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February 1975 Note to Readers: “Made in River Falls.” Malmer Brothers Red & White grocery store on Main and Walnut Streets was featured in an article written by Pat Petricka for the River Falls Journal. Malmer Brothers Supermarket almost always ran their grocery ads...

Yes, it may be early for that question. On the other hand, Scott Walker is likely to be in Washington or to be pushed that way by 2018. State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester could be likely candidates for the top office. Rebecca Kleefisch,...

Two developments are providing twists in the budget drama unfolding at the State Capitol. First, the road-building industry is suggesting that spending be cut back if government is unwilling to raise taxes or fees to cover mounting transportation debt. The industry isn’t buying...

Let’s face it, most of us end up as hoarders. Call it a work in progress, a lifelong habit. We buy and buy and accumulate more and more. As we get older, the possessions add up because we don’t have the same passion to subtract. My wife and I found and bought a popular new...

By UW-River Falls Chancellor Dean Van Galen From time to time, all of us experience a series of events that make us think more deeply about ourselves and the world in which we live. I want to share such a series of events with you. Event #1: On Jan. 27, Wisconsin’s Governor...

By Matt Pommer, syndicated columnist for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Budget hit renews debate about paying for UW System All of the University of Wisconsin campuses face difficult personnel decisions in the wake of Gov. Scott Walker’s call for a $300 million system-wide...

In 2005 students in teacher Trygve Aarsheim’s Care Group took time out to enjoy the cold and the snow with a bit of sledding at Rocky Branch...

1975 First baby of the year -- Ryan John, son of Kathleen and Lawrence “Bernie” Purfeerst of River Falls, checked in at St. Joseph Hospital...

30 YEARS AGO On Tuesday night, Jan. 15, 1985, a fire that apparently started in a ceiling light fixture caused about $250,000 damage to the building...

20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 12, 1995 First baby born in River Falls was Katelyn Rose Filkins, 9 lbs., 3 oz., and 19 ½ inches long, to Tom and Janice...

Editor’s Note: In the past letters to Santa were printed in the River Falls Journal in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Here is a...

A little over 60 years ago the community was stunned when a young mother lost her life while saving her children in a house fire. The following...

I’ve always loved the song, “No Business Like Show business” from “Annie Get Your Gun.” I’ve loved live theater since my mom started...