Jan. 31, 2026 By TIM HUNDT VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua Common Council voted unanimously Jan. 28 to appoint five members to a newly reactivated Veterans Memorial Commission to manage policy decisions and maintenance for...
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Grouse Hollow Journal for January 28, 2026
by GREG KOELKER We have a drive up window on our house to deliver food. Well one can’t really drive up to it or actually order food as it opens onto our porch from the family room. The drive up came into being this...
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds
Jan. 31, 2026 By MARGERY A. BECK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it...
New report finds cover crops pay off in Wisconsin
Jan. 31, 2026 By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH A new five-year study is quantifying the benefits of conservation practices such as cover cropping using data from farmers across Wisconsin. Researchers say the project is one of the...
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
Jan. 31, 2026 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. government to release by Tuesday a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained by...
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and details about an earlier investigation
Jan. 31, 2026 By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich...
New Bills coach Brady fills defensive coordinator job by agreeing to hire Leonhard
Jan. 31, 2026 By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills hired Jim Leonhard as their defensive coordinator under new head coach Joe Brady on Saturday. The 43-year-old Leonhard spent the...
What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact
Jan. 30, 2026 By MEG KINNARD and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the...
Viroqua hires consultant to manage growing economic development workload
Jan. 30, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua Common Council approved a contract Tuesday to hire an outside consultant to assist City Administrator Nate Torres with a growing list of economic development projects that city...
Methane abatement at old Viroqua dump site could cost $1 to $2 million
Jan. 30, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua Common Council reviewed a potential strategy Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, to address methane migration at the closed city dump site by installing a passive venting system that could...
