Новости за 18.06.2015

CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews kissed and hoisted the Stanley Cup as he was introduced toward the end of the latest raucous rally honoring the Chicago Blackhawks. Then the captain headed toward…

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- The Aquinas High School baseball team used a rally to take the lead, but Lake Country Lutheran had a run in it, too.

More than a third of West Salem residences and businesses were recently found to have sidewalks in need of replacement or repair.

In what might appear to be a turnaround in its support of the proposed Holmen Area Community Center, the Holmen Village Board has figured out a way the village can contribute to the project. A…

Friends were still reeling Monday from the death of Wayne Burkhardt, 50, of West Salem, who was killed when a falling tree crashed into his vehicle.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One Utah university is giving students glued to their cellphones a place to call their own: a designated lane for texting while walking.

Plans to build a 12-unit townhome complex proposed for Holmen will need to go back to the drawing board. Initial drawings show the developer planned to construct a private drive from the end o…

Sue Kolve’s Salon & Day Spa in Onalaska was almost tricked by a scammer.

The following students were selected as May Students of the Month at Holmen Middle School:

Children undergoing medical procedures might consider a security blanket from Project Linus the best medicine they’ll receive. Helping supply the local Project Linus chapter with blankets, six…

A major public health project will focus in on La Crosse County families in 2015. Approximately 550 La Crosse county households will be invited to participate in the University of Wisconsin’s …

Recent events in the Middle East concerning the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have led to a questioning of American foreign policy in its entirety. Specifically, should The United States hav…

Despite the storm warnings Monday afternoon, 39 donors showed up for the American Red Cross blood drive in West Salem. As a result, 37 units were collected, after calculating the double donors…

At the Republican convention last month in La Crosse, Gov. Scott Walker was quoted as proudly saying he has transformed Wisconsin. I agree with his assertion, but that transformation leaves me…

What an exciting and challenging year for the Holmen High School band program. The marching band kicked off its competitive marching season with a fourth-place overall at the Minnesota State F…

On June 7, Lenesha R. Brock, 21, became the 67th homicide victim in Milwaukee so far this year – killed by a gunshot, as are most of the homicide victims there. Two days later the Wisconsin As…

Congratulations to West Salem Fire Chief Dave Munson, Deputy Chief Greg Hutson and Assistant Chief Dave McClintock for being named parade marshals for the West Salem June Dairy Days celebratio…

Students who tried out this year for the West Salem High School summer musical – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic version of “Cinderella” – were so numerous and so talented that the co-direct…

Local history is on the menu at The Rusty Awning in West Salem.

Whether it’s the bumper crop of kids out playing ball, the sign at West Salem High School flashing “Go Panthers” or the crowd of kids crowded around the team bus Tuesday morning, it seems clea…

West Salem’s tennis and track facilities will make it through another school year, but the school district might have to reconsider its tennis program in the years to come if it doesn’t find f…

The West Salem Fire Department suffers from a problem of numbers. Some are up and some are down.

Our Savior Lutheran Church of West Salem is proving the old adage wrong: There is such thing as a free lunch.

CHICAGO (AP) — 1:15 p.m. CDT

Fair entries are due Wednesday, Aug. 5, by 4:30 p.m. at the Vernon County University of Wisconsin-Extension office. No late entries will be accepted; all letters must be postmarked Aug. 5.