River Falls Days buttons on sale, great way to get discounts on events and raffle chance

The 2013 "Homegrown – Life on the Kinni" themed button for River Falls Days is available for purchase for $3 at area banks, Family Fresh Market, Dick’s Fresh Market, the Chamber office and other local businesses.

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Remembering what this war was all about

Members of the Spring Valley Wisconsin Royalty visited the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 331 Memorial Helicopter on display at the Team Oil Travel Center in Spring Valley, Saturday, June 15, 2013.

• Micaiah Holton, Jordyn Snyder and McKayla Nelson
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New council member voted in; eager to start

After hearing from the three finalists for the at-large council position vacated by David Cronk earlier this spring, the City Council selected Dan Gulick to fill the seat Tuesday night.

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Former Viking to read from his new children's book

Alan Page, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and former Minnesota Viking football player, along with his daughter, Kamie Page, will read from their new children’s book "Alan and his Perfectly Pointy Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky."

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River Falls teen hurt in car crash

Late Thursday, June 13, after 11 p.m. a 16-year-old local boy ran into a tree with his car on County Road FF one mile west of 1015th Street in the town of River Falls.

June is Dairy Month, celebrate with breakfast at Rolling Acres farm

Randy and Lori Larson of LoRan Rolling Acres farm south of Plum City, will be hosting this year's June Dairy Breakfast in Pierce County on Saturday, June 22, from 7-11 a.m. Bring your appetites to enjoy Dad's Belgian Waffles, sausage, deep-fried cheese curds, Flat Pennies Ice Cream, cheese samples, milk and coffee.

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Rock and Roll show benefits free clinic, three shows set

A “Rock and Roll Review” will be presented from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, at the Lakefront Band Shell. The show, part of the free Hudson Concert Series, will be hosted by one of Hudson’s early guitar players Rod Knox, and will support the Free Clinic of Pierce and St. Croix County. Three shows will be presented including “New Band” playing grassroots rock, Tommy Bentz Band playing original blues and rock, and host Rod Knox with studio recording players.

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UPDATED: Pierce County man released from hospital after foot got stuck in lawnmower

Wednesday evening, June 12, a 32-year town of El Paso man overturned his John Deere lawnmower after swerving sharply to avoid hitting the family dog. His left leg was pinned under the mower deck. The man's mother came out to help free his leg.

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When power fails, lines are down, cell phones jammed, ham radio can save the day

The SCVRA consists of amateur radio operators (or Hams as they are commonly known) from River Falls, Hudson, Baldwin, Hammond, New Richmond, Somerset and the surrounding area in western Wisconsin, with several from Minnesota sometimes participating with the local group.

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Rotary readers volunteer at local school

For the 12th year River Falls Rotary members have been volunteering weekly to help Westside Elementary students work on their reading skills through the “First You Learn to Read, then you Read to Learn” program.

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RFC-TV 16 wins state awards

River Falls Community Television Channel 16 was recognized for outstanding programming by the Wisconsin Community Media at the 14th annual video festival was held in Milwaukee in April.

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Artists exhibit at River Falls library

The Saffron Collective’s exhibit will run through July 6 at the River Falls Public Library.

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• Sue Cranston, Fernanda Sequeiros, and Moira Bateman
• Hattie Augustin

The long winter and wet spring will make for a rough mosquito season

Wisconsin News
You may not have liked the snowy winter and rainy spring – but mosquitoes are loving it.

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Waukesha County man was injured after he helped a turtle cross a road

Wisconsin News
A Waukesha County man paid dearly by helping a turtle cross a road.

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Wisconsin is being told to prepare for a rare “derecho”

Wisconsin News
“Derecho” (deh-ray’-cho) is not a common word among Wisconsin weather watchers – but it could be before the week is out.

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River Falls: We can vote to paint the town red and other colors

Downtown River Falls could qualify for a free paint job. Qualifying depends on the volume of testimonials.

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Editorial: Two-party system: Not only what divides but what ails us

In Washington, with a Republican-controlled House and a Democrat president, there’s a lockdown. One political observer says the next four years will be one of “stasis” over budget priorities because neither the president or the House of Representatives have the power to prevail.

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Loomis ties for 5th state golf

River Falls junior Garrett Loomis moved up seven spots on the second day of the WIAA Division 1 Boys’ State Golf Tournament in Madison Tuesday to finish in a tie for fifth place with a two-day total of 148. Loomis cut two strokes off his first-day score of 75 at University Ridge Golf Course to card a 73 on Tuesday and bring home a fifth place medal.

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Area athletes medal at state track meet

River Falls’ Mitch Lenneman and Trent Powell both reached the awards podium in the boys’ 1600 meter run and Hudson’s Taylor Steffen took home a medal in the girls’ shot put at the 2013 WIAA State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse Saturday.

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Youth basketball hosting golf tourney June 24

The River Falls Youth Boys Basketball Association is hosting its Third Annual Golf Outing next Monday, June 24, at Kilkarney Hills Golf Club.

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