LOCAL NEWS
Pierce County Health department issues health and safety precautions for flood 
The Pierce County Public Health Department officials are urging victims of the recent flooding to take the following health and safety precautions.
August 11, 2010
Storms hits Hammond area hard
Shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, a storm hit and caused substantial damage to a newer housing development about a mile northwest of Hammond.
By Anna Holmquist , July 14, 2010
KRLT achieves protection for Quarry Road acreage
The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust reached its challenging goal of raising $1.2 million to acquire the 112.8-acre site along Quarry Road, once slated for a housing development. It closes on the property Thursday, July 15, and immediately signs the land over as a gift to the DNR.
July 02, 2010
Kinni access granted; upgrades come to riverside near swinging gate
A $54,000 gift left to the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust by the late Stephen Budd resulted in access improvements near the river at the spot widely known as swinging gate.
By Debbie Griffin , July 02, 2010
Hail, rains damage crops
While official damage estimates aren’t available, crops in a wide swath of western Pierce County were damaged by hail, strong winds and heavy rains Friday June 25.
By Judy Wiff , July 01, 2010
Tents transform the terrain
Steve Dzubay photo
The magnitude of Tent City becomes apparent from a knoll looking northwest over the Farm Technology Days show site. Greg Andrews, Pierce County agent and executive secretary for the organizing committee, stands in the foreground. The 200-foot long tent in the upper right will host FleetFarm’s displays. An arena will be constructed nearby.
July 01, 2010
UPDATED: Ellsworth area pair unhurt after twister flips vehicle
On June 25, a tornado near Ellsworth tossed this Durango occupied by Dan Hines and Jessica Lansing onto its roof and into a ditch.
July 01, 2010
Car crash kills Elmwood woman, two others
Jessica L. Hartung, 20, was among three young women killed when their car left the road, became airborne, hit a clump of trees and overturned in Richland County.
June 30, 2010
10-digit dialing comes soon
River Falls and the northern half of the state will be the first Wisconsinites to start using a new area-code phone procedure. Called an “overlay,” it involves adding a second area code to a region now assigned the prefix 715. The additional will be 534.
By Phil Pfuehler , June 30, 2010
Kwik Trip reaches go time
After first announcing the news about two years ago, the La Crosse-based Kwik Trip corporation began moving dirt at the north Main Street site where it’s now building a second River Falls store.
By Debbie Griffin , June 30, 2010
Smokers go outside as tobacco ban comes in
Love it or hate it, Monday, July 5, marks the end of most indoor smoking in Wisconsin.
By Debbie Griffin , June 30, 2010
Local BP stations see level sales
Co-owner of the two BP Amoco stations in River Falls, Bob Michels, said June 21, “Our sales have been real consistent.”
By Debbie Griffin , June 30, 2010
Fallen attorney remembered as 'Balsam Lake landmark'
An accident during a demolition project killed a well-known Balsam Lake attorney and former judge sometime Sunday evening. A law enforcement official eulogized him as a "landmark" in the community.
June 30, 2010
Sir/Ma’am, may I see your insurance card?
A St. Paul driver ended up in this ditch after taking out a traffic light at the highway bypass intersection by Moody’s auto dealership. Police say he was intoxicated and violated a new state insurance law.
By Phil Pfuehler , June 25, 2010
Area Happenings (June 24)
June 24, 2010
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