Whitehall News

Firefighters are baffled as to what caused shingles to blow off the roof of a house in Trempealeau County.

Authorities have released the name of a 1-year-old boy who drowned in a family swimming pool Saturday.

Wisconsin State Rep. Barbara Gronemus said the Interstate Bridge closure is wreaking economic havoc on regional employment and business.

A 19-year-old Whitehall woman recently was charged in two counties for several offenses, including stabbing a man with a knife and stabbing a cat with a broken piece of glass in separate incidents.

The power is back on, after a widespread outage in the heart of Trempealeau County. via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

“The attorneys have provided for that.”

A 69-year-old man is offering an unusual incentive for prospective buyers of his Whitehall, Wis., home -- benefits from his life insurance policy. via Political Gateway

Bob Fanning is betting someone takes him up on a package deal: buy his western Wisconsin home for just under $500,000 and also become beneficiary of a 10-year, $500,000 life insurance policy. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

“We're adopting practices and helping people to understand how they can help us protect our special place for generations to come”

Devil's Lake is one of the state parks that have received the Travel Green Wisconsin certification. via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

“I can't commit suicide and the beneficiary can't come and kill me”

Updated: 3/28/2008 11:12:01 PM PRINT COMMENT Eau Claire Realtor Wayne Peters showed the home of Bob Fanning, who is selling his rural Whitehall property for $498,000. As an added incentive to the buyer, Fanning ... via Leader-Telegram

A 46-year-old rural Independence woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday night about a half mile from her home, according to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department. via Leader-Telegram

Press Release: The Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs, governing body of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs , elected new officers during a February 20 board meeting. via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

“We were here because they forgot to pick up milk somewhere else”

The groceries might be gone, but that doesn't stop people from stopping in to see Clark and Gloria Kohnert at the Pigeon Falls store they ran for more than 32 years. via Leader-Telegram

The Trempealeau County Health Department says a two-year-old girl died Thursday from Meningococcal disease and they want people to be aware. via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

“Their support makes the NWTF's work possible. We are proud to honor our volunteers for their efforts through the District Director of the Year award because we know who makes the NWTF so great.”

WHITEHALL, Wis. &#8212 Russ Koxlien of Whitehall, Wis., recently received the National Wild Turkey Federation's District Director of the Year award for Wisconsin during the 27th annual NWTF Wisconsin State ... via Turkey Call

“With our expansion to Menomonie, we will be more convenient so we can service our members' financial needs better.”

Royal Credit Union announced Friday that the firm has purchased land in Menomonie to build a full service office to be opened December 2008. via Dunn County News

“Then we moved to Whitehall until Larry was hired as the superintendent of the water and light department of the city of Sun Prairie.”

Sue Bocock, who recently joined THE-BEE as an advertising sales representative, is enthused about returning to the area after residing in southern Wisconsin for many years. via The Bee

The arrests noted in the Jackson County Sheriff's Department reports are arrests made by deputies of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and officers of the Black River Falls Police Department. via The Chronicle

“The embankment is steep at the location of the crash.”

The arrests noted in the Jackson County Sheriff's Department reports are arrests made by deputies of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and officers of the Black River Falls Police Department. via The Chronicle

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson will be in Jackson and Trempealeau counties today as part of her 72-county tour of the state, which began last year. via La Crosse Tribune

“The book gives (readers) a whole bunch of lenses to see life through.”

Sharon Sobotta has met a lot of interesting people in her travels around the world. via Wausau Daily Herald