La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds joined for the hour. Talked a bit about Badgers star Johnny Davis. We hit on the object a rover has seen on the horizon of the dark side of the moon. And we did discuss some city biz, like the roundabout project on the southside and the purchase of the $2 million Chamber building downtown. 

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds joined for the hour. Talked a bit about Badgers star Johnny Davis. We hit on the object a rover has seen on the horizon of the dark side of the moon. And we did discuss some city biz, like the roundabout project on the southside and the purchase of the $2 million Chamber building downtown.&nbsp;

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La Crosse Mayor Reynolds on roundabouts and that "structure" found on moon

An 18-month moritorium

Study committee

Why data centers suck

An 18-month data center ban in La Crosse is on the docket for the county board. 

The moratorium legislation comes as a county study committee has its first meeting Wednesday.

Dillon Mader and Lia Manock stopped in studio to break down their reasonings for a moratorium, discuss the work the study committee will be doing, and why they feel a ban on data centers is necessary.

While there are multiple angles to consider when pausing data center development, Mader and Manock explain why they based their resolution's thresholds on energy usage (two megawatts) and storage (one petabyte).

They also discussed why an 18-month moratorium is necessary to give the study committee a full year to conduct its work, report back and possibly craft other legislation.

Manock is one of five county board members on the study committee, which also includes a representative from each of the 18 municipalities in La Crosse County.

The county board's executive committee will take up the moratorium resolution at 8 a.m. Thursday, before a full vote next week (agenda here).

We began the show on how this Thursday meeting is the only change the public has to address the issue during a board meeting. Otherwise, it will depend on contacting your county board rep or emailing the entire board here.

An 18-month data center ban in La Crosse is on the docket for the county board.&nbsp;
The moratorium legislation comes as a county study committee has its <a href="https://www.lacrossecounty.org/Minutes%20and%20Agendas/Attachments/2026/Standing/Jun/DCSC061026A.pdf">first meeting Wednesday</a>.
Dillon Mader and Lia Manock stopped in studio to break down their reasonings for a moratorium, discuss the work the study committee will be doing, and why they feel a ban on data centers is necessary.
While there are multiple angles to consider when pausing data center development, Mader and Manock explain why they based their resolution's thresholds on energy usage (two megawatts) and storage (one petabyte).
They also discussed why an 18-month moratorium is necessary to give the study committee a full year to conduct its work, report back and possibly craft other legislation.
Manock is one of five county board members on the study committee, which also includes a representative from each of the 18 municipalities in La Crosse County.
The county board's executive committee will take up the moratorium resolution at 8 a.m. Thursday, before a full vote next week (<a href="https://www.lacrossecounty.org/Minutes%20and%20Agendas/Attachments/2026/Standing/Jun/Exec061126A.pdf">agenda here</a>).
We began the show on how this Thursday meeting is the only change the public has to address the issue during a board meeting. Otherwise, it will depend on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lacrossecounty.org/countyboard/members">contacting your county board rep</a> or emailing the <a href="mailto:countyboardsupervisors@lacrossecounty.org">entire board here</a>.

Pushing for a data center ban in La Crosse County with Manock and Mader

North side library

Airport turnaround

Kmart

Green bubblers

Bringing down La Crosse’s Kmart, what ever happened to the green bubbler talk from last year and the potential selling of the north side library.

Those were some of the big topics we discussed with city council president Tamra Dickinson ahead of their monthly Thursday meeting.

We started with the north library, which is scheduled to close for good June 15. Dickinson walks us through the process of declaring it a surplus property and how they get proposals from different groups about what they’d want to do with the building.

After that, we hit on the Kmart proposal from Three-Sixty Real Estate Solutions. The council could approve Phase 1 of Three-Sixty’s plans Thursday, which might mean the Kmart comes down yet this year.

Dickinson is the chair of the Aviation Board, and we spent some time discussing the turnaround the airport has seen over the past year, adding flights, and what could happen next over there.

Lastly, those green bubblers. It was all the talk last summer, but that attention has significantly died down. Dickinson, though, says there are plans in motion.

Bringing down La Crosse&rsquo;s Kmart, what ever happened to the green bubbler talk from last year and the potential selling of the north side library.
Those were some of the big topics we discussed with city council president Tamra Dickinson ahead of their monthly Thursday meeting.
We started with the north library, which is scheduled to close for good June 15. Dickinson walks us through the process of declaring it a surplus property and how they get proposals from different groups about what they&rsquo;d want to do with the building.
After that, we hit on the Kmart proposal from Three-Sixty Real Estate Solutions. The council could approve Phase 1 of Three-Sixty&rsquo;s plans Thursday, which might mean the Kmart comes down yet this year.
Dickinson is the chair of the Aviation Board, and we spent some time discussing the turnaround the airport has seen over the past year, adding flights, and what could happen next over there.
Lastly, those green bubblers. It was all the talk last summer, but that attention has significantly died down. Dickinson, though, says there are plans in motion.

La Crosse's green bubblers, demolishing Kmart and selling the north library with city council president Dickinson

John Havlicek stopped in studio just days after saying adiós to the teaching profession after 31 years — 28 of those at Central High School.

So, of course, we had to tell a couple of retirement stories, but also got into some of the politics surrounding education and beyond with Havlicek, who is a political activist. 

Beyond education, we also discussed what he’d like to see as priorities in those running for statewide office — like governor and the Legislature.

That included a public option for healthcare, the ability for anyone to participate in the state run pension retirement plan and his idea of government working for the bottom 80%.

John Havlicek stopped in studio just days after saying adi&oacute;s to the teaching profession after 31 years &mdash; 28 of those at Central High School.
So, of course, we had to tell a couple of retirement stories, but also got into some of the politics surrounding education and beyond with Havlicek, who is a political activist.&nbsp;
Beyond education, we also discussed what he&rsquo;d like to see as priorities in those running for statewide office &mdash; like governor and the Legislature.
That included a public option for healthcare, the ability for anyone to participate in the state run pension retirement plan and his idea of government working for the bottom 80%.

La Crosse Mayor Reynolds on roundabouts and that "structure" found on moon

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