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The library card holders and other patrons of the La Crosse County Library in Holmen are being encouraged to obtain another card to support the new village library. The staff of the Holmen Public Library has initiated a card campaign…

Holmen and Onalaska families got out of their homes Tuesday night for their respective National Night Out celebrations, hosted by the police departments. Despite the heat and humidity, youngsters and adults took in a number of cool activities.

An Onalaska High School student made history recently when he took a top award at the National History Day competition. Aditya Aliani received a first-place medal in the competition with his senior individual documentary about sugar.

A recent overseas trip proved to be an immersion in the French culture for 13 Onalaska High School world languages students. The students, along with their French teachers Brian Wopat and Amy Ticknor, toured the European country July 12-20, taking…

While officially they aren’t staff members, volunteers in the School District of Holmen school buildings do make a positive impact on students’ lives. To recognize their contribution to the district’s students, seven volunteers were honored with the 2015-16 Friends of…

Intersection control and a closed discussion highlighted a short Onalaska Board of Public Works meeting Tuesday night.

One of my latest reads is not a new book; in fact it was originally published October 2002. “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson is a true account of the making of the World’s Fair in Chicago,…

The sounds of African drumming and storytelling took center stage July 20 at the Bangor, Holmen and Onalaska public libraries.Oba William King played his jembe drum, sang songs and told his African-style tales to library patrons as part of the…

I was sitting in one of my favorite saloons the other day. While musing, I couldn't help overhear what another patron had to say about a proposal to extend free public education through college. Unfortunately, the phrase "proposal to extend"…

July 28 was a long afternoon in Lewis Valley of northern La Crosse County.

We’ve experienced the bite of summer’s dog days.

A Minnesota man with 23 years of pilot experience was killed July 28 in a single-engine crash in northern La Crosse County.

I grew up with dogs. My family has owned varieties both large and small, quiet and loud, over the years.

For more than 50 years, the Bangor Area Historical Society has been a part of the annual Bangor Fun Daze festivities.

A little light rain didn’t discourage members of a WisCorp crew working at a home in West Salem last week.

As the blare of a foghorn is heard across town, no one bats an eye as one of a half dozen trains begins to roll through.

Since his first full-length album was released in November 2013, Chaseburg native Simon Balto has earned his doctoral degree and landed a job as a history professor at Ball State University in Indiana. His students, much to his chagrin, call…

Pokémon Go, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook crowd the phones of children and teenagers these days. Eyes glued to the newest Apple iPhone, it is becoming dangerously apparent that the youth of America are losing their touch with the outdoors and…

С начала весны в стране, по разным причинам, приостановили работу шесть страховых компаний, которые предоставили финансовые гарантии около 300 туроператорам, продающим путевки на отдых в России и за рубежом. Об этом "Российской газете" рассказали в Ассоциации туроператоров России (АТОР).

O tym, że ziemia lubuska płynie nie tylko winem, świadczą liczne imprezy spod znaku dobrego jedzenia. Wakacje to czas, kiedy jest ich najwięcej.

W środkowym biegu Odry powstanie dziesięć przystani wodnych, które ożywią turystykę.

The Blues are confident of securing a deal to re-sign the 23-year-old ahead of the new Premier League season but fans have taken to Twitter to share their displeasure