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Chronic wasting disease mystery hits near Minnesota city The Ihrkes have welcomed the DNRs inquiries into the strange cluster of cases located east of the tiny village of Money Creek and west of La Crescent. Its in the heart of some of the best whitetail habitat in the state. Written By: Tony Kennedy / Star Tribune | 7:03 am, Dec. 30, 2020 × When chronic wasting disease testing was mandatory last year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sampled 18,571 deer. Dav...

VERNON COUNTY, WI — At a time when so many have had to withdraw from their usual activities to stay safe during the pandemic, Tom and Sharon Sharratt have dialed up their land conservation activities, even employing local high school students to help restore the 40-acre parcel of land they have recently conserved with the help of their local land trust, Mississippi Valley Conservancy. By salvaging and selling the black locust trees that had overgrown much of the land, they were even able t...

Following a discussion in which almost 40 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Vernon County Land Conservation committee and staff members, and almost 20 interested citizens discussed recent manure-related fish kills in Vernon County, the Land Conservation Committee made a big decision. Land Conservation Committee member Rod Ofte moved, and Kelli Mitchell seconded, a motion to form a committee to collaborate with Monroe County on revisions and updates to both county’s manure storage ...

Counties to collaborate on update to manure storage ordinance Vernon and Monroe VERNON AND MONROE - Following a discussion in which almost 40 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Vernon County Land Conservation committee and staff members, and almost 20 interested citizens discussed recent manure-related fish kills in Vernon County, the Land Conservation Committee made a big decision. Vernon County Land Conservation Committee member Rod Ofte moved, and ...

December 24: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –The Friends of Vernon County Parks and Forests will be hosting ‘Snowcially distanced’ guided winter walks exploring various Vernon County parks on Saturday afternoons in January and February of 2021. The winter walks and bonfire series are for ...

December 17: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua will be hosting the third annual adult winter reading program in 2021. Adults are encouraged to stop by the library lobby beginning Monday, Jan. 4 to pick up a participation bookmark. Through Friday, Feb. 26 par...

December 10: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Vernon Communications Co-op is taking nominations for deserving people in the community who are struggling and could use some help this holiday season. Their ‘Uplifting our Community’ campaign is taking nominations until December 15. Citizens a...