Trempealeau News

Back in November 2008 while paging through Runners World magazine I found an ad for the Rock 'n' Roll marathon in Seattle.

Just your average, every day veggie burgers. Boca Burgers and Tofu Pups and Quorn patties and whatnot are all fine and well but as any good vegetarian can tell you, any time a new "not"wurst or soyrizo appears, it's gangbusters.

Rebecca Sue Hovell, Galesville, and Eric Scott Johnson, Mauston, wish to announce their engagement.

Jun. 11, 2009 11:21 a.m. Madison - Here's the full list of earmarks Assembly Democrats voted to plug into the state budget late Wednesday, with their sponsors: * $700,000 for a biotech incubator, by Rep.

A western Wisconsin school district has decided to keep its American Indian mascot.

Two west-central Wisconsin legislators are proposing a plan to address budget problems facing small, rural schools.

Wednesday evening could bring some locations in the SkyWarn 13 viewing area some strong thunderstorms.

With the emergence of leaves comes the hatching of gypsy moth caterpillars, a destructive pest that feeds on the leaves of many species of trees and shrubs in Wisconsin.

My husband, Mark, and I needed a weekend getaway from Chicago. Some place far enough away that it would feel like a different world, but close enough that we could drive there without spending two days in the car.

A huge jump in unemployment. A Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development report shows new unemployment claims in 2009 are 76 percent higher than at this time last year.

A career counselor from UW-Eau Claire's Educational Opportunity Center will accept appointments for May 6 in Neillsville.

"It's such a sad tragedy to have something like this happen," says Trempealeau County Coroner Bonnie Kindschy.

The Town of Ettrick as well as the Village of Ettrick have issued an immediate burn ban for the area.

From the morning papers around the state: The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School Board voted 5-4 last night to keep its Redmen nickname and Indian head logo, the La Crosse Tribune reports this morning.

A Trempealeau County man dies in a one-vehicle rollover crash. It happened Friday on Highway 35, in Trempealeau.

The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department says 84-year-old Darrell Sylvester lost control of his vehicle on State Road 35 and Prairie View Road in Trempealeau at 8:30 Friday night.

A 24-year-old Trempealeau man involved with the break-in of a home and leading police on a high-speed chase and a lengthy manhunt was sentenced Friday in Buffalo County Court to two years in prison.

Two men have been arrested after investigators found them with items taken during several recent burglaries.

Since 2007, Bradley has operated a consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio. From 2005 to 2007, she was Ohio treasurer of state, and from 2003 to 2005 she was Ohio lieutenant governor.

A sunny, warm Wednesday was likely the calm before the storm. The National Weather Service has placed the area under a winter storm warning with a 100 percent chance of snow today.