Gospel, bluegrass fest to play at fairgrounds (2009/07/10)
Music will again fill the Vernon County Fairgrounds Friday through Sunday, for the seventh annual Bluegrass and Gospel Music Festival.

Book focuses on river boathouses (2009/07/10)
Lee Newspapers The Mississippi River, even before Mark Twain spun his tales about the mighty waterway, has captivated countless people.

Miss Viroqua program taking turn toward the Wild West (2009/07/02)
The Miss Viroqua court will be getting some spurs this August.

Organic Valley hosting its ‘Sturgis:’ Kickapoo Country Fair (2009/07/02)
Harley riders have Sturgis. Music lovers have South by Southwest. Film fans have Sundance. All are destinations for like-minded individuals to meet and celebrate their passions as a shared experience.

‘Arsenic’ makes a killing with audience (2009/06/29)
Fans of the theater were treated to an evening of black comedy Friday when the Viroqua Community Theatre opened its production of Joseph Kesserling’s “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

Amateur radio enthusiasts to hold annual field day (2009/06/29)
The Vernon County Amateur Radio Club will be holding its annual field days this weekend, June 27 and 28, at the Western Wisconsin Agriculture Museum club grounds two miles north of Westby, the site of the antique engine and tractor shows in August.

Exhibit to tell tale of German POWs in the Midwest (2009/06/22)
There were German soldiers in the Coulee Region during World War II —prisoners of war.

Relay for Life marks anniversary (2009/06/22)
There is a group of people in Vernon County working toward the goal of offering a car-sharing program to reduce the cost of driving and the impact of vehicles on the environment.

Pair to lead the Relay for Life (2009/06/15)
Therese “T” Flock of Cashton and Lori Feller of Westby are friends who have a number of things in common.

Relay for Life marks anniversary (2009/06/15)
Area residents will gather at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in Viroqua on June 12 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Viroqua Area.

Peters Farms hosts dairy breakfast (2009/06/09)
The 31st annual Vernon County Dairy Breakfast was held on Saturday June 6, 2009, at Peters Farms Inc., located just 2.5 miles west of Coon Valley on US Hwy 14/61, at the top of the west Coon Valley hill. The Peters also hosted the dairy breakfast in1998.

Wildcat Mountain working to form friends group (2009/06/09)
Last year, during some of the worst storms in history, Wildcat Mountain State Park’s trails suffered damage that rendered some segments of the Hemlock Trail in dire need of reconstruction.

Peters family to host dairy breakfast (2009/06/06)
The 31st annual Vernon County Dairy Breakfast will be held on Saturday June 6, at Peters Farms Inc., located just 2.5 miles west of Coon Valley on U.S. Hwy. 14/61, at the top of the west Coon Valley hill.

Grouse Hollow Journal (2009/06/01)
I know a bunch of you folks have your gardens in and up, but I have waited except for a patch of spinach.

Street-Talk (2009/06/01)
As we near the end of May, I’m sure many of you out there have finished your spring cleaning.

Grouse Hollow Journal (2009/05/24)
Henry David Thoreau once complained that whenever one person met another person, they always asked, “What’s the news?”

Gun rights backers hold picnic for awareness (2009/05/24)
Anyone who expected to see “Rambo” or “Dirty Harry” types at a picnic Sunday celebrating the right to openly carry handguns would have been disappointed.

Grace Church takes hope and builds on it (2009/05/18)
It takes faith to make the seemingly impossible reality.

‘The Land Remembers’ author Ben Logan’s farm open for tour (2009/05/18)
The southwest Wisconsin farm made famous by Ben Logan in his book, “The Land Remembers” will be open to the public for a tour on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m.