This week Pioneer Press reported on a warehouse in Ellsworth, WI was seized after officials found several live rodents along with their nests and droppings in and around stored food.

Feb. 3, 2010 7:36 p.m. Ellsworth a ' The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has seized 1,500 cases of food stored under what it calls unsanitary conditions at a warehouse in Ellsworth .

The Pierce County Department of Health has ordered the old Ellsworth Senior/Junior High building closed Thursday and deemed non-occupancy status after FDA officials and U.S. Marshall seized contaminated food stuffs from the building Tuesday.

Over 1,500 cases of food were seized by U.S. Marshals Tuesday from Mid-States Closeouts, the warehouse distribution center located at the old junior high school building in Ellsworth.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it seized 1,500 cases of food stored under what it called unsanitary conditions at a warehouse in Ellsworth.

Pierce County Public Health Director Sue Galoff announced Monday that community H1N1 clinics have been set up in Ellsworth, Spring Valley, River Falls, Plum City and Prescott next month.

Pierce County residents can receive an H1N1 vaccination at no charge by visiting one of two clinics scheduled in Ellsworth today -- Dec.

Investigators say a man who died last week was likely attacked by a bull. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department got the call just after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday after a neighbor found Dennis Churchill, 53, unresponsive in a barnyard at W1397 State Highway 72 near Elmwood.

A rural Elmwood farmer was found dead on a patch of ice near his barn about 5 p.m., Thursday, several hours after he was last seek by family members.

A 66-year-old rural Ellsworth man who was found dead near a barn outside his residence was probably medically-related, not exposure to the elements as was initially thought Wednesday when authorities were called.

A pair of accidents within two hours Monday afternoon, sent just one driver to the hospital with minor injuries but triggered a full response from Ellsworth emergency services twice.

A Dec. 3 open house in Ellsworth allows Pierce County residents to look at preliminary versions of updated flood maps to learn about their risk of flooding, whether they'll need to buy flood insurance, and the process for appealing changes from existing maps.

Authorities have been notified that Pierce County will get the first of what they hope will be three grants to pay for Aug.

An man and his nephew are killed in a Price County crash. 22-year old Robert Cantrell and 17-year old Jacob Cantrell, both of Phillips, died when their vehicle left the road and hit some trees around 4am Saturday.

One person is dead after a two car crash in Western Wisconsin. It happened in Ellsworth Township, which is near River Falls, around 4:15 p.m., Saturday.

An 80-year-old woman from Red Wing, Minn., was killed around 4:20 p.m. Saturday when her husband failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of 610th Avenue and 610th Street in the town of Ellsworth, according to the Pierce County sheriff's office.

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.

One person is dead and three are injured after a two-car collision Saturday in Pierce County, according to authorities.

The US Census Bureau is hiring again in western Wisconsin for the start of the national census next year.

A dog that was shot in the face and locked inside an Ellworth mobile home has been adopted.