Ladysmith News

Charles E. Fecteau, 87, of 601 Sunset Blvd., Stevens Point, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Saint Michael's Hospital.

Six candidates are seeking the title of Northland Mardi Gras Queen this year. The new queen will be crowned Saturday, July 12, at a coronation program that begins at 8 p.m. in the Ladysmith High School ...

Michael Chad Breen, 38, died of natural causes on June 13, 2008, in Austin, Texas.

Two Glen Flora men and a Bruce man lost their lives over the weekend as the result of three separate vehicular accidents, according to the Rusk County Sheriff's Department.

Rusk County authorities are investigating a report that a "scruffy looking male" fired a handgun out the window toward another vehicle Friday evening two miles north of Ladysmith on Wis.

A Ladysmith mom awaiting sentencing for felonies including a brutal robbery at The Tony Depot last June and subsequently smuggling chewing tobacco to her jailed son is now accused of having a guy bind her with ...

Six-year-old Erik MacKinnon has saved his mom's life -- twice. Four times now, a member of Carrie MacKinnon's family has stepped in to save her life, with Erik playing the hero on two occasions.

After close to three decades as a teacher, William Lane Harrison has retired. His last day working full time for the Zion school district was June 6. He said now he will be devoted even more to his job as mayor ...

Wisconsin highway officials are warning motorists about deer on the roadways in the coming weeks.

The 2008 Wisconsin District Eleven Holstein Show will be held at the Rusk County Fairgrounds in Ladysmith on Thursday, June 12, beginning at 11 a.m. The fairgrounds are located on the east side of Ladysmith, ...

The 50-year-old Ladysmith man accused of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, a felony, had a court appearance on charges of felony bail jumping Tuesday after he was cited for illegal passing when the ...

It's always amazing at how state championship competition can be so great for one athlete and fickle for another.

A Ladysmith man charged with vehicular homicide for hitting a man in a crosswalk early last year has been charged with causing another traffic accident Saturday morning.

Ladysmith fire fighters work to rescue the occupant of a car that flipped over in front of a residential house on Esplanade near Kitchener St.

In a previously unannounced move, the state plans to consolidate its job assistance programs in 12 regional sites, pulling staff from dozens of smaller communities such as Monroe, Ladysmith and Richland Center ...

Coming Events May Thursday, May 29 * It's A Big, Big World free workshop 1-2:30 p.m., at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner.

A 16-year-old Bruce girl was the victim in a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning in Rusk County.

“I don't know who's going to win”

Family, friends and former students and co-workers helped Doris Smith celebrate her 100th birthday Saturday afternoon, May 10, at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Ladysmith. via Ladysmith News

Lincoln College, an accredited private college in Normal, Ill., is investigating the possibility of opening an adult higher education center in the former Mount Senario College building in Ladysmith. via Ladysmith News

“We're also doing a second unit in Bloomer”

The Ladysmith City Council approved an ordinance annexing land from the Town of Flambeau for a new assisted living facility. via Ladysmith News