By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Sep. 23--

By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Sep. 17--TOWN OF SHELBY, Wis. --The good news: Bob Starch has been promised $17,761.97 in grants for home repairs and property losses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Aug. 31--TOWN OF SHELBY, Wis. -- Bob Starch was one of the first to arrive Thursday at the Shelby Town Hall to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The recovery center opened at noon.

By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Aug. 7--Home foreclosures in La Crosse County this year are up by nearly a third over the pace in 2006, mirroring a statewide rise of nearly two-thirds.

By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Jul. 17--Susan Hare described her husband, Bob, as "fanatical" about caring for the two red maple trees planted this spring on the boulevard in front of their Loomis Avenue house.