Pepin County News

One person was killed and three injured in the town of Ellsworth Saturday afternoon when one vehicle failed to stop and and collided with another, just two miles northwest of Ellsworth.

Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today released September 2009 local unemployment rate estimates for Wisconsin cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

Herdie Baisden and his wife, Carol Wiersma, owners of Maiden Rock Apples, have hosted pumpkin contests each fall since 2001.

Gina Tomlinson was walking her dogs along Arkansaw Creek on Aug. 13. Within hours amid 10 inches of rain, the creek rose to her house, flooding the basement and a shed.

PEPIN COUNTY A small community is coming together to help dozens of neighbors flooded during an August downpour.

A devastating downpour last month severely damaged a number of residences, buildings and cropland in the Arkansaw area, but it didn't wash away the community's spirit.

Some may have injured knees, hips, feet and backs and need canes or walkers. Others may be visually impaired or in wheelchairs.

Pierce and St. Croix counties suffered the largest loss of property values statewide in the past year, according to a report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.

One person was airlifted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash. It happened just before 8 p.m. last night on County E just north of Stockholm.

Thursdaya s storms forced people from their homes, flooded streets and downed trees all over Pepin County.

A sheriff's department says it had to evacuate several families in the Village of Arkansaw because of flooding there.

Flooding caused problems in western Wisconsin late Thursday and early Friday, doing significant damage to homes in Pepin County.

Thursday night storms caused major problems for at least one area in western Wisconsin.

Title: President of the Blues on the Chippewa nonprofit organization. Edwards, his wife, Shari, and friend Dan Callan organized the music festival.

Unemployment rates for June rose in the Eau Claire metropolitan statistical area - which includes Eau Claire and Chippewa counties - as well as in all 11 other MSAs in Wisconsin, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Workforce Development.

Three teenagers are safe after a search Wednesday night in Dunn County. Dunn County Sheriff's Department deputies were called at about 10 p.m. for two 13-year-old girls and a 14-year-old boy last seen at 6:30 p.m. in the town of Peru, southeast of Downsville.

The Pepin County Junior Fair at Arkansaw continues today with animal judging and Wednesday with a dairy show and children's and pet parades.

Since the late 1950s, Judge Gary Schlosstein has handled all his court cases the same.

Pepin County Judge James Duvall's message to Crystal D. Goulet was simple Tuesday regarding the drug-related death of her boyfriend last year.

A youthful mistake doesn't have to land on your kid's permanent record, if they're willing to fess up in teen court.