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Dance steps chase away winter chill

Dance steps chase away winter chill

Many people learn a few folk-dancing steps somewhere in life, but most haven’t done an allemande, sashay or promenade since elementary school P.E. cla...

Cats hand Mustangs first BRC loss

Cats hand Mustangs first BRC loss

The Menomonie boys’ basketball team came to River Falls Jan. 17, as one of two undefeated teams in Big Rivers Conference play. It left with its first ...

Little girl wins big prize

Little girl wins big prize

The American Legion bingo game on Jan. 20 yielded the second-biggest jackpot win since the Legion began hosting games last year. ...

For kids, she may blaze out like a supernova

For kids, she may blaze out like a supernova

If you had to apply a metaphor for the typical librarian, what would it be? Bookworm? Teacher? Guide? Mentor? Pedagogue?...

Locals help deliver Walker recall petitions to Madison

Locals help deliver Walker recall petitions to Madison

Town of Troy resident Nan Lambert and Barb Greub of River Falls were chosen to represent St. Croix and Pierce counties, respectively, when the call went out for a person from every Wisconsin county to help hand-deliver 3,000 pounds of petitions seeking the recall of Gov. Scott Walker and other state-level officials.

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Plan includes retirement; historian bids farewell

Plan includes retirement; historian bids farewell

Two valued and longtime members of city commissions retired this month, Ellen Smith (top) and Audrey Alton (bottom).

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A view from the sky

A view from the sky

On Jan. 20, River Falls resident, Karl Blazevic, got off of work early and took his radio controlled airplane above the River Falls Hospital.

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Criminal Justice Council asking for public's help to improve county resources

Criminal Justice Council asking for public's help to improve county resources

The Pierce County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is asking the public's help on how to improve services and resources in the county.

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Highway drivers collide

Highway drivers collide

A two-vehicle accident just before 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, on Hwy. 35 at Radio Road drew emergency personnel from River Falls and the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Senator says: Finally, the forces of reason and progress are coming together

Senator says: Finally, the forces of reason and progress are coming together

If you pay attention to the news from Washington, D.C., you might believe that Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on anything. But I went to Washington willing to work with anyone who will acknowledge a problem and help develop real solutions. A case in point is the bipartisan agreement that has now been reached on replacing the Stillwater lift bridge.

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Ag department announces specialty-crop grants

Ag department announces specialty-crop grants

Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Protection (DATCP) announced Jan. 19, it is accepting applications for funds available through the 2012 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

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Phillips appears on felony charge

A man who allegedly led Minnesota and Wisconsin sheriff’s deputies on a chase in a reported stolen car incident Jan. 12, appeared in St. Croix County Circuit Court Jan. 20 on a felony charge.

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Yes, keep your tire inflated but, more important, drive with a tire

Yes, keep your tire inflated but, more important, drive with a tire

River Falls police arrested a 47-year-old local woman for driving impaired due to prescription drugs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. She was driving erratically and her car was screeching. The arresting officer noticed she was driving on the metal rim on the driver’s front side where a tire should be.

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Facebook bomb threat lands man in jail

Wisconsin News
Seth Schumacher, a 19-year-old Dane County man, awaits criminal charges after he allegedly made bomb threats on Facebook.

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Briggs & Stratton announces job cuts

Wisconsin News
The Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton says it will cut 690 U.S. jobs, and cut 77 more in the Czech Republic due to a falling demand for its lawn-and-garden products.

Poll shows most voters OK with new ID law

Wisconsin News
A new poll shows that about two-thirds of Wisconsin voters are okay with showing photo IDs in order to vote.

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Editorial: Wisconsin is again on top

We’re No. 1! We’re No. 1! Unfortunately we’re not talking about the Wisconsin Badgers football team or the Green Bay Packers. The sad truth is this: Of all 50 states, Wisconsin is number one in binge drinking.

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Manor named WIAC Player of the Week after snapping UWSP 29-game run

Manor named WIAC Player of the Week after snapping UWSP 29-game run

The UW-River Falls men’s basketball team bounced back from a last-second loss at UW-Superior last Wednesday night to defeat No. 11 UW-Stevens Point, 82-75, in overtime Saturday in Stevens Point. The win gave the Falcons a regular season sweep of the Pointers and snapped UWSP’s 29-game home winning streak.

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Boys’ skaters erupt against Huskies

Boys’ skaters erupt against Huskies

Two nights after a goal-scoring party at home against Eau Claire North last Thursday, the Wildcat hockey team came up one goal short in a 4-3 loss at Big Rivers Conference co-leader Rice Lake last Saturday, Jan. 21.

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UWRF softball clinics Feb. 4-5

UWRF softball clinics Feb. 4-5

The UW-River Falls softball team will host a pair of clinics Feb. 4-5, at the Knowles Recreation Center on campus.

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Featured Staff Blogs

http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/166/50/50/ OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK
Get your mushing fix on the Gunflint Trail
If you need a dogsledding fix, folks in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail area are reviving the old Gunflint Mail Run dogsled race Monday and Tuesday. The 100-mile race will begin at approximately 4...
1/27/12 at 11:11 AM

Featured Area Voices

http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2358/50/50/ IN THE BLACK
America Saves Week
February 19 26, 2012 is recognized as America Saves Week. It is a time to encourage all Americans to assess their savings progress and Set a goal, make a plan and save automatically. On the websi...
1/28/12 at 7:14 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2510/50/50/ SLOWING THE RACING MIND
Gambling and Lottery Tickets
The girl was going to make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting on Saturday night for the church potluck after church on Sunday. However, she needed sour cream, so I headed to the nearby bun...
1/28/12 at 5:30 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2396/50/50/ THE NEW FORTY
Winning!
It occurs to me that success is primarily self-defined. I came to thisconclusion after spending an evening recently with Mike's son, Sean, who used thephrase "Winning!" over and over again. You may re...
1/27/12 at 8:08 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2342/50/50/ ASTRO BOB
Zippy little asteroid 2012 BX34 makes a quick visit
I had a good night under the stars last night. Temperatures in the 20s made it easy to be outside for a change. It also meant I could make a few time exposures without having to worry about running ...
1/27/12 at 1:07 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/689/50/50/ GEISTER ON LOCAL HISTORY
Lawrence Photo Studio of Ellsworth Identification project - Post 39 - Do you know anyone in the photographs? Pierce County Historical Association would like to know!
Here a new group of unidentified photographs taken by H.W. Lawrence or his daughters Hilma and Opal before 1980. These are from glass plates, so they tend to be older and in 2012, harder to identify. ...
1/27/12 at 12:00 PM

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