Новости за 13.04.2016

For the past 10 years, Morgan Stenslien, the Westby Area High School varsity softball coach has tried to instill the same team motto in her softball players -- "TEAM".

Westby Area High School track coach, Chris Yanske, has spent the past 32 years teaching students in the classroom and coaching them on track and field events.

The 2016 Westby Syttende Mai Princess coronation will be held in the Westby High School gym, Sunday, April 17. The meet and greet will be held at 1 p.m., with the coronation commencing at 2 p.m.

While most other scheduled spring sports were cancelled Westby baseball struggled through bitterly cold temperatures at Viroqua and Sparta in its first two games of the 2016 season.

Several river towns along Wisconsin’s southern portion of the Mississippi River will be showcased on the nation’s longest-running tourism TV show. “Discover Wisconsin,” and its hosts, Mariah Haberman and Eric Paulsen, are highlighting recreational opportunities in southwest Wisconsin. The episode…

The Westby Area High School rookie robotics team “Thorbots” has reason to be proud after placing second in the 2016 Wisconsin Regional Robotics Competition, held March 23-26 in Milwaukee.

While we were out for a ride one evening last week, before it got dark, we saw several cows running and chasing each other in a field. It brought back a lot of memories.

The Fine Arts Foundation of the Westby Area (FAFWA) is so excited about the referendum results and so appreciative of all the voters in the Westby Area School District who supported this initiative.

Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center is celebrating its 32nd annual Spring Fundraising Luncheon, Sunday, April 24, at 11 a.m., at the Radisson Hotel-Wisconsin Room in La Crosse. This event celebrates all the people who make Norskedalen the special place that…

Cheers and tears of joy erupted on Tuesday, April 5 when taxpayers in the Westby Area School District approved a referendum to construct a new Community Performing Arts Center in Westby. A large crowd gathered at Borgen’s Café in downtown…

The Viroqua boys golf team placed 13 out of 18 teams in Division 2 of the Wisconsin Dells Invitational at Christmas Mountain Golf Course, Saturday.

The Viroqua softball team scored three runs in the eighth inning to defeat Prairie du Chien, 10-8, last Thursday.

The community has an opportunity to learn about the Vernon Economic Development Association (VEDA) and sample food produced at the Food Enterprise Center at our upcoming annual meeting May 18. The meeting will be held over lunch, from 11:30 a.m.…

Family and friends are hoping to lighten the financial load for the family of Brian and Rhonda (Dwyer) Buckmaster of rural Coon Valley.

Last week, there were developments on two major Republican voter suppression mechanisms.

Exciting news, people: The Republican Party establishment has a secret plan to stop blue-collar voters from supporting Donald Trump. The plan is code-named “Operation Paul Ryan.”

As I visited Viroqua High School Wednesday, April 6, to take photos for our spring sports preview I did a some math.

The weather is looking just beautiful this week, get out and enjoy the sunshine!

A team from Viroqua Middle School pitching a garden-to-table project was the first crowdfunding recipient in Viroqua’s SOUP program.

Seven returning letter winners form the core of the Viroqua boys tennis team’s roster for 2016.

The Viroqua boys golf team doesn’t have big numbers, but it does have big expectations.

The players had to plead, but eventually Viroqua softball coach John Lendosky relented and scheduled a trip to Florida.

The Viroqua baseball team had one of its slowest starts in recent history in the 2015 campaign.

While the Viroqua track team will be well-rounded, the squad will certainly have an advantage in the field events.

The De Soto baseball team will be building on a solid foundation in 2016 after a rebuilding season last year.