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Wed
05
Jun

Driver leads low-speed chase

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/05/2019 - 15:31

On June 2, at about 7:50 p.m., a Grant County deputy initiated a traffic stop on Texas Road in rural Bloomington for a vehicle with a driver operating while revoked. 

Gerald Mumm, 64, of Glen Haven was operating his 2004 Chevrolet Tracker. Mumm’s driving status is revoked. 

According to a news release from the sheriff’s department, Mumm refused to pull over for the deputy, leading him on a low-speed chase for approximately five miles. Mumm drove to his home on Cottonwood Road and parked in his front yard. He refused to exit the vehicle. After back up arrived Mumm was again ordered to exit the vehicle and he refused, according to the report. Mumm was removed from the vehicle and arrested. 

Wed
05
Jun

Curt Check takes bucking bulls to Saudi Arabia for Camel Fest

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/05/2019 - 15:30

Curt Check is pictured in the arena with some of the bucking bulls he flew over to Saudi Arabia for the Camel Festival.

These spacious crates were packed with three bulls each and loaded onto a cargo jet in Chicago bound for Saudi Arabia.

The first bull riding performance the American and Brazilian cowboys put on was for the president of the Saudi Arabia Camel Club.

King had never seen a rodeo before

By Correne Martin

Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz wanted to see a rodeo as part of his prestigious third Camel Festival in February and March. He had never witnessed one before. 

So his people reached out to some cowboys in the Midwest to make it happen.

Wed
05
Jun

Rendezvous canceled, flea market follows suit

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/05/2019 - 11:21

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series about Prairie du Chien’s St. Feriole Island experiencing sustained flooding for more than two months, and how that has affected the community.

By Correne Martin

The annual flea market held in conjunction with the Rendezvous every Father’s Day weekend was formally canceled Tuesday, in the wake of Monday’s historic announcement to forego the Rendezvous for the first time in its 44 years due to sustained Mississippi River flooding. 

“We usually have over 100 vendors,” said Jaaren Riebe, a representative for the Prairie du Chien Fire Association, which took over the flea market organization last year. “We’ll be writing refund checks or we can save fees for next year, whatever they want.”

Wed
05
Jun

Increased artesian water flow on Louis Street redirected

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/05/2019 - 10:01

The stream of water behind the former Alaska Fur Trading building now flows down through a grate and into a sewer pipe rather than onto Louis Street.

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

For the past two winters, Louis Street in Prairie du Chien has had a problem with ice forming on the road. The Prairie du Chien Street Department recently alleviated the problem by installing a concrete catch basin box and a grate behind the former Alaska Fur Trading building.

Mon
03
Jun

Famechon Hill project on County N underway, road is closed to traffic

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 14:47

Work has begun on the County N project near its intersection with Highway 35. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Landscaping is being done along County N near the Spring Lake Restaurant and Motel.

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Bids for the Famechon Hill road construction project were let in February and construction has now begun on the project estimated at $3,868,000. The prime contractor is Peter James of H. James and Sons of Fennimore.

Mon
03
Jun

Crawford County gives city 6 months to create Blackhawk Junction plan

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 14:43

The east side of Blackhawk Junction Mall has been vacant for several years. Crawford County will determine what the extent of the structural damage is.

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

City of Prairie du Chien representatives gave a presentation to Crawford County officials about Blackhawk Junction Mall at a joint County Finance/Delinquent Tax Committee meeting May 29.

Mon
03
Jun

Music Fights Back considers back-up location, other island scheduling impacted

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 13:04

June 21 and 22 is Music Fights Back, the summer’s first music festival on St. Feriole Island. 

As of Friday, President Jeremy Cuff said organizers have been working on finding a back-up location for the rock fest fundraiser for cancer. 

“There is still a possibility of having it on the island, but Mother Nature would have to really be on our side,” he stated. “Either way, we will have a location and Music Fights Back will happen.”

Cuff said he hopes the river drops below 16 feet by June 10, which would give the island 10 days before Music Fights Back to dry out.

“Like our name, we won’t stop until we get this figured out,” he stated.

Mon
03
Jun

Law enforcement focus on rapid response to active threats

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 13:02

During rapid response training, Prairie du Chien Police Officer Gunner Pitzer practiced his safe approach to a building, which was under a simulated “active threat.”

Crawford County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Tony Berg (left) and Lieutenant Ryan Fradette move together through the hallways at the former St. John’s School during police officer rapid response training May 23. (Photos by Correne Martin)

By Correne Martin

Law enforcement officers were reminded to isolate, distract and neutralize active threats or assailants during Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) May 23 in Prairie du Chien. 

Fifty-seven officers from mainly Crawford, Grant, Richland and Vernon Counties participated in this two-day, level one introductory class led by Jay Darin, from the FBI in Milwaukee; Cpt. Chris Tarmann, of the UW-Oshkosh Police Department, Rod Krakow, of the Wisconsin Rapids PD; and Jeff Gonzalez, from the Germantown PD. 

Mon
03
Jun

BREAKING NEWS: Rendezvous canceled for 2019

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 11:18

Many St. Feriole Island streets have been under water since March 18. The Prairie Villa Rendezvous is looking to either cancel or possibly relocate, though options are slim. The annual flea market that runs in conjunction with the Rendezvous, will happen if the river goes down and the land dries out. If not, the flea market will be canceled as its organizers are not interested in moving it.

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series about Prairie du Chien’s St. Feriole Island experiencing sustained flooding for more than two months, and how that has affected the community.

By Correne Martin

The Big River Long Rifles’ Prairie Villa Rendezvous is the first major event in Prairie du Chien at the mercy of the swelling Mississippi River this tourist season. As of Monday afternoon, the organization officially decided to cancel its 2019 festivities.

A prolonged flood has kept most St. Feriole Island streets under water since March. The island is closed and remains moderately flooded, with the river at McGregor cresting around 19.1 feet today. 

Wed
29
May

Free Kids in the Garden program to begin June 12

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 05/29/2019 - 15:29

Kids who participate in the free activities through Kids in the Garden will get their hands dirty planting flowers and vegetables and learning about bugs and other creatures. They will also get to taste some of the goodies from the garden. (Submitted photo)

By Correne Martin 

Kids love to get their hands dirty and learn about plants that grow as well as bugs, birds and other creatures found in nature. A free summer program in Prairie du Chien called Kids in the Garden provides fun educational opportunities in the garden every second and fourth Wednesday, June 12-Aug. 7. 

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