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🌱 A new playground opens at Viroqua's Eckhart Park

Viroqua, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Viroqua! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • A new playground opens at Viroqua's Eckhart Park
  • Viroqua residents split over growing City Hall dispute

Also on today's calendar: Lefse Making and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a few morning showers, with a high of 55 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 25.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Viroqua celebrates new all-ages playground in Eckhart Park (lacrossetribune.com) — Children have a new place to play at Viroqua's Eckhart Park, where families celebrated the playground's opening Nov. 6. Beth Dyson helped cut the ribbon, returning to a role she held when the former Eckhart Enchantment playground opened in 1996.
   

• Viroqua residents weigh in as tensions between mayor and city leaders spill into public view (news8000.com) — A dispute between Viroqua Mayor Krista Browne and city leaders drew divided reactions at Tuesday's council meeting, including a resident's call for her resignation. Browne has questioned transparency after council decisions to relocate her office and allow the city administrator to work remotely. After closed session, council members pledged to keep working together.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday November 11
  • Veterans Day Program
    La Farge School District , WI, USA
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My son had door dash deliver food to our house a week ago and the door dash driver left their door dash bag on our mailbox.
    How do I give it back to door dash if I don't remember the person who left it? (Nextdoor Viroqua)
  • Vernon Memorial HealthCare posted a job opening for Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology in Viroqua. Apply here.
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Lead Cook - La Crosse County, WI in Westby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Viroqua here.

🗞 Nearby News

La Crosse

  • Mobile Meals of La Crosse celebrates 55 years of delivering meals and connection (news8000.com)
  • First Friday Art Walk connects La Crosse artists with community (theracquet.org)
  • Cheapest gas stations in La Crosse (newsbreak.com)

West Salem

  • From Recurve Bows in 1974 to Wi-Fi in the Trees: Grouse Hollow for November 8, 2026 (vernonreporter.com)

Ok Viroqua! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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