Westby News

The Temperance Hall and the Temperance Society written by Palmer Rude From the early history of Coon Prairie, we learn much about the hardships and difficult conditions encountered by the early settlers.

An early morning fire extensively damaged a Coon Valley home at 804 Anderson St., Friday.

For the past six years Mary Walters has been on a mission. A mission, which she never dreamed would keep her and her new husband apart for so long.

After nearly 20 years of making cheese, Al Bekkum doesn't eat much of it. "I've tasted so much cheese over the years that I'm not a big cheese eater," he said.

First Pastoral visits on Coon Prairie Continued from last week In 1872, the congregation numbered about 1,200 souls and the Church built in 1857, was too small so it was decided to build a church large enough ...

Gail Frie resigned as Vernon County Solid Waste Administrator last week to take a similar position in Monroe County.

It was a lost call for members of the Westby Area School Board of Education when they began discussing how to adopt a new state policy regarding cell phones and other video capable recording devices in locker ...

Caitlin Malin doesn't brag about her feat, but this quiet 15-year-old teenager from Westby has the right to be proud of her recent accomplishment, winning a gold placement in the FCCLA competition held in ...

Vern Lund stands next to the chair in his barbershop in Woodville, Wisconsin, as he waits for the next customer to take a seat.

Westby racecar driver Dexter Bean will be making a promotional stop in Viroqua and Westby on Tuesday and Wednesday with several events on the schedule.

The legal affairs committee of the Vernon County Board of Supervisors met on Friday to discuss how to word a November referendum question seeking a .5 percent sales tax to rebuild the county's dams.

The Bethel Butikk and Food Pantry on the north side of Westby is in need of expansion.

A Florida man was seriously injured on Thursday, August 7, after he was struck in the head by a helicopter tail rotor blade.

Have you ever spent an evening stargazing in the country? I mean really stargazing.

The Coon Valley, Stoddard and Westby Police Departments are joining in a nationwide crackdown to combat drunken driving.

Vernon County residents will vote this fall on whether or not they're willing to have a .5 percent sales tax established to pay for repairs to county dams.

Officers say a man is out of surgery and expected to survive after he walked into the blade of a crop-dusting helicopter.

Persistence and good documentation paid off for Westby business owner Mike Sebion when General Motors made good on their manufacturer's warranty and replaced his 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck, which was ...

After months of investigations two Coon Valley youths were apprehended for a series of crimes which were often more mischievous than dangerous, but left area residents missing a number of personal belongings ...

A creamy Wisconsin cheese named Snow White Goat Cheddar stole the show at the annual American Cheese Society Competition last week in Chicago, beating out 1,148 other American and Canadian cheeses for top ...