McKee moved from principal to central office duties
Myron McKee former Long fellow Junior High School principal is reassigned to administrative central office duties amid a police investigation into a student-involved incident. James Tocko to become acting principal on June 14 with formal vote expected.
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Myron McKee
Longfellow
John Bosshard
la Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education
McKee
Andy Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Douglas Oldenburg
S. List St
Lutheran
Eugene Balts
Longfellow Junior High
Central Office
James Tocko
Tocko
Wisconsin
Nancy Gerrard
Gerrard
la Crosse
Bosshard
William Temte
Bishop marks last Mass at St Francis chapel
Bishop Frederick Freking led the final Mass in the 86 year old St Raphael the Archangel Chapel as St Francis Hospital begins a $14 million expansion and razing of the landmark. The altar stone and many fixtures will be moved to the new chapel location on the hospital campus.
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St. Raphael the Archangel Chapel
St. Francis Hospital
Frederick Freking
la Crosse
Freking
Market
11Th Streets
10Th Street
St. Francis
Helen Horihan
Mississippi St
Hackner Church Goods Co
Father Uhrich
Joseph Biegler
St. Raphael
St. Raphael the Archangel
Joyce Conwell
School of Medical Records
Kiliana Burghouser
St. Rose Convent
9Th Street
Paul Simon
Ernest Nelson
Trinity Lutheran Church
James O'Connell
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Francita Willenberg
School of
Aldermen award Mosher seat on La Crosse Council
Soft spoken William Mosher won a 12 to 8 vote to fill the La Crosse 20th District alderman seat after Harold Swanson resigned. Loren Wardwell changed from LeGrand to Mosher, while debate centered on LeGrand's Democratic and ACLU ties and whether an advisory district election should be held.
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William Mosher
la Crosse
Roger LeGrand
la Crosse County
Democratic Party
Mosher
Harold ‘Deak"’ Swanson
le Grand
American Civil Liberties Union
LeGrand
Sharon Imes
11Th Dist
Helen Kelly
Thomas Roellich
Randall Larson
Lee Foley
Ferdinand Sontag
4Th Dist
Imes
Sontag
Paul Schneider
16Th Dist
Loren C. Wardwell Sr
Community school board race sparks debate over policy and discipline
In a recall influenced page one, McKee and a youth were in a scuffle over a firecracker incident. Oldendorf sought hospital treatment. McKee reported injuries. Mrs Annett urged clear district policies and stable educational direction, while French criticized board responsiveness and Ranis highlighted focus on Logan High and Longfellow amid broader district concerns.
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McKee
Oldenburg
Lutheran Hospital
Annett
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
French
Ranis
Logan High
Longfellow
Walter Ranis
Logan High School
City Council Actions Include Veto, Referrals and Appointments
The council vetoed a proposal to prosecute out-of-state replacement workers during a strike. A 25 year lease with the La Crosse Pettibone Boat Club was sent back to committee. Members favored referral due to $1200 annual rent. A residency subsection for massage parlor license applicants was approved. Larry Dittloff of Seattle was named manager of the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. A resolution to abolish the Health Insurance Committee was sent to finance and purchase for study. Local 180 seeks addition of a La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility representative.
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la Crosse Pettibone Boat Club
Highways, Properties and Utilities Committee
Helen Kelly
Sharon Imes
Randall Larson
John Schubert
Keith Ellison
John McConaughey
Robert Johnson
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Larry Dittloff
Seattle
Wash
Mary E. Sawyer
Michael Gebauer
Backers Support Zielke Quick Action Despite Straw Vote
Council members debated Zielke's move to seek a straw vote without a public hearing. Most aldermen approved the action in a voice vote, while Alderman Helen Kelly condemned the tactic as repressive. Aldermen Ellison Johnson and Schubert praised the swift decision.
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Zielke
Glaucoma clinic and arts show brighten Coulee region events
The Coulee region lists a glaucoma screening for 35 plus at Viroqua High School gym from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a Starving Artist Show in Sparta at 910 West Wisconsin St. Weather outlook shows varied conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa with showers thunder storms and warmth in the south. Mississippi River traffic details report 13 900 cfs at Bresbach Lock and Dam and four towboats upriver with 34 barges and one downriver with 14 barges.
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West Wisconsin Regional Arts
West Wisconsin St
Sparta
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Bresbach Lock
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la Crosse Telephone Corporation
Gary Perleberg
5Th and Jay Building
Steve Noffke
Tribune
Hugh Uhrich
la Crosse Tribune
LA Crosse Floral
Floral Lane
29Th & Cass
Lors
19Th Dist
Coulee Region
Viroqua High School
Alantic
Upper
Great Lakes
Plains
Tri-State
Oresbach
Winona
Pool Ae
T.W
Dakota
C.P
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Gutten
Black
Galesville
West Salem
Root
Houston
Hokah
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