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Tue
02
Apr

Rotary club to hold garage sale fundraiser for student trip

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
02
Apr

Prairie HS to use sword and sorcery in spring production

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Prairie du Chien High School has announced an unexpected journey, and the students aren’t the only ones going from the Shire to the bowels of Lonely Mountain.

Tue
02
Apr

McGregor Lake area restoration continues


Large hoses were used to transfer sediment and fine material from dredging into backwater habitats constructed to encourage new wildlife and plant growth.

Areas south of the Marquette-Joliet Bridge where wetlands have been developed to increase bio-diversity. Plant life, including trees, and fisheries were targeted as concern areas.

An aerial shot of the McGregor Lake area between Prairie du Chien and Marquette, Iowa. Restoration work began in 2020, and its initial phase is expected to be completed in 2025. (Photos by Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

New habitats, improved waterways, landscape to help preserve river ecosystems

 

By Steve Van Kooten

Tue
26
Mar

A brief history of feral hogs in Crawford

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
26
Mar

Wauzeka school board approves new sign

In the wake of long-term budgets, multiple building repair projects and record retention policy updates, the March 18 Wauzeka-Steuben Board of Education agenda’s major discussion point was the bid for the school’s planned exterior signage.

Tue
26
Mar

Council approves urban boundaries adjustment

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
26
Mar

Council approves zoning change for jail construction project


Several trees were cut down on the west side of the county’s property in Prairie du Chien. The replacement jail project is expected to begin construction later in the year. The block between Beaumont Road and Wacouta Avenue hosts the courthouse, jail and law enforcement facilities. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press).

The block that hosts the courthouse is set for significant changes as the county’s jail project gets underway. The new facility will extend down the west side of the block along Beaumont Road.

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Wed
20
Mar

Community members exploring potential for a recovery drop-in center in Prairie

Members of the Prairie du Chien community have scheduled an organizational meeting for April 16 to explore the potential development of a recovery drop-in center. The meeting will be held in the community room on the second floor of the Prairie du Chien City Hall at 6 p.m.

Wed
20
Mar

Mental health, well-being priority concerns for Prairie school board

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
12
Mar

Crawford County Democratic Party opens permanent location in PdC


State Sen. Braf Pfaff spoke at the location’s grand opening on March 9. (Photos by Steve Van Kooten)

Congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke (left) and Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia (right) appeared at the opening.

Craig Anderson, Rebecca Cooke, Dale Klemme and Eric Wilson were among those in attendance for the opening of the Crawford County Democrat Party’s new location on Blackhawk Avenue in Prairie du Chien. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Steve Van Kooten

 

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