Arkansaw News

Twenty-five homes west of Durand were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a pipe carrying natural gas ruptured near the intersection of Highways N and P, south of Arkansaw.

HEADLINES: BREAKING NEWS: Part of township near Arkansaw being evacuated BREAKING NEWS: Part of township near Arkansaw being evacuated Authorities are evacuating people in a Pepin County township following a natural gas leak.

An item in the Permanent Spousal Record maintained by Jeanne in Cheeseland: "This past weekend, when my husband and I got up in the morning, we were teasing each other and he said to me: 'Hurry up and get out of bed and make me some pancakes.' "I replied: 'Don't tell me what to do!' "He came back with: 'I'm not.

Changes may be coming to the Pepin County Junior Fair, including possibly moving to weekend dates.

Four teenagers learned valuable life lessons, including the importance of friendship and remaining calm during crisis, after one of them seriously was injured in a hunting accident last fall.

With declining enrollment and the need to watch every dollar, the Durand school board Wednesday could cut two board positions, reducing the number of members from nine to seven.