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Wed
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Feb

Prairie girls are regional champs

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 11:04

Prairie’s Macey Banasik looks to score down low Monday night. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Gabby Ritchie maneuvers against the defense of Wisconsin Dells in second-half action.

Lily Krahn scores in the paint versus Wisconsin Dells.

 

On Feb. 25, the Prairie du Chien girls basketball team hosted Wisconsin Dells in Regional Final action. 

Once again, Prairie came out hot and jumped to a 8-2 lead. The Dells continued to fight back to tie the game halfway through the first half. However, PdC played solid defense and was able to go into the half up 25-13. 

Wed
27
Feb

River Ridge exploring financial options, timeline for track, football field project

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 10:59

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

At its regular meeting Monday evening, the River Ridge School Board discussed possible ways to finance the proposed track and athletic fields project for Patch Grove.

Mon
25
Feb

Underwater repairs to Lock 9 should be done in early March

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:42

Divers at Lock and Dam 9 prepare to spend the day in frigid water while concrete will be pumped through a tube under the guidewalls and into the cribbing. The divers wear “hot water” suits which have hot water pumped through continually to keep the divers warm. (Photos courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

The Lock and Dam 9 guidewall is under repairs as concrete will fill in voided areas where rip rap rock once was. Work will continue until early March when the navigation season opens on the Mississippi River.

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Repairs to the lock extensions at Lock and Dam 9 near Lynxville has been underway since December and is part of a two-year maintenance project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mon
25
Feb

Clarence J. 'Zippy' Reuter

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:42

Clarence J. “Zippy” Reuter, 71, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at his home. 

 He was born on June 22, 1947, the son of Reaford and Letha (Zenz) Reuter. Zippy graduated from Lancaster High School in 1966.  

Mon
25
Feb

Zelma L. 'Percie' Moore

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:41

Zelma L. Moore, 93, of McGregor, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien. 

Zelma Louene “Percie” Moore, the daughter of Percy Roy and Zelma Marie (Huber) Freeman, was born Jan. 1, 1926 in Norwood, Ohio. She was baptized, and later confirmed on March 24, 1940, at the Congregational Church in McGregor, Iowa. She graduated from McGregor High School in 1943 and was the co-valedictorian of her class. Percie was united in marriage with Kenneth James Moore on July 13, 1946 at the Congregational Church in McGregor. Percie worked as an usher at the McGregor Theater, was a telephone operator, worked at Vick’s Grocery Store, was an office manager at Brooks-Teaser Insurance and worked at Star Milk Coolers. 

Mon
25
Feb

Gerald L. 'Jerry' Forst

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:40

Gerald L. "Jerry" Forst, 84, of Janesville, passed away at home on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. He was born in Prairie du Chien, on May 30, 1934, the son of Leonard and Leona (Becwar) Forst. 

Mon
25
Feb

PdC-Fennimore gymnasts perform at sectional

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:36

Kylee O’Kane dances during her floor exercise at the sectional Saturday at Platteville. (Photos submitted)

Madison Puckett performs a scale on the balance beam.

Mackenzie Pettit vaults at the Platteville Sectional Saturday.

Desiree Puckett performs on the uneven bars.

 

The Prairie du Chien-Fennimore gymnastics team finished their season at the sectional meet on Saturday, Feb. 23. 

Kylee O’Kane led the team with her season best all around score of 30.725. O’Kane missed her second trip to the State Tournament by one fall on the balance beam. O’Kane also led the team on the uneven bars with a score of 7.3, placing 12th, and the balance beam with a score of 7.7, placing 12th.  

Mon
25
Feb

Pickup truck rear-ends skid loader

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:41

On Feb. 20, at 8:22 p.m., the Crawford County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle traffic crash on US Highway 18, approximately one-quarter of a mile east of Vineyard Road in the township of Bridgeport.

Nicholas D. Steiger, 25, Woodman, was operating a New Holland L180 skid loader westbound in the left lane of US Highway 18 at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour. The skid loader was equipped with front and rear lighting, including an orange strobe light mounted on top of the cab. There was not a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the back.

Trisha A. Stanek, 31, Prairie du Chien, was operating a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup westbound in the left lane of US Highway 18. Stanek struck the rear end of the skid loader.

Mon
25
Feb

Snowplow dump truck crashes

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:41

On Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 4:39 p.m., the Crawford County Dispatch Center was notified of a snowplow dump truck crash at 60357 Buck Creek Road, Ferryville.

Kevin Sidie was operating a 2006 International truck owned by Freeman Township, plowing snow. He attempted to back up a driveway. 

The truck spun out and went over the embankment coming to rest on its passenger side. 

Sidie received an injury to his head and face from an object in the cab of the truck, but did not require medical treatment.

The truck was removed from the scene by Ken’s Towing.

Mon
25
Feb

Farmers weather turbulent winter

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:38

Dairy farmer Kim Moret shared a picture of herself on one of the coldest days this winter, bundled up in seven layers plus a parka hat and scarves. (Submitted photo)

According to Kim, this photo was taken in late January a few years ago. She shared the following memory, "You can notice the green background. In reality we were maybe 50 feet from the barn door. We had to create a trail of barn lime to a spot for the photographer to stage the shot so the cow wouldn't fall. The temperature that day did not get above zero and the nights were at the minus 20 range. Josie was quite alert because she was watching the other cows in the barn yard and had not been out of the barn for several days. The photographer kept his camera in his running car to prevent it from freezing until he could get the perfect shot .We were actually surrounded by snow and ice and through the magic of photoshop Josie was given a lush background. And yes that is me holding her bundled up in my cold weather attire. We needed a photo of her asap for some marketing opportunities and so we braved the cold and got it done."

By Correne Martin

“Every winter, there’s a brutal cold snap and we (farmers) deal with it.”

That’s according to Kim Moret, who has weathered dairy farming with her husband, Greg, in rural Prairie du Chien, for 37 years. Currently, the couple manages their registered holsteins along with help from daughter Kayla, who commutes from Illinois part-time.

For nearly four decades, the Morets have had a pretty good handle on Wisconsin winters. There’s a wall in their barn where they record extreme temperatures, and late January this year was one period that made that list. She recorded one morning when the temperature alone reached -34oF and wind chill temps reached 60 below. 

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