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(2010/03/11)
City officials, residents and travelers through the city of Westby should rejoice after Westby Public Works Director Gregg Hanson announced on March 2 that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to redo Main Street this summer.
(2010/03/11)
On Monday, March 8, the Westby Area School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of Westby Area High School varsity head football coach, Mike Marr, who submitted a letter of resignation to administration on March 1.
(2010/03/11)
Five area residents and one business will be honored for their community service when the Coon Valley American Legion Post 116 hosts the 2010Vernon County Legion Banquet on Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Coon Valley Legion Hall.
(2010/03/10)
On Monday, March 8, the Westby Area School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of Westby Area High School varsity head football coach, Mike Marr, who submitted a letter of resignation to administration on March 1.
(2010/03/08)
By a narrow margin the Westby Area School Board of Education approved the extension of administrative contracts after reviewing superintendent and administrative performances in closed session during the school district’s monthly board meeting in February.
(2010/03/08)
The Westby-Christiana Fire District, began discussions, but is leaning away from charging a direct fee for fire calls as a means of collecting a reimbursement for responding to fire and accident calls.
(2010/03/08)
Snowflake Ski and Golf Club hosted the first annual Ski K’s For Cancer event on Saturday, Feb. 20. The inaugural event was held in conjunction with the annual Junior Jumping Competition and Snowflake Nordic Ski Club races, held at Snowflake Ski Club in beautiful Timber Coulee, Wisconsin.
(2010/02/26)
The Food, Fuel and Future summit, held in Viroqua on Feb. 17, afforded approximately 100 people the opportunity to broaden their horizons when it comes to the ever-changing world of agriculture, at the local level and in a volatile global market.
(2010/02/26)
A jury deliberated two hours last Thursday afternoon in Vernon County Circuit Court before finding Jared Molner guilty for his role in robbing the De Soto branch of River Bank in October of 2005.
(2010/02/26)
Tension filled the room as seven of the landowners affected by the Hwys. 14/61/27 expansion project voiced their concerns at the Feb. 22 multi-use path meeting.
(2010/02/19)
The Westby Area School Board of Education asked administration for an update for next month on the status of the food service program, which has been struggling with delinquent food account balances for the past two years.
(2010/02/19)
The Westby Times was recently contacted regarding possible cougar sighting near the Westby city limits. Concerned citizens reported seeing two cougars just west of the city limits in the town of Christiana. Reporting parties also claim the cougars were chased from living dwellings by family dogs.
(2010/02/19)
Richard Bleser wasn’t just a custodian in the Coon Valley Elementary, he was a caretaker, father, grandfather and most of all a friend to the students and staff of the close knit group.
(2010/02/12)
The 87th annual Westby Snowflake Ski Jumping tournament held Feb. 5-6 is in the record books. The historic event took on a new look in 2010 when club members voted to turn the ski jump into an evening under the lights extravaganza on Friday, Feb. 5, the first day of the tournament, which proved successful drawing an estimated crowd of 3,300 curiosity seekers and many area residents who hadn’t attended the ski jumping tournament for years.
(2010/02/12)
Harris Bank officials informed its customers in December that it will permanently close the Chaseburg branch office on March 12. According to Rachel Gerds, Communications Manager for Harris Bank, the decision to close the Chaseburg branch was difficult, but Harris Bank is committed to making the transition as easy as possible.
(2010/02/08)
Trying to make a difference is what it’s all about for two former Westby graduates, Chelsey Myhre-Foster, Claire Brown and their friend John Silvers of Boscobel, who will be traveling to Nicaragua in March to work with underprivileged people, who aren’t looking for a hand- out, just some help getting life on track.
(2010/02/08)
In January, the Coon Village Board unanimously agreed to rezone the lot the village recently sold to the Coon Creek Fire Association (CCFA). The Coon Valley Village Board acted on the recommendation during its Jan. 12 regular monthly board meeting moving the CCFA one step closer in their development process of a new six-bay fire station being constructed in Coon Valley.
(2010/02/05)
A new twist will highlight the 87th annual Snowflake Ski Jumping Tournament this weekend after Snowflake Ski and Golf Club officials and booster club members decided to venture down a path never taken holding a night jump, on Friday, Feb. 5, and a day jump on Saturday, Feb. 6, with no Sunday festivities.
(2010/02/01)
On Friday, Feb. 5, Snowflake Ski and Golf Club officials and booster club members are ready to light up the skies with fireworks after skiers soar off the scaffold above a hill illuminated by light for the 87th annual Snowflake Ski Jumping Tournament.
(2010/02/01)
Shelly Fauske, a teacher at Coon Valley Elementary School, couldn’t be prouder of her fourth-grade students, who utilized their little hands and big hearts for a fundraiser project to raise money to help the people of Haiti, a country devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 12.
(2010/02/01)
Karen Swenson of Westby never minded being referred to as the “Dinosaur Lady” by some of her fellow employees at Harris Bank, where she’s retiring from on Jan. 29. After all, at the age of 63, Swenson has been employed at the bank for 44 years and survived it changing ownership four times during her tenure.
(2010/01/22)
The news wasn’t good for the current surround care participants at Westby Elementary School who may lose the service due to low participation, while the Coon Valley Elementary School program remains strong with near capacity numbers.
(2010/01/22)
With the 87th annual Snowflake Ski Jump only weeks away, booster club members have been busy preparing the hill and surrounding area for the international event which will draw skiers from five countries to Westby on Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6., but they need your help.
(2010/01/22)
The 40th annual Chaseburg Trail Days was blessed with pleasant temperatures and a glorious turnout for all the festivities. Despite warming temperatures, the snowmobile trails remained open, allowing riders the joy of cruising over the river, through the woods, across the ridges and back into the valleys to all the outlying communities participating in the annual poker run on Friday evening and Saturday.
(2010/01/15)
Election papers have been turned in and the battle waged will be light with few challenged seats during the April 7, 2009 spring election.
(2010/01/15)
After a trying few years, the village of Chaseburg is kicking off 2010 with visions of hope starting with the community’s 40th Chaseburg Trail Days festivities on Jan. 16 and 17. Even after massive flash flooding in 2007 wiped out a large portion of Lower Chaseburg, forced families to relocate and left businesses closed, Chaseburg residents remain committed to survival and staying close knit.
(2010/01/15)
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Leroy and Donna Perkins of Westby were forced from their home at 103 Black River Avenue when smoke filled the house.
(2010/01/11)
Chaseburg Trail Days 2009 royalty, Queen Carley Peters and Princess MacKenzie Hermeier, will relinquish their crowns on Saturday, Jan. 9, during the annual royalty banquet, at the Chaseburg Rod and Gun Club, at 7 p.m.
(2010/01/11)
On Monday, Jan. 4, the Snowflake Ski & Golf Club added a new and exciting program to its winter venue when they introduced Snowflake Nordic.
(2010/01/11)
dorothy.jasperson@lee.net
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