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Gov. Evers orders flags lowered to half-staff to honor WWII veteran from Vernon County after remains from POW mass grave identified
MADISON, Wis. — The remains Vernon County native Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld were recently positively identified among the 997 unidentified soldiers remains found intermingled in the graves after the war. In May of this year the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Jack H. Hohlfeld, 29, of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for.
Emergency crews respond to chlorine leak at Westby Co-op Creamery
WESTBY, Wis. – In a written statement the Westby-Christiana Fire Department reports that on Tuesday, August 20 they responded to a chlorine leak at the Westby Co-op Creamery. According to the statement, fire crews were dispatched to the Westby Coop Creamery at S. Main Street in Westby on a...
Celebrating the Art of the Driftless Area
There’s beauty everywhere in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area. The distinctive geography of the unglaciated land, with its rugged hills, forested ridges, crystal-clear streams, and deep river valleys, makes for spectacular scenery at every turn. It’s a beautiful setting for the many artists who have established workshops and galleries in this area, drawing inspiration from the natural surroundings to create some beauty of their own.
Public information meeting ahead of Viroqua Main Street improvement project scheduled for Sept. 4
VIROQUA, Wis. – Last year Viroqua completed phase one of a Main Street traffic improvement project that included the north and south portions of Main Street, and this year the city will be making changes to the downtown area that were not included last year. The city announced they will hold a public information meeting about this years project on Sept. 4 at the Viroqua City Hall Community Room (lower level) at 5 p.m.
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