Eleva News

Budget cuts have become a reality at local schools this year. Recently, state legislators told schools the situation will likely get worse.

Rescuers say a life jacket most likely saved the life of an Eleva man. David Nelson was fishing on the Chippewa River yesterday near downtown Eau Claire when the current pulled his raft into the fall and flipped it.

The question: What do you think about the removal from the Chippewa County Courthouse grounds of part of a monument to a deceased deputy because of its religious wording? I think it's crazy to even consider removing it! Why do we consistently let the likes of the American Civil Liberties Union or a few people with too much time on their hands who ...

BAUER Sr., James D., 59, 3323 Seymour Road, disorderly conduct June 6, $224 fine.

Western Wisconsin got hit with heavy rains and flash floods overnight. Parts of Pepin County reported more than 6-inches of rain in just 2-hours. There were also mudslides in Pepin, Pierce, and Buffalo counties.

He travels all across Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois for weeks at time. He sleeps literally on the road and his job sometimes takes him overseas.

The late Billy Kolden of Eleva always said he "lived history." And he did. Kolden called one room of the Eleva Historical Museum - which he founded in downtown Eleva - home up until his death in 2006.

The children of a 55-year-old pedestrian struck and killed on New Year's Eve have filed notice claiming La Crosse County was negligent in failing to clear the sidewalk of snow, forcing the man into the street.