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Eleanor Joyce Smith

Eleanor Joyce Smith, 85, of Prairie du Chien, died Thursday, Feb. 22, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. 

 

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Bluff View Intermediate classes blend Olympics with education


Bluff View fifth grade science lab students show off some of the flags they created to represent the different countries that participate in the Olympic Games. They will display the flags as they split up for competitions like the paper straw javelin and cotton ball shot put, through which they’re learning about metric measurement. Some of the fifth graders are pictured: (front row, from left) Austin Konichek, Alexander DeHart, Tessa Czajkowski Higgins, Garrett Lear; (back row) Lillian Shedivy, Kaylee Matousek, Carli Koenig, Piper Key and Aiden Thomas (Photo by Correne Martin)

By Correne Martin

The Olympics may have wrapped up on Sunday, but several classes at Prairie du Chien Public Schools continue flexing the Winter Games, and the worldly culture it necessitates into their curriculum. 

The fifth graders in Diane Morovits’ science lab are doing a metric Olympics activity, as a way of incorporating current events into education about metric units of measurement. To start, the students were split into groups and then researched and colored flags from the different countries they will represent in their competition. 

“The Olympics started as a way of bringing the countries together for peace and unity,” one fifth grader explained.

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Red Kettle Campaign raises $23K for Crawford County

By Correne Martin

 

The Crawford County Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign from the Christmas 2017 season was the highest ever received in the county, according to Coordinator Jen Kapinus.

The one-month total, collected Black Friday through Christmas Eve, was $5,000 more than last year, equaling $23,634.47 in donations. 

“We had set a goal of $20,000, so not only did we meet our goal, we exceeded it,” Kapinus said. “So many other counties didn’t make their goals, and to see that kind of generosity out of people, especially when we’re one of the poorest counties in Wisconsin, is wonderful.”

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Rhonda Jo (Christie) Cera

 

Rhonda Jo (Christie) Cera passed away Monday, Jan. 22.

 

She was born May 27, 1965.

 

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Nancy L. Anderson

 

Nancy L. Anderson, 71, of Farmersburg, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, at her home following an extended illness. 

 

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More information needed in Bagley burglary

The Grant County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information about a burglary to a Bagley residence, sometime between Feb. 3 and Feb. 17.

Authorities said an unknown individual or individuals entered a residence, located at 115 W. Chicago St., Bagley, without permission. Several items were damaged in the residence, but no property was taken. The residence has been vacant for two years. This incident remains under investigation.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are asked to contact the sheriff’s office at (608) 723-2157 or Grant County Crimestoppers at (800) 789-6600.

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Traffic stop leads to meth, marijuana arrests

On Feb. 18, the Crawford County K-9 Unit initiated a traffic stop on a 2004 Toyota Highlander in the village of Ferryville. The deputy identified the driver as Thong Vang, 44, Eau Claire, and his passenger Starlene Grant, 29, Merrillan.  

During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy identified indicators of criminal activity along with discovering that the passenger Grant was currently on active bond through Trempealeau County for delivery of methamphetamine less than 3-10 grams, possession with intent to deliver heroin less than 3 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

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Potosi man arrested for 7th OWI

On Feb. 17 at 12:39 a.m., a Grant County Sheriff’s Department deputy stopped a vehicle for operating left of center in the village of Potosi. 

The driver was identified as Nicholas J. Osterhaus, 46, Potosi. During contact with the driver, it was determined he had consumed alcohol and field sobriety tests were conducted. Nicholas was subsequently arrested for operating while intoxicated (seventh offense). Nicholas was also cited for operating after revocation, operating left of center and operating a vehicle without insurance. 

Nicholas was booked into the Grant County Jail for operating while intoxicated (seventh offense) and a probation hold.

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Car goes down embankment, through a fence and hits tree

On Feb. 17 at 6:33 p.m., the Crawford County Communications Center received a report of a one-vehicle traffic crash on Shortcut Road, approximately one-eighth of a mile north of Highway 27 in the township of Seneca. 

Kylie L. Heisz, 17, Gays Mills, was operating a 2006 Ford Taurus northbound on Shortcut Road. Heisz lost control as she was attempting to negotiate a curve. The Heisz vehicle went over the embankment, through a fence and struck a tree with the driver’s side door before coming to rest. 

Heisz was wearing her seatbelt and was not injured. There were no citations issued.

Assisting on scene was Milo’s Towing.

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Ferryville community hosting 10th Eagle Day next weekend


Mike Billington and Maxim, the American bald eagle, of the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, delight the Ferryville Bald Eagle Day audience. (Photo by Sherry Quamme)

The 10th Annual Bald Eagle Watching Day in Ferryville will be Saturday, March 3, at the Village Community Center located on State Highway 35. This program is sponsored by the Ferryville Tourism Council, co-sponsored by Friends of Pool 9 and free to the public.

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