Nelson News

The clock it ticking toward the premier of a movie that has Wisconsin - and more specifically, Oshkosh - front and center.

Local people who acted in the movie 'Public Enemies' are being invited to special premieres of the film on July 1 and 2. The owners of the publication This Week in the Northwoods, who helped organize the premieres, expect about 150 people to be on hand for each of the four showings.

APPLETON -- The late Jay Reed, acclaimed outdoor writer for the Milwaukee Journal, never penned a book for publication ... but his friends have.

Here's an idea for a perfect place to spend a lazy summer weekend afternoon: Hop across the border from Wabasha to Nelson, Wis., and find the Stone Barn .

It was a narrow loophole, but some local tavern owners thought they could squeeze through it anyway.

Two area veterans have been tapped for the honor of Veterans of the Year for the 2009 Memorial Day celebration in the city of Waupun.

A ferry across the Mississippi River has connected the community of Cassville, Wis., to points west for over 170 years.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington -- Rep. Paul Ryan and former Sen. Bob Kasten were among hundreds of people who gathered at the National Cathedral on Friday to mourn the death of Jack Kemp, the quarterback turned congressman and one-time vice-presidential nominee.

What kind of sparrow is that? Where did that wood duck go? Where are the great blue herons? Migratory Bird Day Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated along the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin Saturday with a variety of events, including a trip on a railroad line through the Tiffany Bottoms along the Chippewa River in Wisconsin, on boat trips ...

Nothing reveals the essence of a people like their national holidays. This week marks the end of most Arbor Day celebrations across the United States.

Deputies say a man was maintaining a drug house less than a quarter mile away from a park that children often use.

A Wisconsin man is accused of selling drugs near a park used by children. The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the West Central Drug Task Force carried out an operation targeting illegal drug distribution in Nelson, Wisconsin.

A Hudson man is organizing a golf tournament to raise funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Our robins, red-winged blackbirds and bluebirds are returning from their winter homes farther south-a sure sign that spring is finally here.

Jordan Kelch wasn't looking forward to volunteering on Earth Day. "When we started building birdhouses, I started really enjoying being outside with my friends and found it was really fun," the Menomonie High School junior said as she tapped nails into a chickadee birdhouse Wednesday.

Born from a Wisconsin politician's push to ignite the national conscience about the environment, Earth Day this year marks its 39th anniversary.

It's not often artist Dan Weber gets to look forward to the entire world seeing his work.

Get the Lead Out: 7:30 a.m., Perkins, 3030 E. College Ave., Appleton. Randy Nelson, 562-2140. Total Productive Maintenance or Lean Office seminar: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 2740 W. Mason St., Green Bay.

The public will have an opportunity to review and comment on draft plans for how the state should develop and manage the Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area in Polk County.

One man is dead after a crash yesterday afternoon in Buffalo County. Sheriffs officials say 74-year old William Flemming of Pepin was driving a pickup truck that left Highwway 35, north of Nelson.