(1/31/12) The state D-N-R says it will consider granting a permit for a sand-mining project in western Wisconsin that might kill a small number of endangered moths. The agency is taking public comments on the project through February 19th. The Uni-min Corporation wants to open the sand-mine near Tunnel City in Monroe County. A small part of the site is a habitat for the endangered phlox moth, but the D-N-R says the company plans to preserve-and-enhance a habitat on part of its proposed mining site. And officials say the mine will probably not affect the overall recovery prospects for the phlox moth within the state.

(1/31/12) Managing grain in storage, weeds, pests, and soil fertility considerations in the current markets are the headline topics for this year’s UW Extension Crop Management Update that will be held at Jake’s Northwoods at Sparta on February 10^th.  Registration starts at 9:30 and presentations begin at 10:00 am.  The workshop will wrap up at approximately 2:30 pm

 

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A 52-year-old man was killed yesterday in a farm accident in Chippewa County.

 

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A logger was killed yesterday in Chippewa County when he was hit by a moving log-skidder while clearing fallen trees.

(1/30/12) At the Black River Falls Area Foundation’s Annual Strategic Planning Meeting on December 20^th at the Skyline Clubhouse, two incumbent trustees, Ron Danielson and Jean Lee, were re-elected to the board of trustees, each to a third three-year term. 

 (1/30/12) The annual competition will showcase the artwork of Veterans being treated by the Tomah VA in visual and performing arts. The Veteran artwork will be on public display in building 407, room 1724, Feb. 14-16. The local performing arts competition will be held at 9 a.m., in the VA chapel on Feb. 16.

(1/30/12) Once a month, employees of Black River Memorial Hospital dress down for a local charity. In January, staff chose Jackson County 4-H.

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About 275 residents of a U-W La Crosse dormitory found someplace else to sleep last night, after a fire started in a basement rec room.