Study Proposals Inundate La Farge Dam Alternatives Discussed
La Farge residents attended a meeting on a five-alternative flood control study for the Kickapoo River. URS Corp will analyze options including a dry dam, evacuation plans, flood insurance, levees, and removal of the dam. About $385,000 funded the study with final drafts due by November.
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LA Farge
Wis
Ward Rose
Kickapoo
URS Corp
New York City
URS
Daniel W. Greenbaum
Army Corps of Engineers
F.T. Gay
Gay
Greenbaum
Secretary of the Army
Congress
Madison
Viroqua
Kickapoo Valley
Vosen
Secretary of Transportation
Zel Rice
Lucey
Nelson
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ontario
Schools Split Over Corporal Punishment Policy Reach
The Tribune finds varied district stances on corporal punishment with Melrose Mindoro forbidding it in policy while Gale Ettrick Trempealeau and Onalaska allow it. Tomah plans to consider policy at its May meeting and several districts avoid written policies yet do not prohibit use.
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West Salem
de Soto
Melrose-Mindoro
Louis Grzadzielewski
Grzadzielewski
la Crosse
Robert Howard
G-E-T
Assemblyman accuses car dealer of intimidation over complaints
Rep. Paul Offner accuses Crown Volvo Datsun Inc. and Delta Import Motors of pressuring critics to stop voicing service concerns. Dallas Weekley says a courtroom-style threat followed after he contested service and a Norman Weekley notes a bid from Halifax. Weekley denies sending a March letter to Offner. Schneider’s counsel warns of defamation.
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Paul Offner
D-95th Dist
Carl Schneider
la Crosse
Dallas S. Weekley
Madison
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Schneider
Volvo-Datsun, Inc
William P. Skemp
Weekley
Offner
Crown-Volvo-Datsun
Delta Import Motors Inc
International Auto Works
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Department of Agriculture
la Crosse Tribune
Schnieder
Philip G. Arneson
Arneson
Old La Crosse Post Office Could Win Historic Status
The 19th century sandstone Post Office on 4th and State in La Crosse may join the National Register, offering limited protection if federal funds affect it. The Postal Service must negotiate with the Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Advisory Council, while proving economic feasibility of preservation.
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la Crosse
Secretary of Interior
Thomas S. Kleppe
Carol Shull
National Register
Postal Service
Wisconsin State Historical Society
National Advisory Council For Historic Preservation
Shull
Advisory Council
4Th and State Sts
Thomas J. Lutz
National Trust For Historic Preservation
State Aid For Medary Sewer System Unlikely
Medary town leaders face slim odds of state help for a separate sewage plant. The DNR discouraged aid, citing priority systems and an ending grant program. City annexation remains a contentious issue as La Crosse seeks population to qualify for federal aid.
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Medary
State Department of Natural Resources
la Crosse
Dayton-Hudson Corp
Minneapolis
DNR
Patrick Zielke
Stanley Peterson
Peterson
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Robert P. Vosen
LaFarge
Rice
Ken Wesely
John H. Short
S. 27Th St
Rolf S. Bynning
Main St
Short
16Th Steet
Helen Schultz
Losey
Department of Natural Resources
Anthony Earl
Medar
Earl
Aquinas
Jerry Jerue
Logan
Holmen
Ann Landers
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