Grantsburg News

GRANTSBURGa 'Known for its humanitarian efforts on a global scale, the Granbtsburg Rotary decided to do some additional work at the local level.

People interested in volunteering to help locate and count gray wolves and other forest carnivores in the coming year can learn how at a series of upcoming training sessions.

Approximately 80 Lutherans from five churches in Polk and Burnett counties met last Sunday to explore the idea of breaking away from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and starting a new church.

One night in August, Rose Marie Bly disappeared. Her mother said the St. Croix Falls, Wis., woman, who disappeared less than a month before her 22nd birthday, is a loving mother who would never leave her two young children, and police say no one they have talked to has said otherwise.

GRANTSBURGa 'More than 40 firefighters battled a blaze at the Tom and Sandy Quimby farm Thursday afternoon and even though a barn and a shed were lost, they ended up saving three other buildings.

Last week I got an unexpected surprise email. It reminded me of a special young lady from this area who turned the head of this old newspaperman.

BALSAM LAKEa 'Rumors continue to swirl over the whereabouts of Rose Bly, a rural Cushing woman who has not been seen since she left her home to meet friends Aug.

American coots have wings designed for flying long distances, not for quick takeoffs.

Campers made music and friendship bracelets during recreation time at Luther Park in June, 2007.

GRANTSBURGa 'Cory D. Louis, 32, of St. Croix Falls was killed Sunday in a rollover vehicle accident in Anderson township, near Grantsburg.

Health YAHOO! Health Ablation procedure used for arrhythmia For about 10 years, Tom Berner felt "a kind of shaking" in his chest between heartbeats.

Possible sightings of a missing woman have been reported, but none have panned out so far.

The search for a missing woman continues with no new leads, but law enforcement says her husband has passed a polygraph.

There are no new leads in the search for a missing Polk County, Wisconsin woman.

GRANTSBURGa 'The car belonging to 21 year-old Rose Bly, who has been missing since Friday, was recovered about 7 p.m. Wednesday night in the municipal parking lot west of the Post Office in Grantsburg.

Laurabeth Hoppa abandoned her education in Oshkosh two years ago when the distractions of routine high school drama bested her.

A trapper education workshop will be held at the Department of Natural Resources Crex Meadows Headquarters north of Grantsburg on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2009.

On any given day, you can find 26-year-old Keith Kennedy busy at work. Keith recycles water bottles and puts headphones into bags for airlines at Merrick, Incorporated.

GRANTSBURGa 'In a counter-offer proposal, the Grantsburg Fire Association will offer $125,000 for the land formerly occupied by McNally Industries and the former enterprise center in Grantsburg.

It was one year ago on Saturday when 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS was there for the emotional reunion of Keith Kennedy and his family.