Courier Press

Tri-State EMS and the Prairie du Chien Police Department responded Friday around 3:40 p.m. to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision at the intersection of Marquette Road and Crawford Street in Prairie du Chien.

The investigation revealed that Chariety Kendall, 39, of Prairie du Chien, was bicycling southbound on the sidewalk and crossing the roadway at Crawford Street when she was struck by a Suburu Outback, driven by Laura Marchiando, 45, of Onalaska. Marchiando was pulling out from the stop sign on Crawford Street onto South Marquette Road at the time of the collision, according to the Prairie du Chien Police Department.

Kendall complained of leg injuries and was transported to Crossing Rivers Health by Tri-State EMS. She was released Friday night with a hairline fracture to her ankle, along with bumps and bruises, she told reporters Monday.

On Saturday, Oct. 29, at 3:59 p.m., the Crawford County Dispatch Center was notified of an occupied vehicle in the water off State Highway 60 at Boydtown.

Hayllie Hayden Ronnfeldt, 18, of Boscobel, was driving a 2011 Ford Focus west on STH 60 at the Boydtown Boat Landing when her vehicle went into the Wisconsin River. Ronn-feldt went off the highway into the boat landing, then drove the car into the water. A passerby saw the car in the water and called 911. Reggie Lomas, of Wauzeka, who was driving by stopped and swam to the car, broke the window and got Ronnfeldt out and assisted her back to land.

Ronnfeldt was taken by rescue squad to Gundersen Hospital in Boscobel where she was treated.

The Ford Focus was a total loss.

Assisting at the scene was Wauzeka First Responders and Fire Department, Boscobel Rescue Squad, Boscobel Fire Department, Boscobel Police Department and Bob’s Towing.

The accident remains under investigation.

Feed the need for musical hilarity with the delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant, “Little Shop of Horrors.” Prairie du Chien High School is performing the musical Nov. 3-5 and 11-12. Thursday and Friday performances take place at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday performances include both 1 p.m. matinees and 7:30 p.m. showings, all in the Prairie du chien High School Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

“Little Shop of Horrors” has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Aladdin”) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

Wauzeka-Steuben School District asks residents 

to ‘be part of the solution’ regarding district budget

On Monday, Oct. 24, the Wauzeka-Steuben School District conducted its Annual Meeting. At this meeting, District Administrator Robert Sailer presented information on the basics of school funding for public schools in the state of Wisconsin. He also reviewed the financial history of the district and the projected expenditures and revenues for the 2016-2017 school year.