DRIFTLESS - Over the past week COVID-19, diagnoses statewide increased from 508,346 on Monday, Jan. 4 to 522,877 on Monday, Jan. 11. That is a statewide increase of 14,531 cases. The number of deaths increased from 5,162 to 5,470, an additional 308 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
January 14: Years Ago…
‘Years Ago’ is a compilation of newsy tidbits as published in the Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout on this week ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or sixty years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
JANUARY 13, 2011 – The Soldiers Grove Village Board decided to proceed with a library expansion by pursuing the acquisition of the adjoining pharmacy. The Solar Town Pharmacy currently owned by Vernon Memorial Healthcare, is planning on moving to a nearby remodeled building near the medical clinic… Phinehas Robert Dudgeon is the Vernon Memorial Healthcare 2011 New Year’s Baby. Phinehas is the son of Lara and Josh Dudgeon of Gays Mills. Area grandparents are Siguard and Marsha Chestelson and Richard and Carol Dudgeon.
The study finds the problem may be worse than we thought, with implications for health, education and prosperity problems that are further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has
2020: Year in Review Part Three Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout
DRIFTLESS –
2020 was quite a year – one most will likely never forget, no matter how much they may want to.
SEPTEMBER:Soldiers Grove Librarian Cele Wolf retired on August 31 after 28 years of service to the community. Taking her place will be Sarah DiPadova… BACK-TO-SCHOOL in 2020 was like no other year, in the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic. Here, educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary student’s temperature on the first day of school at North Crawford.
Educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary school student’s temperature as a COVID-19 precaution on the first day of school at North Crawford Tuesday morning. In addition to checking temperatures, both students and staff are wearing masks… It seems the Crawford County Board may have overlooked quite a few broadband internet options, when it appeared t
Karla Gander, 1964-2021 Karla Gander, 1964-2021
Karla Gander, age 56, of Gays Mills, passed away peacefully Monday, January 11, 2021, at Soldiers Grove Health Services. She was born May 25, 1964, to the late Daverne and Patsy (Schrader) Gander. She graduated from North Crawford High School with the class of 1982.
A service will be held at a later date. Online Condolences may be expressed at www.vossfh.comKarla’s family would like to thank the staff members at Soldiers Grove Health Services and St. Croix Hospice for the compassionate care they provided.