Ticking clock is music to Shadof’s ears (2010/03/10)
There is something comforting about the sound of a clock ticking or marking the hour with a chime.

Viroqua Middle Schoolers vow to abolish use of ‘r-word’ (2010/03/10)
Stopping the "r" word was the focus of a special assembly at Viroqua Middle School, Wednes-day, March 3.

Increase in CAFOs drives economy; what about water? (2010/03/08)
MADISON—Wiscon-sin is churning out permits for industrial-scale farms to spread millions of gallons of manure on state fields but provides little oversight after that, inspecting them only once or twice every five years, a Wisconsin State Journal investigation has found.

Opinions on siting law vastly differ (2010/03/08)
When Ron Leys and other members of the Crawford County Board approved a livestock farm siting law four years ago, they thought they were giving themselves more control over where the big farms go.

‘Nunsense’ keeps audience laughing (2010/02/26)
The audience attending showings of the Viroqua Community Theatre’s production of “Nunsense” at the Temple Theatre has been treated to side-splitting laughs.

New curator takes the helm of the Vernon County Museum (2010/02/26)
The Vernon County Historical Museum in Viroqua has a new curator, but the face is a familiar one.

Robinson recognized by county board (2010/02/19)
Long-time Vernon County Board Supervisor Jack Robinson announced his retirement and attended his last meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

The Southeastern made its mark from Viroqua to La Crosse (2010/02/19)
The La Crosse and Southeastern Railway was built by W.S. Cargill, whose father started the vast Cargill grain empire, and was designed to provide more convenient service from Viroqua and Westby to La Crosse than the Milwaukee Railroad line via Sparta, and capture the majority of grain, livestock and tobacco shipments from the many farms in the area to markets in La Crosse.

VCT to stage ‘Nunsense’ this month (2010/02/12)
A musical comedy specifically chosen to help local folks escape the winter blues will be playing at the Temple Theatre from Feb. 19-28.

Tabby Town USA adopts out 1,000 cats (2010/02/12)
After seven years, Tabby Town USA of Westby has surpassed the 1,000 mark in cat adoptions.

Westby teen earns Tribune/DNR Youth Ethics award (2010/02/12)
Kaleb Storm knows what it’s like to be an only child growing up on a family dairy farm.

Snowflake Ski Jump set in Timber Coulee this weekend (2010/02/09)
A new twist will highlight the 87th annual Snowflake Ski Jumping Tournament this weekend -- a night jump.

O’Toole is Viola’s shoeshine man (2010/02/09)
An investment as a teenager has become a hobby and favorite pastime for Viola native Eugene O’Toole.

Mabb completes basic; chose Marines for the challenge (2010/02/09)
Readstown’s Brendon Mabb had listened to his cousin tell him stories of how difficult U.S. Marine basic training had been.

Lake sturgeon swim into Viroqua schools (2010/02/01)
First-grade students in Lori Lomas’ and Brian Buening’s classrooms at Viroqua Elementary School are learning about sturgeon through hands-on experience.

Vernon County Vietnam vets part of photography exhibit (2010/02/01)
Mick Lyons’ blue eyes stare into the camera, the thousand-yard stare of a Marine walking point. A stare that could spot morel mushrooms on the farm, or booby traps in the brush.

Bluedog Cycles, Curves moving to Dahl building (2010/01/22)
Viroqua residents will see business changes on Main Street in February as both Bluedog Cycles and Curves will move into the former Dahl Pharmacy building.

Farmland preservation changes involve extra money for farmers (2010/01/22)
A tax credit change is inevitable for some farmers in Vernon County.

County looks into fire protection at highway department buildings (2010/01/18)
The Building and Facilities Planning Committee of the Vernon County Board is working toward providing fire protection for four highway maintenance shops and the Banta Building.

Viroqua looks to change zoning code to foster industrial park business growth (2010/01/18)
The city of Viroqua is looking at changing its zoning code to accommodate commercial businesses in the city’s industrial park.

Trail Days royalty to be crowned Saturday (2010/01/12)
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.

New Year’s Baby arrives at VMH (2010/01/12)
Carter Jameson Hill is Vernon Memorial Healthcare’s 2010 New Year’s Baby. Carter, the son of Jessica and Todd Hill of Westby, was born at 7:33 a.m. on Jan. 1.