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Progress made toward resolving sewage dispute
In a prepared statement released last week, Ellsworth Co-op Creamery General Manager Ken McMahon described the recent first meeting between the Creamery's board and the Ellsworth Village Board as a positive step toward ending the dispute over alleged tampering with sewage samples.



Emergency crews practice at school 'under siege'
The scene at Sunnyside Elementary School last Thursday brought an April tragedy in Littleton, Colo., to mind.



Testing, testing Crisis plan tests cohesion of hospital, law enforcement and two ambulance services
With recent school shootings, including the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, the drill's premise had merit.



Land unit asked for year's delay on big farms in Martell
The environment, the economy and community harmony are among reasons supporters have given Pierce County officials for a one-year moratorium on large-scale agricultural operations in Martell Township.



Barn fire, smoky house receive EFD attention




$5 million settlement in Schuh case
A $5 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit regarding an Ellsworth Senior High School student paralyzed during a rehearsal for a school play.



Plans for new town hall, garage proceed in El Paso
EL PASO TOWNSHIP -- A new town hall and garage may be built in El Paso Township as soon as next year.




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