Pepin

Authorities said thieves apparently made off with a $10,000 piece of railroad equipment from a western Wisconsin train depot. According to the Pepin Police Department, a black-and-yellow track horse was stolen between Sept. 22 and Nov. 30 from the BNSF depot in Pepin. The equipment...

The famous log cabin in Pepin marks the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her children’s novels and popular “Little House on the Prairie” series. Each year the village celebrates her success and legacy with Laura Ingalls Wilder Days. This year’s special guest is Pamela...

For 25 years the village of Pepin has been celebrating the life and legacy of famed children’s novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder. Born seven miles north of Pepin in 1867, she was raised for some time with her siblings in a log cabin. Wilder went on to write the “Little House on...

Camp Pepin is being cleaned from bow to stern after students brought an infectious virus with them to annual outdoor education days. "We've sanitized three times -- a fourth time now by professionals," Red Wing Family YMCA Executive Director Mike Melstad said Friday.

Amber Jentsch, junior, first base, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Jentsch, a first team all-state member last season and an honorable mention winner this season, hit .449 with seven home runs and 37 RBI. Jentsch scored 20 runs this year and owns a .423 career batting average. Breanna Ellison,...

Amanda Woodward, senior, shortstop, Cannon Falls Woodward had a .413 batting average to go with 14 runs and 26 hits. She was an all-conference award winner and was named the team's defensive player of the year. Lydia Franken, sophomore, pitcher, outfield, third base, Cannon...

Seventh-ranked Pepin-Alma had no trouble Tuesday in its opening game of the regional playoffs against Independence/Gilmanton in Pepin. The Eagles (18-3) won 12-2 in five innings and used a seven-run second inning to get rolling. Breanna Ellison went 2-for-3 with a triple and four...

Pepin-Alma got all the offense it needed Tuesday in a 16-6 six inning victory against Glenwood City during the Division 4 regional playoffs in Alma. Glenwood City also made six errors in the game, including five in an eight-run second inning for the Eagles. Justin Pearson threw...

Durand held Pepin-Alma to two hits Tuesday in a 4-0 victory in Durand. "The name of the game was we couldn't get anything to drop," Eagles head coach Eric Bjork said. "We hit the ball right at them." The Panthers scored single runs in each of the first three innings and finished...

Pepin-Alma finished the regular season with a 12-2 six inning victory against Elmwood Monday in Alma. The Eagles pounded out 11 hits in the victory. Pepin-Alma sophomore Tana Prokosch was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI, senior Katie Kujak went 2-for-3 with an RBI and senior...

Spring Valley/Plum City seems to have a formula to beat Pepin-Alma. For the third time in as many years Spring Grove/Plum City beat the Eagles 5-3 in Spring Grove. This time it came without either team recording an earned run. Pepin-Alma (16-3, 14-1 Dunn-St. Croix) and Spring...

Pepin-Alma roughed up Glenwood City 16-2 in five innings Thursday in Glenwood City. Zach Vreeland, Justin Pearson and John Nuzum all drove in two runs each for the Eagles (10-9, 8-6 Dunn-St. Croix) and Cole Carroll gave up two runs on three hits in five innings. Carroll got flawless...