Onalaska man identified as victim of recent drowning Texas Police Lights By KTRE Digital Media Staff | February 4, 2021 at 11:56 AM CST - Updated February 4 at 6:17 PM
ONALASKA, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities have identified an Onalaska man who drowned last month.
On Friday, January 29, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Idle Wild subdivision after receiving 911 calls that a witness observed a man fall from a boat and never resurfaced.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office performed a search alongside the Onalaska Police Dept. and Onalaska Fire and Rescue in boats provided by the Texas Games Wardens. The search was called off after dark and continued the following morning.
Onalaska house fire kills two dogs
January 12, 2021 8:20 PM Site staff
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ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) Two dogs perished in a house fire reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Onalaska Fire Department.
Onalaska firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a neighbor’s house in the 400 block of Fifth Avenue North, according to a department news release.
Smoke was coming from the eaves, and windows were charred and cracking, the report says. Onalaska firefighters forced open to front door to extinguish flames on the inside, while other firefighters from Onalaska and Holmen deployed to pull ceilings and check whether the fire had spread.