Alban, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/ Alban, WI News Flash forward: Your guide to what's happening this week http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/69dff5c7b2e29351da99c83170d87cdc.html From pole to poleIf you have the perception that the FrenchCanadian phenomenon Cirque du Soleil is taking over the world you might be right It certainly seems to be everywhere Midwest: All Over the Map http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/5500351172baf5ac07c0ffddba32749e.html Stone Lake: Stone Lake Cranberry FestivalYou can't get enough cranberries so if you find yourself in northwestern Wisconsin on Saturday head to Stone Lake for their berry good day There will be cranberry products for sale and tour City housing authority receives 100unit grant http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/796bb440b2d43d65fa282e4357ddadd4.html The City of Milwaukee's housing authority will receive 67 million in federal Hope VI money to build 100 new housing Amherst volleyball defeats Stratford http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/58ae545019c290ca7bd5e1d5eda8db74.html AMHERST Thanks to a dominant start and finish the Amherst volleyball team beat Stratford 2510 2523 1725 2513 on Thursday Awardwinning author to speak in Iola http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/6cc1e380cca7cffa81575b69d611830f.html Author William Durbin will speak at 6:30 pm Oct 13 at the Fraley Room in the IolaScandinavia Community Fitness and Aquatic Center 445 S Jackson StIolaScandinavia High School Iola Village Library and Scandinavia Public Library will sponsor this free programDurbin is an author and teacher from MinnesotaA winner of the Great Lakes Book Award and a twotime winner of the Minnesota Book award Durbin has published 10 novels for young readers including The Broken Blade Wintering Song of Sampo Lake Blackwater Ben The Darkest Evening and three books in Scholastics My Name Is America series The Journal of Sean Sullivan The Journal of Otto Peltonen and The Journal of CJ Jackson His most recent novel El Lector is told from the viewpoint of a young girl named Bella Lorente living in Ybor City Florida during the height of the Great Depression Helene Pohl librarian at IolaScandinavia High School said Durbins books appeal to everyone from 9 to 90 The books are available for purchase and will be signed by the author Preorder sheets for the books may be picked up at the Iola Village and Scandinavia Public Libraries Portage County crash has two fatalities http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/22a8006a9132e65b262b5d49b8d710d9.html A twovehicle crash shortly after 2 pm Sunday in Portage County resulted in two fatalitiesNames of the deceased have not yet been releasedAbout 2:02 pm Sunday the Portage County Sheriffs Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 54 S east of Highway BB in Buena VistaAccording to the press release regarding the preliminary investigation a vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 54 S was slowing to turn into a parking lot The westbound van then turned into the path of an eastbound automobileThe two female occupants in the eastbound vehicle were pronounced dead on the scene Another female occupant in the eastbound vehicle wastransported with serious injuries to Saint Josephs Hospital by Spirit of MarshfieldThe two male occupants of the westbound van were wearing seatbelts and not injured in the crashHighway 54 was rerouted for approximately one hourThe crash remains under investigation Alcohol is not considered to be a contributing factor The Wisconsin State Patrol Technical Accident Investigation Team was called in the reconstruct the crashAlso responding to the scene and assisting the Portage County Sheriffs Department were the Wisconsin State Patrol Plover Fire Department Plover First Responders Amherst Tech 1 ambulance service Portage County ambulance services and Spirit of Marshfield helicopter Medal given 63 years late http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/cc148ec3a86368507357919e4ecf2da7.html When Vincent Cieslewicz pulled up to the Elderon Veterans of Foreign Wars post Sunday afternoon he had a sneaking suspicion something was going on He just wasnt sure what Father son charged in marijuana bust http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/alban/content/6dff31e0a177e5cf795bf20258afc331.html ELAND A father and son face charges in what authorities call one of the biggest marijuana operations theyve seen in the area