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On the Job: Jacqueline West
Jacqueline West, 1998 River Falls High School graduate, will be releasing the third book in her New York Times best-selling series for young readers. The Books of Elsewhere, Volume 3: The Second Spy (published by Dial/Penguin) will be available in bookstores and online starting Thursday, July 5. A book release party with readings, an author talk, and games, will be held at the Red Balloon Bookstore at 891 Grand Avenue in St. Paul on Friday, July 13 at 7 p.m.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Business

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Days Gone By: April 3, 2003
With the 2003 Iraq invasion beginning the war was hitting home. The River Falls Journal was putting together a special on area soldiers, beginning with local flyer U.S. Navy Lt. David “Raz” Rasmussen, a 1990 River Falls High School graduate, serving aboard the USS Kitty Hawk flying a FA-18 hornet over Iraq. Thanks to modern technology, the interview with editor Phil Pfuehler was done via email between flights.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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Births (July 12, 2012)
ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL Charlie Day Johnson-Pfuehler was born Thursday, June 28, 2012, weighing nine pounds, seven ounces and 22 inches long, to Maria Pfuehler and Jesse Johnson, River Falls High School graduates who live in the Twin Cities. She is also welcomed by grandparents: Mark and Mary Johnson of River Falls and Phil and Kim Pfuehler of River Falls; and great-grandparents: Marlene and Richard (Zeke) Wells of River Falls, Chuck Day of River Falls and Molly Pfuehler of River Falls.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Births

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Parents cited for underage-drinking party
Wisconsin News
A Pewaukee couple and their teenage son will pay a total of $2,700 in fines for hosting a youth party that resulted in three alcohol-related traffic deaths.
Thursday, March, 21, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Wisconsin News

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Your Schools: Value of education for the economy and more
A friend in Minnesota recently sent me an interesting article about a book titled, “Quantifying the Successes of Public Schools,” by Michael Walden and James Merrill.
Thursday, October, 18, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Education

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9/19/2012: Funeral set for Ellsworth man who died in construction accident
A funeral service for Joseph C. Janisch, rural Ellsworth, who died early Monday, Sept. 17th in a construction accident along I-94 near Menomonie, is set for 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Ellsworth. Janisch, a father of four, was a dairy farmer and avid hunter and fisherman.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - New Richmond News - News

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Raye family to perform at PC fair
Colleen Raye and her talented family will return to the Pierce County Fair this year.
Friday, June, 07, 2013 - Pierce County Herald - Entertainment

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Compliment leads to journalism for new intern
New River Falls Journal summer intern Ashley Hall went through seven majors before she found the right fit.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - River Falls Journal - News

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Days Gone By
10 YEARS AGO, MAY 22, 2003 Glen Park pool was set to open Memorial Day weekend, announced Parks and Rec Director Cindy Danke. She said a new liner is in and all ready to go and a brand new slide has been installed. Daily fees were $1.50 for those 5 and older, with season passes $25 each.
Thursday, May, 23, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Community

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Nov. 23, 2012: UPDATE 3: River Falls woman killed in Hwy. 35 crash at Hudson
A 22-year-old River Falls woman lost her life in a one-car crash Friday afternoon on Hwy. 35 in Hudson. Emergency responders found Myrrhia J. Kleinbrook unresponsive inside her car after it crossed through the median and southbound lanes of the four-lane highway, and then hit a concrete culvert between the highway and the off-ramp to Hanley Road.
Friday, November, 23, 2012 - Hudson Star-Observer - News

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Editorial: Could this change get more students thinking of college?
State School Superintendent Tony Evers has proposed that all 11th graders take the ACT standardized college admission exam as well as a separate career skills test starting in the 2014-15 school year. In addition, 8th, 9th and 10th graders would also take a pre-ACT test.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Opinion

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Pierce among Wisconsin’s healthiest counties
Pierce County residents are among the healthiest in the state, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Tuesday, March, 26, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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Honoring the fallen: Blood, sweat and tears
Anyone knows that running a marathon is grueling, but imagine going up a mountain, through a sand pit in full Army combat gear, all while hauling a 35-pound “ruck” sack on your back.
Friday, April, 12, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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Mother, daughter earn tech-college degrees
When Ashley Colbeth came to the Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) River Falls Campus a couple of years ago to take a placement test in typing, her mother, Susan, came along with her.
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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How do you handle life’s thorns? New ministry offers hope and resolve
Randy Baar once had a thriving local and then regional TV ministry that seemed destined for national syndication. That destiny crumbled when Randy’s bipolar disorder flared up so bad he nearly gave up on living.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - River Falls Journal - News

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Gymnastics coaches say goodbye
Over the last 13 years, the Wildcat gymnastics team has solidified its position as one of the most successful high school teams in the state, in any sport.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - River Falls Journal - News

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Days Gone By: Feb. 14, 2013
10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 13, 2003 In downtown business news, former UW all-American “Woody” Fangmeier opened Innate Chiropractic at 650 S. Main St.; Scott Reuter’s “No Job Too Small” STR Construction got its start, Jerae and husband Pete Hanson were bringing the bar business back to the old Corner Saloon spot at 126-128 N. Main St., most recently housing “The Booth” a youth center now to be called “The Hoosegow;” St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity received a $6,000 grant from Edina Realty Foundation; and Cellular One at 209 N. Main Street offered 3,600 minutes a month for $24.99 plus a free Nokia 5165 cell phone with a one or two year contract. The plan also included 600 anytime minutes, free unlimited mobile-to-mobile, and free nationwide long distance.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Community

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He stared death in the back of the head and lived to tell it
Bound face down late at night in the depths of a Guatemalan jungle, Jesse Bystrom, husband, father of a kindergartner, felt his 35 years of life would end with a bullet to the head.
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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10th District State Senate candidates
Dan Olson challenges incumbent Sheila Harsdorf for the 10th District State Senate seat.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - River Falls Journal - News

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