Courier Press

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 1:28 p.m., the Crawford County Dispatch Center was notified of a motorcycle crash on Highway 60, three miles west of Wauzeka.

Nicholas Lund, 17, Wauzeka, was driving a 2002 Honda motorcycle east on Highway 60 and negotiating a curve. He lost control and went off the roadway and into the right ditch and was ejected.

He was taken by rescue squad to Crossing Rivers Health where he was treated for road rash and then released. He was wearing his helmet.

Assisting at the scene were the Wauzeka First Responders, the Wauzeka Fire Department and the Boscobel Rescue Squad.

By Correne Martin

Thursday, Aug. 31, was a monumental day for the Prairie du Chien business community, as the sale officially closed for Coaches Family Restaurant. The Dave and Joanie Skemp family ran the successful restaurant for 47 years, starting as a rootbeer stand in 1970. The family sold to Los Aztecas, also a family-run business that has two Mexican restaurants in Dubuque, Iowa, and one in Galena, Ill. Opening of the remodeled restaurant is expected some time in October.

Kramer Real Estate, of Prairie du Chien, and realtor Sara Boxrucker receive the credit for working with John Herrig Realty, of Dubuque, Iowa, in completing the transaction. The 4,300-square-foot building was listed on Kramer’s website for $495,000. The sale price has not been disclosed.

Though it was a good feeling to have sold Coaches Restaurant, Dave and Joanie Skemp said it was bittersweet.

“It’s kind of sad, but it’s a happy moment, too,” Joanie shared.

Prairie du Chien girls 

win Darlington Invitational

The Prairie du Chien girls varsity cross country team won the Darlington Invitational against 25 teams on Saturday for the first time in the 34-year race history.  

The girls scored 76 points to top second-place Darlington’s 88 points. Darlington, 2016 Division 3 State Champion, was definitely favored to win on their own home course.  

Local woman helping her friend, a Hurricane Harvey victim

By Ted Pennekamp

A Prairie du Chien woman is helping out in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey with more than just donations. Kathleen Kalina is helping to get her friend, Jo Arispe, to Prairie du Chien from Rockport, Texas and is also aiding in finding Arispe a place to live at Rivercrest Villages, an apartment complex.