Newport State Airport is used by visitors to the area as well as local aviation enthusiasts and the Army National Guard. It serves the corporate community and visitors to the year-round festivals at Newport. The airport provides quick access for boat owners who harbor vessels in the nearby marinas. Newport Airport.
Unbroken Irwin Schiff Dies in Prison. It wasnt the first time Irwin Schiff had been thrown in the slammer by Uncle Sam. But when he reported to start serving a 14 year sentence for tax crimes at age 77 he was fairly certain it would be the last. He was right.
Phyllis Jean Benck, 91, of Viroqua passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care. On March 31, 2017, Patricia Benjamin Smith of Viroqua declared that she was going to âdie today.â She did not in fact, die that day, and could not die April 1, as that would be too cruel of an April Foolâs joke. Pat, known affectionately by her family as Maui, waited until Sunday morning, Apâ¦.