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Onalaska council overturns denial, approves beverage operator license for Carson Fankhauser

Onalaska Common Council · September 10, 2025
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The Onalaska Common Council voted to overturn a clerk's denial of a beverage operator license for Carson Fankhauser after he acknowledged failing to disclose a civil prohibited alcohol content citation; the council concluded disclosure would have allowed approval and carried the motion with one member voting "present."

The Onalaska Common Council voted to approve an appeal from Carson Fankhauser on Tuesday, overturning a denial of his beverage operator license after he failed to disclose a prohibited alcohol content citation on his application.

Chief Ashback told the council he had recommended denial "based on an item that came up in his background check that was not disclosed on the application," explaining that a prohibited alcohol content (PAC)…

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