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Some 50 people Sunday,Aug. 20 and 30 Saturday, Aug. 19 joined in a "Rise Up Against Hate" demonstration at Main Street and Cascade Avenue in River Falls. Photo courtesy of Katie Chaffee.
Standing up against hate
Those driving on Main Street past Cascade Avenue in River Falls this weekend may have seen a group of people holding brightly colored signs,...
 News/region August 23, 2017 - 11:28am
Wisconsin roundup: Western Wis. man killed in lawn-mowing accident; 8 more state news stories
ETTRICK — A man who died in a lawn mowing accident in western Wisconsin has been identified as 47-year-old Brady Olson of Ettrick. Trempealeau...
 News/region August 23, 2017 - 8:55am
Four aces at RFGC
Four local golfers have scored holes-in-one at the River Falls Golf Club in recent weeks. Grant Dockendorf of River Falls started the run Friday,...
 sports August 23, 2017 - 8:35am
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Pierce County sheriff's blotter
Disorderly picnickers Deputies were called at 2:50 p.m. Aug. 19 to W11983 820th Ave. in River Falls for a disorderly conduct report. A group of disorderly picnickers were reportedly harassing other park-goers. Someone in the group also threw a football at a park ranger's truck. Deputies...
 News/crime and courts August 22, 2017 - 4:20pm
The Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center has seen financial challenges escalate over the last six months. Administrator Kevin Larson said it was important for the nursing home to open up lines of dialogue with the community to keep the facility operating. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
It’s not too late to save SV Health and Rehab Center
The Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center has been struggling, along with most other Wisconsin long-term care centers. In February, the Lutheran...
 Life August 23, 2017 - 9:30am
Tyler Matthews flings some mud on his way to taking first place in the Chain Stock Class during the Pierce County Fair's Demolition Derby on Aug. 12. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
Pierce County Fair Demolition Derby results
The results from the Pierce County Fair's 50th annual demolition derby, which took place Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Pierce County Fairgrounds,...
 Life/events August 22, 2017 - 7:00pm
John Dusek, 72
John Dusek a life-long resident of River Falls, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 17, at United Hospital in St. Paul at the age of seventy-two. ...
 August 23, 2017 - 11:44am
Yvonne Meents, 86
G. Yvonne Meents, age 86, of River Falls, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the River Falls Area Hospital surrounded by loving...
 August 23, 2017 - 11:44am
James L. Johnson
Prosecutor: Somerset drug bust suspect was 'setting up for a fight'
A St. Croix County prosecutor said a suspected drug dealer was armed and "setting up for a fight" with police before being arrested last week...
 News/crime and courts August 22, 2017 - 10:43am
Patrick D. Baumgartner, 74
Patrick David Baumgartner, age 74, of Hudson, Wis., passed away on Sunday, August 20, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. He was born on...
 August 22, 2017 - 7:46pm
Pierce County sheriff's blotter: Driver bails after pursuit
A deputy on patrol at 9:11 p.m. Aug. 7 recognized a motorist with felony warrants at 285th Avenue and County Road K in Hager City. The incident...
 News/crime and courts August 22, 2017 - 11:00am
PIERCE COUNTY: Ad For Bids- Used Straight/ Box Truck
PIERCE COUNTY INVITATION TO BID Purchase of Used Commercial Straight Truck / Box Truck Pierce County will accept sealed bids for the purchase of one used commercial straight truck / box truck. Bids must by received by mail, or hand delivered, to David Murphy, MRF Supervisor,...
 December 30, 2016 - 11:15pm
The final pieces of the John Doar History Trail — most notably the interpretive panels along the route — will be put in place on Saturday, Aug. 26, just prior to the grand opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Tom Lindfors / RiverTown Multimedia
John Doar History Trail celebration kicks off Thursday
The John Doar History Trail will open with the reveal of the interpretive panels along the trail, on Saturday, Aug. 26 following the grand opening...
 Life/events August 23, 2017 - 12:00pm
City's new budget sets aside money for Glen Park, power substation, river corridor
The city is planning ahead for major projects, maintenance, and staffing. The 2017-18 budget, passed during the City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 22, is the city’s second two-year budget plan, though the budget and levy are still approved annually, per state law. The...
 News/government November 30, 2016 - 11:09am
River Falls' Sam Barr is tagged on the helmet before he can reach home plate for the final out of the game in the Fighting Fish's 7-6 loss to the Twin Cities Saints Wednesday night, June 15, at First National Bank of River Falls Field. (River Falls Journal photo by Bob Burrows)
Fish rally falls one run short
Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, nobody out, down by one. That's the situation the River Falls Fighting Fish found themselves in Wednesday...
 sports/amateur June 16, 2016 - 3:46pm

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