Rural Writes BY G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR They never fail to awe, whether on the horizon, miles away as the crow flies or up close, as in blacktop passing within spitting distance. Leastwise, they seem that near, when tooling by on Church Road, east of the village of Eden. What appear to be a child’s pinwheels blown up to ginormous size, their blades spinning lazily in the sun. We’re

Homicide Charges Filed In Death Of Washington County Jail Inmate Homicide charges were filed on August 24 in Washington County Circuit Court against an inmate after an attack last week in the Washington County Jail. George Telford, a 31-year-old North Dakota man who was an inmate at the jail, was charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide. He is accused of killing another jail inmate, a

Annual Thresheree PHOTO BY ANDREA HANSEN ABLER Dane Schmidt of Campbellsport helps his father David shovel coal into a bin on an old steam engine at the Empire Threshing Association’s annual Thresheree on Saturday, Aug. 28. The event was held on the Wettstein farm near Armstrong. This was just one of the steam engines that were at the event to help power the old equipment. Reese and Reed Gellings

5 Years Ago September 1, 2016 Shoppers may notice some new changes to their local grocery store. The old customer service counter at Piggly Wiggly has been taken down and several items, such as bread and greeting cards, have been relocated. The process began in May when Guaranty Bank informed Campbellsport Piggly Wiggly they would not be renewing their lease on space in the store. So Pig’s customer

|KEWASKUM’S DAYS GONE BY | 5 Years Ago September 8, 2016 With the 15th anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks, Kewaskum residents are remembering how close to home that was for them. Andrea Lyn Haberman, a 1994 graduate of Kewaskum High School, was one of the victims. She was working for Carr Futures in Chicago and the job required trips to the New York o_ces, which were located in the North Tower