Hammond News

Authorities have charged 45-year-old James Armagost with sexual assault and using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.

A western Wisconsin softball and hockey coach is charged with sexually assaulting one of his player.

Share + Nov 10, 2009 6:58 pm US/Central 1 of 1 James Lawrence Armagost, 45, is being charged with felony sex charges for an inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old that he coached.

The crowd that Tim Kraus expects for his annual haunted house is expected to go from zero to thousands.

Writes R.J. of Hammond, Wis.: "There's a big hole in our family this week. Chauncey the Helper Cat - of earlier Bulletin Board stories - died last weekend.

Photo courtesy of Michele Lyksett of Central St. Croix News. Anna Hartliep runs with El Corazon to a first place finish during the 2007 Running of the Llamas in Hammond, Wis.

If you head down County Road J, just outside of Hammond, Wisconsin, you'll find something not for the squeamish.

The Construction Financial Management Association installed Cal Beyer as secretary for 2009-10. Beyer is vice president of risk solutions for Minneapolis-based Arch Insurance Group.

An area plant is closing its doors. US Special Delivery says it will shut down its facility on Partridge Road in the Town of Union starting September 21st.

A Wisconsin man is being held at the Emmet County Jail with drug charges.Authorities say 31 year old Trent Givens of Hammond, Wisconsin was arrested on Tuesday after fleeing police in his car.The Emmet County Sheriff's Department says they received a call that he was trying to sell drugs.They then discovered drug paraphernalia for using meth and a ...

HAMMOND -- With Jared Kowalski earning medalist honors, the Mosinee golf team earned a second straight trip back to the WIAA Division 2 State Meet with a runner-up finish at the Baldwin-Woodville Sectional on Tuesday.

An event for llama lovers and their animals is planned for Saturday. The Llama Clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Benton County Fairgrounds.

Trains are still chugging through Western Wisconsin, as they have been since the 1800's. But once those train cars are out of commission, they can be lost forever.

St. Croix County residents should be able to pick up new discount prescription cards by July 1. Ron Kiesler, the countya s behavioral health coordinator overseeing the program, said the cards used in other places of the nation have produced an average savings of 23.7% on drug purchases.

A committee interviewed 11 candidates for the position of St. Croix County treasurer this week.

" When Jon Hinzman heard about the vacant Viking Middle School Principal opening for the Baldwin-Woodville School District, he threw his hat in the ring.

From the ground you could see the excitement in people's faces. From above, you could see just how strong the desire to cure breast cancer really is.

An 81-year-old Clear Lake woman died Sunday afternoon when she pulled from a stop sign into the path of a pickup truck in the town of Erin Prairie.

Heather Lindus, 29, and her husband, Ryan, 30, are not uneducated people. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and she has three degrees in Bible, psychology and sign language interpretation.

Two local residents chose Hollywood over Hudson to get a ruling on a small claims suit.