’t care for blogging. To the West Salem deputy fire chief, blog isn’t short for “Web log.” It stands for “basic lack of guts.”
(2008/10/15)
Local auto dealers say that Coulee Region customers have not faced insurmountable hurdles in qualifying for new car loans and that new car sales have not dropped off drastically.
(2008/10/15)
A Bangor School District teaching assistant has resigned after an $800 discrepancy was discovered in a school activity account.
(2008/10/15)
A new Bangor event called Sunshine on the Trail will emphasize the importance of exercise to good health while raising money to help those whose health has compromised by cancer.
(2008/10/15)
It’s a pretty good bet that Halloween is Morgan Von Buskirk’s favorite holiday, judging from the energy and passion he puts into the Onalaska Area Jaycee’s Haunted House.
(2008/10/15)
A local farmer has been appointed to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s state Young Farmer Committee.
(2008/10/15)
The Friends of the Mindoro Community Library recently received a Wisconsin Community Leadership Award presented by the Wisconsin Rural Partners.
(2008/10/15)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/10/15)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
(2008/10/08)
A project that will give parts of West Salem a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly feel has moved forward with an announcement from Gov. Doyle’s office last week.
(2008/10/08)
The village of Bangor tax increment financing district got the green light after a meeting Sept. 24.
(2008/10/08)
Dennis Weibel of Rockland must pay $28,000 for violations of Wisconsin water pollution laws under the terms of a stipulation and judgment settling a lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
(2008/10/08)
Economic growth is measured in many ways and one obscure but important sign post is in the story building permits tell us.
(2008/10/08)
Meggan Turner, a senior at West Salem High School, won First Place in the Student Division of the 39th Annual Oktoberfest Photography contest. Her photograph (along with participants and winners from other categories) was displayed over the weekend at the Oktoberfest Photo Exhibit, held at the La Crosse Public Library. Meggan was also honored in an awards ceremony on Sunday September 27th at the library.
(2008/10/08)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
(2008/10/08)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
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