Fairchild News

An Eau Claire man's legal issues can be oddly linked to the president and World War II collectibles passed down from his father, a defense attorney said Thursday.

Pilot inexperience, combined with poor weather conditions, could have played a role in a June 7 plane crash southwest of Fairchild, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.

The first Eau Claire County road construction project funded by federal stimulus is underway.

A Jackson County sheriff's official says two people have died in a plane crash south of Fairchild.

A Jackson County sheriff's official says two people have died in a plane crash south of Fairchild.

A store that's been around for 112 years could soon be closing. The Community Cooperative Store in Fairchild has been in the same building for all of those years, and now, some community members are trying to save it.

Plans to eliminate a state fund that helped a local manufacturer lay the groundwork for a wind energy component plant aren't expected to have an immediate impact on the company.

The first crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon on a trail off Chaney Road, near Augusta.

It's still called "The Big Store" in the village of Fairchild, but the 112-year-old business may only be a memory in a few months if patronage doesn't increase.

University of Wisconsin-Waukesha academic departments recognized the work of six students this year, conferring departmental honors at the Honors & Degree ceremony Thursday, May 21.

The State Agriculture Department plans to spray for gypsy moths today near Cadott, Fairchild, Humbird, Fall Creek, and in Jackson County.

The city council s public works committee on Tuesday will consider approving a Phase I engineering contract as part of the Fairchild Subway replacement project.

Mathy Construction Co. of Onalaska submitted the low bid of $951,503 to repave about nine miles of U.S. 12 between Augusta and Fairchild, it was announced this week.

Metro bus riders will be taking alternate streets on several routes beginning Wednesday.

We mark certain dates each year for special meaning, dates like Christmas and Memorial Day.

A Black River Falls teen was arrested late Thursday after authorities say she and a 14-year-old accomplice were connected to the burglaries of a Clark County tavern and Fairchild area cabins and the criminal damage of residential and vehicle windows in Fairchild.

Fire fighters from several departments were battling a grass and woodland fire Monday morning along Maple Bluff Road, southeast of Osseo, according to department dispatcher Kari Steen.

Union representatives say they did not approve an increase in pay for a former clerical worker at the Stevens Point Area Public School District accused of overpaying herself for several years.

A company's planned addition of at least 400 local jobs is reason for optimism, city officials and economic development leaders said Wednesday.

The mayor of the Wood County town tells us Energy Composites Corporation plans to start building a new 350,000 square foot plant as soon as this spring.