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Run, sleep, repeat

Run, sleep, repeat

The team, “Six of one; half a dozen of the other,” made up of runners who either live or work in River Falls, competed in the 193-mile Great River Ragnar Race over the weekend. The relay race began in Winona, Minn., Friday morning and ended at Boom Island in downtown Minneapolis Saturday afternoon.

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Wild Side: Weather gives cautionary tales

Wild Side: Weather gives cautionary tales

Carol and I took a walk along the South Fork of the Flambeau River with our friends John and Jane Barko from Trempealeau last weekend.

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City braces for ash borer invasion

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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A bold bruin Press Pass Archive

A bold bruin

Trygve and Vicki Aarsheim were visited by a bear at their home along Hwy. 10 near Ellsworth Thursday. The bear wasn’t afraid to come right up to a fence bordering the property in the Town of Salem. The Aarsheims photographed the animal early in the afternoon.

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Work starts at Swinging Bridge Press Pass Archive

Work starts at Swinging Bridge

A project to stabilize the foundations of Glen Park’s suspension bridge has begun, according to City Engineer Reid Wronski.

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Locals help retain Border Battle title Press Pass Archive

Locals help retain Border Battle title

Nearly 700 riders from Wisconsin and Minnesota took part in the third annual Border Battle Bike Races Sunday, Aug. 8 at Whitetail Ridge Corporate Park, and thanks to a number of River Falls participants, Wisconsin retained bragging rights and the traveling trophy that goes to the winning state.

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Wild Side: Couple survives tornado Press Pass Archive

Wild Side: Couple survives tornado

When I first came to Wisconsin in 1970, I was attracted to the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage like a moth to a light bulb. The flowage is a jewel of a place; one of the wilder areas in Wisconsin.

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Droves of dragonflies gather, devour mosquitoes Press Pass Archive

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Aquatic ecologist Robert DuBois says dragonflies migrated north earlier this year in order to reproduce. Now nymphs are emerging to return to the south.

Signs warn of Kinni’s long, remote ride

Signs warn of Kinni’s long, remote ride

Around midnight on this past July 4th weekend Rob Chambers woke to a faint calling. It was very warm and his cabin windows were open. A barely perceptible voice repeated, “We need help.”

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Here’s advice, warnings for those exploring Kinni

Here’s advice, warnings for those exploring Kinni

Like his town of Clifton neighbor Rob Chambers, retired Dayton’s cabinet maker Steve Cochrane has rescued stranded Kinnickinnic River travelers. Those rescued, he says, were either unprepared, ill equipped or both.

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Men escape after truck, trailer slide into Mississippi River at boat launch in Hastings Press Pass Archive

Men escape after truck, trailer slide into Mississippi River at boat launch in Hastings

For good friends Randy Johnson and Jim Hunt, Monday morning was supposed to be spent floating on the St. Croix River and catching walleyes. Instead, the two Farmington men escaped tragedy, then spent the new few hours watching from shore as crews fished their truck and trailer out of the water.

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Fall hunter safety course in RF Press Pass Archive

Fall hunter safety course in RF

The annual fall session of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Education Course in River Falls is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Meyer Middle School, 230 N. Ninth St.

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Whitetails Unlimited fundraising event scheduled, deadline Aug. 26 Press Pass Archive

 Whitetails Unlimited fundraising event scheduled, deadline Aug. 26

Whitetails Unlimited is sponsoring the Western Wisconsin Banquet on Thursday, September 2 at Kilkarney Hills in River Falls. This event will feature a two-meat buffet, auction and prizes including firearms, outfitter packages, hunting and outdoor equipment, artwork and collectibles. Proceeds will go toward local youth hunters education programs and outdoor conservation projects.

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‘Everts Point’ to be dedicated Press Pass Archive

‘Everts Point’ to be dedicated

PRESCOTT—Friends of Freedom Park announce the dedication of “Everts Point,” overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.

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UPDATE: Hudson drowning victim identified Press Pass Archive

Less than an hour after they were summoned to the scene of a presumed drowning Monday evening near the swimming beach downtown Hudson, divers found the man and attempted to resuscitate him but he was later pronounced dead.

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