Unclaimed property tour coming Sept. 8

State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass will visit five Northwestern Wisconsin counties Wednesday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 9, as she continues her yearly Unclaimed Property Outreach Tour.

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UW-RF football coach O’Grady says 2010 season will be his last

UW-River Falls football head coach John O’Grady informed his team after practice Monday evening that he will retire at the end of the 2010 season. The Falcons left Tuesday morning for their 2010 season opener Thursday at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.

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Woman who gets the boot, gives the boot

A 22-year-old woman from Minnesota who claims she’s homeless got into a row at Boomer’s Bar downtown after midnight Monday. She was kicked out, then went after the same man she was fighting with in the bar. She allegedly attacked him at closing when he left. Ignoring the woman’s grabbing and punches, the man walked straight toward a patrol officer and asked for help.

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Meet Democratic Party primary candidates on Sept. 9

Wondering who's on the ballet for the Sept. 14 primary? Don't miss the next St. Croix County Democratic Party meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Parkside Restaurant in Hammond.

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Roads, bridges sustain $2.75 million in flood damage

Pierce and St. Croix county officials report that Aug. 10-11 flooding did almost $2.75 million worth of damage to public infrastructure in the two counties. But the area-wide damage from that single “storm event” may not be enough to meet state and federal guidelines for disaster relief.

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Petition calls for marijuana question on fall ballot

River Falls voters may see a referendum question about medical marijuana on the ballot during November’s election. City Council Member Bob Hughes filed with the city clerk’s office Wednesday, Aug. 25, a petition for direct legislation bearing 800+ signatures.

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Electronics collection held

Last October, Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law a bill that establishes a collection and recycling system in Wisconsin for consumer electronics and bans land filling or incineration of those items.

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Register soon for no-call list

People have through Aug. 31 to put their landline or cell phone number on the state’s no-call list that prevents phone solicitors from contacting them.

Counties’ equalized values take it on the chin

Equalized values in St. Croix and Pierce counties have declined for a second straight year.

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Hotel helped in prostitution sting; River Falls man arrested

Area law enforcement got cooperation from a Cottage Grove, Minn., hotel to perform a prostitution sting that netted nine arrests earlier this month.

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Update: Duro is closing Hudson plant; 63 jobs will be lost

HUDSON, Wis. --The 63 workers who will lose their jobs when Duro Bag Manufacturing Company closes its Hudson plant may apply for positions at other Duro plants in the U.S.

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City braces for ash borer invasion

The City Council voted Tuesday to adopt a community preparedness plan to deal with the seemingly inevitable coming to River Falls of the emerald ash borer.

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Knife-wielding boyfriend goes to jail

Police arrested a 23-year-old man early Aug. 22 morning for domestic disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon.

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City to name one of two finalists as new fire chief

River Falls Journal file photo River Falls narrowed its field of fire chief candidates last week from five people to two: Interim Fire Chief Chris Cernohous of River Falls and Scott Nelson, retired fire chief from Lakeville, Minn. The city will choose one of the men as its first paid full-time chief.

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Habitat director plans for growth, education

Debbie Griffin photo Jim Farr started early this month as the new executive director of the River Falls-based St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity.

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