Huge cuts to La Crosse city services — like losing some police and closing pools — if the state doesn’t come up with a way to...
A revamped Haunted Mile through Pettibone Park last weekend went so well, they’re already planning for next year. The two-day event put on by the La...
The La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Foresty Department is making plans for what improvements to address over the next few years. A five-year comprehensive plan for...
A second chance to speak out on plans for the old fish lab building in Riverside Park on Monday. A second public input session starts at...
It’s nearly a year since the eagle sculpture, that highlights the entrance to Riverside Park in La Crosse, was taken down. The giant metal base, bird...
Government-hating Ron Swanson will be part of a Parks and Recreation reunion Thursday to push for early, absentee voting in Wisconsin. Swanson, played by Nick Offerman,...
The city of La Crosse has closed its playgrounds, to limit the spread of coronavirus. La Crosse park and recreation director Jay Odegaard warned this week...
The name “Kootch” Carroll has been known in La Crosse sports circles for decades. The Carroll ball fields are named after Robert “Kootch” Carroll, a baseball...
The plans for a new biking trail along Grandad Bluff will move ahead, following debate last week at the La Crosse park board meeting. The board...
Winter Rec-Fest in La Crosse is taking a break. The city park department says the traditional January festival of indoor and outdoor activities will not be...
The La Crosse Parks and Rec. Department is ready to introduce a new slogan to the community: “All Are Welcome.” That message, along with a design...
Construction for a new tennis facility will begin this year at Green Island Park in La Crosse. The $3.5 million project is needed, according to city...
The places where people can smoke in La Crosse could become more scarce soon. Smoking may be banned in all La Crosse parks, following a vote...
After 11 years, Steve Carlyon called it a career for the La Crosse Parks and Rec. Department. Officially retired from city government, Carlyon came on WIZM...
A transition of leadership in what appears to be a time of transition in general for a La Crosse city department. The city’s parks and rec....
A long-awaited audit of the City of La Crosse parks and rec. department is finally complete. The city council, last December, voted to fund an audit...
The city of La Crosse now has a highly visible job opening to fill at the top of the park department. Parks and rec. director Steve...
A dog park in La Crosse has been extremely well-used in the few years it’s been open at Houska Park on Isle la Plume. That is...
They’re just starting to put plans together for a domed tennis arena of sorts for La Crosse. But, Jared Flick, in the La Crosse parks and...
Pools and audits and booze all on the docket
