Holcombe News

The investigation into a bank robbery Friday in Holcombe was slowed because of concerns about a mysterious package left behind by the robber.

Found guilty/pleaded guilty Christian A. Bauer, 20, of Rice Lake. Criminal damage to property.

Lottery Powerball Saturday: Unavailable at press time. Megabucks Saturday: Unavailable at press time.

The state Department of Public Instruction has named eight Chippewa County school districts "New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition" for the 2008-2009 school year.

A new scam is making its way into Western Wisconsin and some people have already fallen for it.

Tim Bays is a junior at Lake Holcombe High School. He was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma in May.

Soldiers in Afghanistan will be able to see Sunday afternoon's dedication of a tribute to the U.S. Navy and Marines Corps at Big Swede's Resort on Highway 27 in Holcombe.

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli - and of Lake Holcombe - local supporters will be dedicating a monument to U.S. Marine and Navy veterans Sunday at Big Swedes Resort.

Tim Bays is in a fight. He's got a chip on his shoulder, ready to prove he can pull through.

Sheriff The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department responded to the following calls: Saturday, Aug.

When summer began, Barb Czarnecki was concerned about how full her cabins would be at Johnson's Resort on the Chippewa Flowage east of Hayward.

Joseph E. Wagner, 25, Cameron, was charged with disorderly conduct Aug. 8. Gina L. McFarland, 36, Rice Lake, was charged with disorderly conduct Aug.

In a summer rife with flooding and a week featuring two bomb scares Downtown, this week's youth disaster preparedness camp seems particularly timely.

Town of Lake Holcombe - A 78-year-old Colfax man is dead after a car crash in the Town of Holcombe Monday afternoon.

Ronald Finley, 78, Colfax, died of injuries sustained in a one-car crash that occurred at 12:29 p.m. July 21 on Wis.

A crash killed a man in Chippewa County Monday. The sheriff's department says the 78-year-old was driving on State Highway 27 in the Township of Lake Holcombe around one Monday afternoon.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to replace the Birch Street overpass over North Hastings Way with an at-grade intersection.

A 61-year-old bicycle rider from Holcombe was injured Monday afternoon when he turned in front of a passenger car on Wis.

Lori Crabb watched her 15-year-old son put a milker on a Holstein and expressed disbelief that he was milking the cows.

Deputies with the Chippewa County Boat Patrol rescued 28 people from the rapidly flowing Chippewa River during the Frenchtown Annual Tube Float and Regatta Sunday.