DNR Grants Permit for River Bed Rail Loop at Alma
The Department of Natural Resources approved Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse to build a rail loop on the Mississippi River bed at Alma occupying 105 acres. The project aims to bring in low sulfur coal for a 350 megawatt plant, with construction deadlines set within two and five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Natural
DNR
Dairyland Power Cooperative of
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Alma
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Anthony Earl
Maurice H. van Susteren
Earl
Buffalo County
Dairyland
St. Paul
Highway 53
Sand Lake Road
4Th Avenue
Locust Street
Oak Avenue
Well Street
Well
Sand Lake Coulee Road
Main
Sand Lake Coulee
Madison Street
13Th Avenue
Monroe Street
17Th Avenue
Donald Huggett
Adelina Monsoor
Tom Monsoor News
Main St
Risberg
Onalaska
Philadelphia AmVets convention opens amid fear of disease aftermath
In Philadelphia authorities note two deaths connected to a recent outbreak as AmVets from across the nation gather for the national convention. Leon Sanchez reports attendance near 2000 with some members canceling after safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Escanaba
Mich
Fred Mathias
AmVets
American Legion
Leon Sanchez
Legionnaires
Sanchez
Korea
Vietnam
Campbell clerk resigns amid claims minutes altered
Fred Lehmeier the Campbell town clerk resigned citing altered minutes and clandestine meetings by the town board. The Wisconsin Bureau of Municipal Audit will hold a September hearing on an implied state audit of Campbell finances amid calls for board resignations and questions over a 242 mill levy and open meetings.
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Fred Lehmeier
Campbell
Wisconsin Bureau of Municipal Audit
BMA
Madison
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Campbell Books
James Moe
Lehmeier
Robert Benson
Upper French Island
City of
la Crosse
Department of Revenue
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Roger Alff
The
Alff
Revenue Secretary
Ford Signs Flu Shot Measure
President Ford signed a bill authorizing a national vaccination campaign to immunize nearly all Americans against swine flu. The $135 million program creates liability protection for vaccine makers, with vaccines available by late September and mass immunization reaching over one million people daily. Vaccinations will be voluntary and free for the vaccine itself.
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Washington
Ford
Oval Office
Congress
U.S. Public Health Service
New Jersey
W. Delano Meriwether
Meriwether
Onalaska Sidewalk Debate Amid Main Street Renewal
Onalaska residents debate the 125000 local share of a 485500 Main Street project funded by state and federal dollars. Some back sidewalks and wider curb areas while others oppose 100 percent assessments and warn of traffic and safety impacts during detours through late summer.
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Onalaska
Wis
Kay Risberg
Main St
5Th Avenue
2Nd Avenue
8Th Avenue
Highway 157
Sand Lake Coulee Road
11Th Avenue
Main Street
Sand Lake Road
Common Council
Rachel Peterson
DeWayne Ansen
Annexation reconsideration eyed amid Campbell finances
La Crosse City Council Annexation Committee weighs dropping its appeal of Campbell incorporation to speed a possible annexation. Mayor Zielke and Alderman Swanson cite Campbell financial troubles and aim to improve relations, potentially shortening the court saga by one to two years.
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Campbell
City of
la Crosse
Harold ‘‘Deak’ Swanson
20Th Dist
Swanson
Patrick Zielke
Robert Benson
Supreme Court
Benson
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Campbell Post
Wary AmVets
AmVet
Connecticut
Scotty MacKenzie
Bethany, Conn
Nce
Lee
Justice Department
Doris Hammes
Artis Aasen
Darwin Bradly
State Department of Transportation
Sched
Ule
Bradly
Jean Olstad
Osseo
Dennis Lygen
Whitehall
Onalaska Street
Steve Nottke
Manual
Rocky Road
Wisconsin
Division of Motor Vehicles
Cerise Club
Michaels
Rochester
Minn
Janesville
Ann Landers
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