1410 WIZM

There is now a primary set for the 95th State Assembly District....even before the election has been ordered. Lacrosse School Board President, Christine Claire, is the second democrat this week to announce that she is running for the seat. And she says life long hard work has set her path for the run to Madison.

Claire has been with the Lacrosse School Board for the past 11 years....8 of those as President. Back in 2007, Claire retired from the Wisconsin State Public Defender's office after 18 years in that position. She has also served on the Lacrosse County Domestic Violence Court Committee.......The Lacrosse Area Family Policy Board and the Lacrosse County Poverty Task Force.

Diana Roberts, the Director of the Office of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of La Crosse has
announced her resignation. Her last day will be September 12th. Roberts will be moving to St. Cloud, Minnesota to be near her future husband.

Roberts was hired as the assistant director in 1999 and became the director in 2001. As the director she was responsible for the operation of seven unified school systems, with seven high schools and 31 elementary schools; along with 30 independent schools throughout the diocese.

During her tenure, Aquinas High School, along with 5 others, were named Blue Ribbon Schools, meaning the were either academically superior or have demonstrated gains in student achievements. In 2008, Aquinas High School along with 2 others, were selected for the National Catholic High School Honor Roll that annually recognizes the 50 best Catholic secondary schools in the United States.

Construction begins today on the portion of Bliss Road that was damaged late last year by flash flooding. The entire roadway will be removed at the construction site and the road will be completely impassable during most of the project.

Bliss Road has been closed for the past year, and continues to be closed during construction. This closure applies not only to vehicles, but also to bicycles, pedestrians, and all other unauthorized persons. The police department has been directed to issue citations to persons violating the road closure.

Bliss Road is expected to be reopened to all traffic in early November.

With some promotions this week, the La Crosse police department has filled
a few vacant positions. But those promotions mean new vacancies. Something
police chief Ed Kondracki hopes to deal with soon by getting permission from the city council to hire actual people instead of just being allowed to fill positions. In the meantime, he's
got himself a new assistant chief. Rob Abraham, 20 year veteran of the
force, son of a retired La Crosse cop, will be Kondracki's new right hand man.  Abraham most recently headed the department's detective bureau.