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Mon
05
Dec

Recounts in Crawford County

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 11:47

Recount workers were busy in the Crawford County Administrative Building on Friday.

 

Crawford County 

conducts presidential, 

Senate District 32 recounts

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Mon
05
Dec

Janet M. Beinborn

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 09:06

 

Janet M. Beinborn, 79, of Bagley passed away Friday, Dec. 2, at her daughter’s home in McFarland, surrounded by her family. 

 

Fri
02
Dec

Robert F. Balk

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/02/2016 - 11:09

Robert F. Balk, 85, formerly of Prairie du Chien, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Charleston House of Memory Care in Beaver Dam. 

 

Thu
01
Dec

Driver takes eyes off the road, causes two-vehicle crash near Lancaster

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:55

Taking his eyes off the road to put out a cigarette ended up causing a crash for one man, involving several others, in the North Lancaster Township Friday morning, Nov. 18, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

At about 11:30 a.m., deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 61 near Enterprise Drive. Patricia Martin, 79, of Bloomington, was traveling northbound on the highway in her 2006 Buick LaCrosse. Fabian Hurley, 54 of Prairie du Chien, was also traveling northbound on Highway 61 in his 2005 Ford F150, behind Martin's vehicle. As Martin was slowing to make a left-hand turn and waiting for oncoming traffic to pass, Hurley was looking down to put out a cigarette. By the time he tried to stop, he could not do so in time and rear-ended Martin’s vehicle.

Thu
01
Dec

Man swerves to avoid deer, vehicle rolls several times in Seneca

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:54

On Friday, Nov. 25, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a one-vehicle traffic crash on County E in the township of Seneca. Deputies located the vehicle on County E just east of Hoelker Road.

Deputies located the vehicle approximately 20 yards off of County E resting on its driver’s side in a field. It was found that Justin M. Redman, 23, Seneca, was operating a 2005 Chevrolet PT Cruiser east on County E when he swerved to miss a deer. Redman lost control of the vehicle and attempted to get onto the roadway. The vehicle crossed the center line, went into the westbound lane and left the roadway. Once off the roadway, Redman’s vehicle rolled multiple times down a steep hill before coming to rest in a field.

Thu
01
Dec

Man arrested after disturbance

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:53

On Monday, Nov. 28, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a disorderly man at 48294 Maple Ridge Road in the township of Marietta. Deputies responded to a call of an aggravated man throwing things inside of the residence.

On scene, deputies took statements from several individuals who were present during the incident. It was found that Korey A. Koppenhaver, 30, Steuben, was causing a disturbance within the residence. Koppenhaver caused damage to the property which included a broken door, a hole in the wall and a ripped out phone line. One witness said to deputies that Koppenhaver had armed himself with a knife at one point during the incident. Koppenhaver was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

Thu
01
Dec

Change of venue motion filed for murder suspect

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 11:52

By Ted Pennekamp

A motion for a change of venue has been filed in Crawford County Circuit Court for a 49-year-old Hampton, Ga., man charged in the death of a 53-year-old Bridgeport Township woman.

The motion was filed Nov. 28, on behalf of Jimmy McDaniel, who has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of his girlfriend Linda Kline.

According to the criminal complaint and testimony at a preliminary hearing, McDaniel is accused of strangling Kline with his hands and causing blunt force trauma to her head and then staging her death as a suicide by hanging on Oct. 5, in the backyard of the home she lived in on Velvet Lane in Bridgeport Township.

A hearing on the change of venue motion is scheduled for Dec. 8, at 1:30 p.m. If a change of venue is granted, the case would be tried in another jurisdiction and a jury would be selected from the chosen jurisdiction.

Wed
30
Nov

RRC Wrestling

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 14:39

Ethan Esser of RRC attempts a take down in the 220-pound match. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

James Breuer of RRC (left) engages his opponent.

RRC’s Caleb Lenzendorf gains control.

Jordan Kline (right) of RRC tangles with his Pecatonica-Argyle opponent.

River Ridge-Cassville's Colten Whipkey attempts an escape Tuesday night versus Pecatonica-Argyle.

 

Pec-Argyle 

grapplers top 

River Ridge-Cassville

The River Ridge-Cassville wrestling team hosted the Pecatonica-Argyle Vikings Tuesday night in nonconference action. 

The Vikings defeated the Timberwolves 30-24.

Wed
30
Nov

PdC School Upgrade Plans

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 11:44

This is an architectural rendering of the B.A. Kennedy Elementary School library. (Renderings courtesy of HSR Associates)

The 750-seat auditorium at the high school will have improved acoustics, storage, support space, lighting and sound.

 

School upgrade plans getting closer to being finalized

By Ted Pennekamp

 

The staff, the administration and the school board have been working hard and giving input to HSR Associates regarding the Prairie du Chien School District facilities upgrade project since the $18.9 million referendum passed in April. Members of the public have also been involved in the process.

Wed
30
Nov

Memorials honor joyful spirit of teen

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 11:09

Many of Bridget Achenbach’s Class of 2014 classmates established the Live Like Bridget Memorial Fund in her memory. Several were in attendance for a flag dedication ceremony in Bridget’s honor held in October at Bluff View. From left are Olivia Skemp, Morgan Groom, Kristen Hanson, Vince Weber, Julia Pintz and Carly Mergen.

This is the plaque that will be affixed to the entryway of the new sports complex at Bluff View.

Bridget’s siblings and cousins are pictured leading the Pledge of Allegiance during the flag dedication ceremony in her honor. (Submitted photos)

Kristen Hanson and Vince Weber, two of Bridget’s classmates and active members of the military, appropriately raised the American Flag that now flies in her honor at the new Bluff View sports complex.

By Correne Martin

Just as Bridget Achenbach bestowed her genuine friendship upon nearly every person she met, her classmates in the Prairie du Chien Class of 2014 started the Live Like Bridget Memorial Fund to establish mementos that will forever share the late teenager’s graces with the communities she loved.

At the young age of 19, Bridget died in a May 2015 car accident just a few miles from her rural Eastman home. Through their mourning, Bridget’s friends and family have found comfort in celebrating her spunky nature and diverse purposes in life.

“When you talk to some of her friends, it just blows my mind how she was so many things to so many people,” her mom, Jane, said. “She could spark a conversation with anyone she would meet and make them feel as if they were a great person. She could be a friend to anyone. She always included everyone.”

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