Coon Valley News

Christopher Jenson Lium was born in Feiring, Hurdels parish, Norway, and emigrated to America April 21, 1873, and settled in Coon Valley, Wisconsin, on Section 31, Town of Washington, La Crosse County, ...

The village of Coon Valley has been preparing for the annual Coon Creek Festival for months and God willing and the creek doesn't rise again, the community of 700 will be holding the fun-filled weekend of ...

Vernon County officials began the process of evacuating residents living on the south side of La Farge near Highway 131 due to flood waters rising in the Kickapoo River, Sunday afternoon.

Vernon County activated its Emergency Operations Center, Sunday morning at about 9 a.m., in response to ongoing flooding and predicted continued rainfall.

Former Coon Valley Village Board trustee Amy Stakston blasted the actions of some of the current board trustees for their public response to a letter the village received and shared with the public at the May ...

"Freedom Isn't Free", that was the message which was sent out by all participants at the annual Coon Valley Memorial Day program on Monday, May 26, a day to remember all the men and women who gave the ultimate ...

Comprehensive Planning Committee: 6 p.m. today, Town Hall. Agenda includes: Review the draft of the entire plan; and make any required revisions. via WisInfo

It was a banner year of media achievement for the Westby Times in 2007, thanks in big part to the devastation left behind by severe weather which struck the region last August. via Westby Times

Otis Anderson, of Coon Valley, was 89 years old when he passed away last week at his home. via Westby Times

“Dyer was always hovering about Milo. He was a staunch Milo guy.”

When Ronald Reagan was campaigning in La Crosse in 1980, Phil Dyer took then-Mayor Patrick Zielke over to the Stoddard Hotel and introduced the mayor to the future Republican president and his wife, Nancy. via La Crosse Tribune

“That just brought the median age in the audience to 90.”

Groucho is alive and well. When Frank Ferrante took on the character of Groucho Marx on Sunday in La Crosse, you'd swear the great comedian was really there as part of Viterbo University's Bright Star Season. via La Crosse Tribune

“Is there enough support to move forward with this in both communities. That's the question at this point”

Westby Area School Board representative David Eggen was notably frustrated with what he perceives as a lack of follow-through being taken by administration and the school board as a whole regarding the ... via Westby Times

“It's been about an extra dollar or two an acre for the farming operation”

Wisconsin farmers are used to hard work and hard times, but now some are making a little easy money off their land by cashing in on growing environmental awareness and selling carbon credits to big ... via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released the following road condition report as of noon Tuesday: I-39 Stevens Point to Wausau: Slippery stretches I-90/I-94 Wisconsin Dells to Tomah: Slippery ... via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

The Holmen Area Historical Society has a tuneful program on tap - the Norskedalen Trio is coming for a visit. via Holmen Courier

On Monday, Jan. 28, while most people living Vernon County were basking in the 40 degree temperatures the residents of Coon Valley were really heating things up. via Westby Times

The Settling of Coon Prairie and Surrounding Area by Peder P. Hektoen During the summer of 1848, Evan Gullord arrived on Coon Prairie coming up the valley from Coon Valley through Timber Coulee seeking a ... via Westby Times

The 2008 Spring Election on April Fool's Day, could produce a few surprises around the area with some community elected incumbents running unopposed and others seats being contested at the county and municipal ... via Westby Times

The Vernon County Sheriff's Department reported a three-vehicle accident at 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. via Westby Times