Bloomer News

A retaining wall on the south end of Lake Como in Bloomer has received a makeover from 50 summer school art students who painted a landscape scene on the cement canvas.

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GREENWOOD -- Mildred A. Herrick, 83, of Greenwood, died at her home Saturday, June 27, 2009.

WRR Environmental services says it wants to build a new chemical loading facility near Bloomer.

For one group of summer school students, a paintbrush is connecting them to both history and the future.

A fire in Chippewa County left one person dead early Saturday morning. The New Auburn Fire Department responded at about 3:28 a.m. to a report of a fire on 149th Street near Long Lake in the town of Sampson.

With the snip of a scissors on Wednesday, Linda Seeley of Menomonie said goodbye to seven years' worth of ponytail - 17 inches.

Assembly Democrats met behind closed doors Tuesday to talk about what changes they wanted to make to a budget that's been assailed by the state's business community, Republicans and other special interests.

The Wisconsin state Assembly won't begin state budget debate until Thursday. It was originally scheduled to start Wednesday.

More than 1,300 law enforcement officers are hitting the streets all over Wisconsin.

An unknown number of calves were killed Wednesday afternoon after a fire completely destroyed a barn at 14829 87th Street, about four miles south of Bloomer.

About 20 people were present during sentencing Wednesday to support a rural Bloomer man who pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

The timing of a road construction project has some Chippewa County resort owners saying they've been left out to dry.

For the second time in two days, dealerships were dreading a delivery. On Thursday Chrysler delivered the news to almost 800 of its dealers that it was pulling the plug on their partnerships, on Friday it was GM's turn.

Notices of government meetings and special events of communitywide interest should be submitted in writing to: Leader-Telegram, P.O. Box 570, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0570. E-mail: leader telegram@ecpc.com. Fax: 715-858-7308. The deadline is four days before the event.

A stretch of busy highway in Chippewa County will be closed for at least three weeks between Memorial Day and Independence Day, despite pleas from resort owners to delay the project or find a way to keep one lane open.

Here are the latest street construction reports in the Chippewa Valley, according to the Eau Claire Public Works Department and state Department of Transportation: Eau Claire Under construction and closed to traffic - Lincoln Avenue from Drummond Street to 150 feet east.

Gertrude Verkuilen, of Neenah, formerly of Appleton, age 102, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton.

The Rev. Phil Schneider Age: 55 Residence: Wausau, formerly of Bloomer Family: Wife, Cathy, and five grown children Church Affiliation: United Church of Christ Ministry: 'I will be the senior pastor at St.

Accordion and concertina musicians will be playing tonight at historic Bohemian Hall north of Cadott.