Blaine Sprouse

On Jan. 29 , two of three defendants pleaded guilty to abusing dozens of animals on Tall Cedars Lane near Ferndale in 2008. Read More

The Press would like to take this opportunity to wish its readers a most happy New Year. Read More

Sunday's local Christmas Bird Count made up for last year's cancellation, with more than 80 volunteers and around 128 species sightings. Read More

There is an old sports adage that a team improves faster if it competes against more talented opponents. Read More

After losing its first game to St. Olaf College (Minn.) last night 3-1, the UW-Eau Claire women's hockey team evened out the series with a 5-3 win over the Oles today at Hobbs Ice Center. Read More

Three players with past Olympic experience, Chris Drury (Trumbull, Conn./New York Rangers/2002, 2006), Brian Rafalski (Dearborn, Mich./Detroit Red Wings/2002, 2006) and Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet, Minn./New Jersey Devils/1998) highlight the 23-man roster announced today by USA Hockey that will represent the United States at the XXI Olympic Winter Games Feb. 16-28 in Vancouver, B.C. "Our management group has worked hard to put together a group of players that will give us the best chance to win the gold medal in Vancouver and we feel like we've done that," said Brian Burke, general manager of Team USA. Read More

The Vikings are an aging team that might have a window with their current players of one more year to compete for a Super Bowl title. Read More