On May 18, the golf team traveled to Holmen for 18-hole meet at Drugan’s Castle Mound. Westby Coach Dave Nelson said the course was in wonderful condition, especially considering the recent storms and heavy rain. The temperatures were in the…
It’s been 61 years since Dennis Bjornstad, Leonard Dunwoody, Dick Erickson, Robert Flugstad and Calvin Oium were all together in the same place at the same time since graduating from Westby in 1956 and all enlisting in the United States…
The Westby Norse finished out its regular season with a non-conference game on May 15 at Onalaska and traveled to Arcadia on May 16. A non-conference game with Bangor was rained out and will not be made up.
Westby headed to Whitehall on May 18 for Chuck Walek Invitational. Head Coach Chris Yanske said the Westby girls have so much depth and now is the time for them to shine when second chances are no longer an option.
On Dec. 7, 1941, the radio program our family was enjoying was suspended by shocking news: “We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. President Roosevelt has said in a statement today that the Japanese have attacked…
Runners and walkers participated in the annual Vernon Memorial Wellness Center Syttende Mai 5K Run/Walk and Half Marathon on Saturday, May 20, on a cool, cloudy and eventually very wet day.
Westby Area High School has named Abby Inglett, valedictorian, and Cassidy Peterson, salutatorian, for the class of 2017. They will join their classmates at 1 p.m., on Saturday, May 27, in the Westby Fieldhouse, for graduation commencement ceremonies.
More than 40 people attended a meeting Tuesday, May 16, to give Viroqua city leaders input on whether to pull or spray weeds that grow through sidewalk cracks and along curbs. About 20 people spoke — one was in favor…
History buffs will have an opportunity to learn more about Retreat at the Walnut Mound Cemetery cemetery walk and fundraiser, Monday, May 29.
The Viroqua High School boys tennis team closed out the regular season of their 2017 schedule last week, competing in the four-team Black River Falls-hosted tournament, Thursday, May 18. The format was similar to the May 13 competition at Tomah,…
Don’t look now but the Viroqua High School baseball team may be peaking at just the right time. With the WIAA regionals on the horizon the Blackhawks put together a four-game winning streak last week, with a combination of solid…
Two weekends ago, I attended two college graduations.
The Viroqua girls softball team hit the road and faced off against the top two teams in the Coulee Conference last week, coming up on the short end of the scoreboard in both games as they prepare for the WIAA…
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Soon we will all be celebrating the unofficial start to summer, Memorial Day. I will spend the day with a group of veterans from Mellen VFW Post 2273 visiting cemeteries across Ashland County. I’m honored to join them as they…
Editor’s note: The honor roll, which was published April 13, the Vernon County Broadcaster omitted the sixth grade. The newspaper is reprinting the honor roll in its entirety.
Happy Memorial Day. The Memorial Day Parade will be May 29 at 10 a.m., the ceremony to follow at the Viroqua Cemetery. Barbecue lunch will be served at the Viroqua VFW from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the cost is…
Thursday, May 25
Can anything be done to force the largest corporations in the state to pay something for the roads, ports, airports, fire and police services, educated workforce, etc., that they are using in our state?” Linea recently wrote to me. “This…
Last year at graduation time I wrote a journal about the advice I would give to high school graduates if I was asked to speak at their commencement. I received dozens of emails and even a few snail mails regarding…
My webpage is out there for anyone who is interested in trout fishing. Recently I received a question from a trout angler, Ted, from Saranac Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains, of New York. He lives in upstate New York about…
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