In early 1968, the Rivoli Theater was showing a low-budget movie called “Maryjane,” about the evils of marijuana. “Maryjane” starred singer Fabian as a teacher framed...
One of the most notorious quotes from a U.S. president in recent history happened 20 years ago today, in 1998, when President Bill Clinton said “I...
In 1980, leaders of the La Crosse School District found themselves in a tight spot. They had to give 15 days public notice before scheduling budget...
In January of 1967, a million-dollar grant was approved for Viterbo College’s new fine arts center. The state higher educational aids commission said yes to the...
Thirty-five years ago, the city of La Crosse was getting ready to replace the Green Acres overhead…the bridge on State Road that passed over railroad tracks...
January 22nd of ’73 was the first Monday in Richard Nixon’s second term as president. Nixon had been inaugurated two days before, after winning 49 states...
In 1960, the La Crosse building inspector and the health officer said many houses didn’t have indoor toilets or running water, and were using wells and...
The city of La Crosse has had plenty of cold weather this winter. The weather service says the two weeks right after Christmas marked the coldest...
The second Super Bowl game was played 50 years ago this week at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The name “Super Bowl” was not formally used...
In the spring election of 1983, La Crosse County voters chose District Attorney Michael Mulroy to succeed retiring Judge Eugene Toepel. Mulroy defeated Maureen Kinney in...
In January of 2008, a company called Riverview had the biggest overdue tax bill in the county…about $91, 000. Riverview had owned the Hampton Inn and...
In January of 1995, La Crosse attorney Ramona Gonzalez was busy campaigning for circuit judge. Gonzalez was hoping to succeed retiring La Crosse County Judge Peter...
In 1960, the La Crosse County Board voted overwhelmingly to construct a “safety building” on the courthouse block, to give law enforcement a little more room. ...
George Thompson took his seat as Wisconsin’s new attorney general in January of 1963, succeeding John Reynolds, who moved up to the governor’s office that year. ...
In 1984, the Wisconsin Elections Board decided to interview certain people about charges that election laws were broken in a special La Crosse State Senate race. ...
In 1941, Central and Logan High School were impressive for their enrollment size. Central have just over 1000 students in three grades, and north-side Logan was...
What was the busiest airport in the U.S.? We had a new champion 30 years ago, yesterday in La Crosse. At the start of 1988, Hartsfield Airport...
Just before the 1966 Oktoberfest, a cartoon in the Tribune asked “How’s this for an image?” The cartoon promoted the six-year-old festival as a time for...
In January of 1978, La Crosse developer Jake Hoeschler offered a gift of $100,000 to a group hoping to build an ice arena in the city. ...
On New Year’s Day of 1958, six babies were born in La Crosse hospitals. The very first one, delivered at 8:19 a.m., was Scott Denny, born...