Lake Wissota News

A sheriff's sale for a local development got pushed back on Thursday. The Chippewa County Sheriff says Wissota Green was supposed to go up for auction this morning, but says the attorney for the development wanted it pushed back.

The Curtains had to decide a couple of years ago if they would continue seeking a bigger, newer home around Lake Wissota or stay in their 1980s-built home in the town of Seymour.

You can take your dog for a walk this weekend with a whole lot of other dog owners.

Hedquist earned a Ranger 621 powered by an Evinrude or Yamaha outboard. On Thursday, Hedquist caught five walleyes weighing 3 pounds, 4 ounces.

Current job: Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley executive director.

The Chippewa County Highway Department announces the closing of a county bridge this week.

Press Release Chippewa Falls - Gordy's County Market is pleased to announce that they have purchased Copp's in Eau Claire.

Press Release Chippewa Falls - Gordy's County Market is pleased to announce that they have purchased Copp's in Eau Claire.

For an upcoming book titled "50 States of Love," Nicole and Mike Boschen, formerly of New York City, have quit their jobs to tour the country and visit every state to interview couples, one in each state, who have been married at least 50 years.

A sheriff's deputy knows first hand how dangerous the water can be when you add drinking into the equation.

The closing of summer camps due to the swine flu has hit Wisconsin. Wednesday, a camp in Lake Delton announced it was closing for two weeks after a counselor came down with the flu.

Bacteria doesn't stop some folks from heading to a popular swimming hole on a hot summer day.

The 14- to 18-inch walleye slot size limit on Lake Wissota has resulted in more and larger walleyes, and anglers are taking home quite a few more walleyes, according to Joe Kurz, Department of Natural Resources fish manager for Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.

By Alyssa Waters CHIPPEWA FALLS - At first Tom Stewart was a speck of black against the gray sky, but within seconds he had deployed his parachute Wednesday afternoon and slowly was drifting down.

When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Where: Six Eau Claire gardens on the city's south side.

It started with a jump out of a plane thousands of feet in the air and ended with fire crews pulling soaking wet skydivers out of a lake.

Rain doesn't put the brakes on a motorcycle run in Altoona. Saturday was the 2nd Annual Riding for a Reason.

In the dark you could hear fish splashing and slurping. Sometimes you could see a fish swirl close to the boat.

A once-popular tavern and eatery along Lake Wissota that closed in November is scheduled to reopen at 11 a.m. today.

Wisconsin wildlife officials have set up new daily walleye bag limits for anglers as American Indian spearfishing begins.