Hancock News

Jeanne Chojnacki, 79, of La Crosse, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at her home.

The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a cookbook sale. The proceeds will go to the upkeep of the Hancock Community Center.

Two people were airlifted after accidents since early Sunday morning. A 19-year-old Plainfield man was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing injury and causing bodily harm by reckless driving after an accident that injured a total of four early Monday morning.

Diane M. Aldrich, 54, of 1540 Torun Road, Stevens Point, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point.

Glenn W. Detlor, 51, Greenleaf, formerly of Hancock, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept.

Monday Stevens Point Area Public Schools negotiations team and Stevens Point Area Education Association negotiations team meeting, 1 p.m., Board Room, Bliss Educational Services Center, 1900 Polk St.

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HANCOCK -- Summer days in Hancock used to be dull for 12-year-old brothers Juan and Jose Landeros.

The Wisconsin Rapids Girls Cage Club will be holding an informational meeting on July 16 at 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Fieldhouse.

A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper spotted a funnel cloud Saturday afternoon in Waushara County.

Lakeland College in Sheboygan has announced the names of local students who graduated during commencement exercises on May 3. They include: Adams -- Marc Meade, bachelor's degree, accounting, summa cum laude.

* Jack D. Ryun and Christine L. Amell, both of Saratoga, June 20. * At 3:29 p.m. Friday, a sport utility vehicle driven by Darren J. Leher, 16, Wisconsin Rapids, struck the rear of a pickup truck driven by Nicholas J. Barrett, 30, Wisconsin Rapids, at the intersection of Riverview Expressway and Hale Street.

On Wednesday, rural central Wisconsin fourth-graders learned a different kind of alphabet.

Halia Hancock celebrated her first birthday with family and friends Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.

Halia Hancock celebrated her first birthday with family and friends Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.