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Area lawmakers to host virtual round table focusing on agriculture, conservation Monday April 12, 2021 3:52 AM Molly Ringberg LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A virtual round table is focusing on pressing issues in agriculture and conservation. Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), Rep. Jill Billings (D-La Crosse), and the DATCP Secretary-designee Randy Romanski are hosting the event Monday from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Along with agriculture and conservation, they will also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ (D-WI) proposed 2021-23 biennial budget, and take questions from attendees. COPYRIGHT 20...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – “Pinwheels for Prevention” is helping raise awareness about child abuse in our community. An annual activity, Friday the Coulee Region Child Abuse Prevention Task Force placed pinwheels throughout Burns Park on Seventh Steet, across from the public library. “We like to do it on a very visible street so when people drive by they’re reminded that, yes, we live in an amazing community, but we also have abuse and neglect happening,” said Chairperson of the task force Nicole Milliren. The pinwheels are a visual representation of a worrisome issue that often hap...

Central High School grad wins Grammy for best classical solo vocal album March 15, 2021 10:54 PM Molly Ringberg Sarah Brailey, Class of 2000, won the Grammy for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Her album, Smyth: The Prison, was one of five nominated. Two of her friends and a well-known artist she learned about in high school were in the same category. Because of the pandemic, she couldn’t fly out to L.A. to accept her award in person, so she did it virtually from her home. The piece Brailey recorded was originally written by the late Dame Ethel Smyth, a British comp...

The “Sleep Fairy” visited first-grade students at Northside Elementary & Coulee Montessori Charter School Friday. She gave each student a pillow, pillowcase, a bedtime book, a bedtime snack, and a new toothbrush and toothpaste. The Sleep Fairy also gave them tips to make their own bedtime routine, which she said is an important part of a good night’s sleep. “A bedtime routine will help kids be better prepared, help them be more full of energy and ready for school, better for learning, and it makes it easier at home too when they have a schedule to follow,” said Sleep Fairy Kathy Sie...

La Crescent-Hokah Middle, High School students return to in-person classes March 12, 2021 11:07 PM Molly Ringberg Monday, March 8th students 5th-8th grades returned to in-person learning four days a week. High school students will return to face-to-face learning Monday, March 15th. On Wednesdays students will learn virtually. COVID-19 safety guidelines will still be in place, including smaller class sizes and arranged lunchroom seating. Online learning will remain an option for families as well. School staff said Friday it feels good to finally have kids back in the b...