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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...

River Falls Brownie Troop 37 held their annual investment ceremony at Westside School in 1974. New Brownies and their pins included, front row, left to right; Cathy Sukow, Joy Sternberg, Connie Freeburn, Amy Northrup, Angie Reardon, Laura Denninger and Lana Meyer; second row: Christy...

Sindy Nelson Osterman, daughter of the late Howard N. Nelson, had the honor recently of being invited to display her late father’s 1929...

The 1964 Halloween festivities included the annual city-wide party, costume contest with prizes awarded, and a parade following with refreshments...

Note to readers: The following are excerpts from former outdoor columnist Jim Bennett printed in the Oct. 13, 1994, River Falls Journal about...

Former River Fallsite James Bohn sent this photo of the Campus Nursery School class of 1952 to Katie Chaffee, event and gallery coordinator at the River Falls Public Library. Jim is on the far left third row, with teacher Peg (Wells) Steinmetz next to him. On Thursday, Aug. 14, starting...

20 YEARS AGO, OCT. 6, 1994 In high school homecoming news, the Wildcats won their game against Onalaska 27-6, Logan Cross was tapped to play...

55 YEARS AGO, 1959 The River Falls High School Class of 1959 will be celebrating their 55th class reunion this year … and here are a few...