Eleva News

A selection of the most significant local news stories of 2009. * Cole Vetterkind of Thorp broke into a town of Reseburg home at about 5:30 a.m. Jan.

A central Wisconsin man has pleaded no contest to a felony murder charge in a fatal bar fight.

Budget cuts have become a reality at local schools this year. Recently, state legislators told schools the situation will likely get worse.

Rescuers say a life jacket most likely saved the life of an Eleva man. David Nelson was fishing on the Chippewa River yesterday near downtown Eau Claire when the current pulled his raft into the fall and flipped it.

The question: What do you think about the removal from the Chippewa County Courthouse grounds of part of a monument to a deceased deputy because of its religious wording? I think it's crazy to even consider removing it! Why do we consistently let the likes of the American Civil Liberties Union or a few people with too much time on their hands who ...

BAUER Sr., James D., 59, 3323 Seymour Road, disorderly conduct June 6, $224 fine.

Western Wisconsin got hit with heavy rains and flash floods overnight. Parts of Pepin County reported more than 6-inches of rain in just 2-hours. There were also mudslides in Pepin, Pierce, and Buffalo counties.

He travels all across Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois for weeks at time. He sleeps literally on the road and his job sometimes takes him overseas.