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Fire department honors its chief engineer
A 21-year veteran of both the fire department and ambulance service, Ed Nicholson, hadn’t planned on attending the annual firefighters banquet. The busy man had other plans.
By Debbie Griffin , April 10, 2009
Saving Fargo
The idea began with a local family watching the news together, but a group of young friends took it and ran — all the way to Fargo March 24-25 to help fortify that North Dakota city against flooding.
By Debbie Griffin , April 10, 2009
Hospital broadens cancer-care capacity
Many may not know it, but the River Falls Area Hospital sees and treats somewhere between 100-200 cancer patients. As recently as a year ago, all would have had to drive to the Twin Cities for treatment.
By Debbie Griffin , April 03, 2009
Phillipps: Everyone pulled together: Part 2 in our series, ‘Vintage Vantage’
Many people jump to compare America’s current economic state to the Great Depression, roughly 1930-1940.
By Debbie Griffin , April 03, 2009
Piggies head to market
UW-River Falls holds its fourth annual show pig sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Mann Valley Lab Farm 2, 129 S. Glover Road.
Student and Swine Manager Stephen Hubly said, “I’ve worked every pig sale so far.”
By Debbie Griffin , March 26, 2009
Back to reality in MTV
River Falls native Landon Lueck makes his fourth appearance 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, on the popular cable channel MTV as one of 26 contestants in the “The Duel II” challenge filmed near Queenstown, New Zealand.
By Debbie Griffin , March 26, 2009
Tutor, mentor come for lunch
Meyer Middle School Counselor Gary Campbell describes the tutor-mentor program as a “big help” to kids.
By Debbie Griffin , March 20, 2009
Jump into the game
The Relay for Life, Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, at the high school raises funds for the American Cancer Society and marks a couple of milestones.
By Debbie Griffin , March 19, 2009
Now and then
Many people jump to compare America’s current economic state to the Great Depression in the 1930s.
By Debbie Griffin , March 19, 2009
Weather siren tests begin sooner in ‘09
Governor Jim Doyle declared April 20-24 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. River Falls usually tests its weather-warning sirens that week but will conduct the first test nearly a month before.
By Debbie Griffin , March 06, 2009
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