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April 7, 2010
New members elected to County Board
The Pierce County Board will have five new members following the April 6 election. In District 8, Tom Sitz out-polled Katie Pata 277-204 to win the seat formerly held by John Kucinski, who was defeated in the primary election. District 8 includes Wards 1 and 2 of the town of River...
news / government / politicsApril 7, 2010 - 9:44am
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New members elected to Pierce County Board
The Pierce County Board will have five new members following the April 6 election. In District 8, Tom Sitz out-polled Katie Pata 277-204 to win the seat formerly held by John Kucinski, who was defeated in the primary election. District 8 includes Wards 1 and 2 of the town of River...
news / government / politicsApril 7, 2010 - 9:37am
February 4, 2010
Old Junior/Senior High Building in Ellsworth closed by Pierce County (Mid-States was operating without state license for nine months)
The Pierce County Department of Health has ordered the old Ellsworth Senior/Junior High building closed Thursday and deemed non-occupancy status after FDA officials and U.S. Marshals seized contaminated foodstuffs from the building Tuesday. "We have received public health complaints...
newsFebruary 4, 2010 - 9:59am
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December 2, 2009
Hwy. 29 crash results in minor injuries for RF, Hammond drivers
A pair of accidents within two hours Monday afternoon, sent just one driver to the hospital with minor injuries but triggered a full response from Ellsworth emergency services twice. Pierce authorities were alerted at 3:46 p.m., Monday, that pickup had struck a farm truck pulling...
newsDecember 2, 2009 - 9:03am
June 27, 2009
Showers don't dampen Pierce Dairy Breakfast
At 7 a.m., the line of diners was already forming at the Dave & Amy Bechel farm, south of Elmwood, as the Pierce County Dairy Promotion Committee...
news / lifeJune 27, 2009 - 11:02am
May 5, 2009
River Falls man killed Monday evening
A 32-year-old River Falls man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he drove off CTH E Monday evening. His 31-year-old female passenger was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with undetermined injuries. The single-vehicle accident occurred on Highway E north of 690th...
newsMay 5, 2009 - 5:55am
April 30, 2009
Kephart is finalist for job
Former Pierce County administrative coordinator Curt Kephart is among finalists for the job of Winona (Minn.) County administrator. The Winona Daily News reported Wednesday that Kephart and Duane Hebert, administrator in Barron County, are two of five finalists. The finalists were...
newsApril 30, 2009 - 8:45am
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April 2, 2009
Take household hazards to county's collection
The Pierce County Recycling Center, 707 N. Maple St./Hwy. 65 N., Ellsworth, holds its spring Clean Sweep event 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, accepting hazardous waste and pharmaceuticals. Farmers and businesses must pre register by calling 715-273-3092. The service is free to residents...
April 2, 2009 - 8:47am
March 18, 2009
Stimulus status check: Will recovery dollars reach RF?
"I get a fair amount of calls from people asking, 'How can I get some of that stimulus money?'" said Executive Director of the Pierce County Economic Development Corporation Bill Warner. It seems the buzz word of the year so far is "stimulus." It's actually the American Recovery...
March 18, 2009 - 10:19am
March 5, 2009
Pierce County holds stimulus funding meeting
Paul Barkla, Pierce County Board of Supervisors Chair, announced last week a meeting will be held 7 p.m. Monday in the Seyforth Building at the Pierce County Fairgrounds in Ellsworth to discuss economic stimulus funding. Citizens and representatives from the county's six school...
March 5, 2009 - 9:50am
January 30, 2009
Judge questions assessment; only 'comparable' is foreclosure sale
Board of Review members' remarks about the current value of property led a Pierce County judge to agree that the town assessment on a woman's house may be too high. In a decision filed Jan. 28, Judge Robert Wing reversed a property assessment decision made by the Town of Clifton...
January 30, 2009 - 12:00am
January 16, 2009
Economic stimulus money?
If the federal government distributes economic stimulus money for public projects, County Board Chairman Paula Barkla wants Pierce to get a piece of the action. Last week the Wisconsin Counties Association forwarded a request from Gov. Jim Doyle's office for lists of municipal building...
newsJanuary 16, 2009 - 12:00am
December 31, 2008
Food pantries 'got milk' during 'Moola for Milk' fundraiser
The Moola for Milk fund-raiser conducted this fall raised a total of $13,160 toward the purchase of more than 3,700 gallons of milk for food...
foodDecember 31, 2008 - 12:00am
December 6, 2008
Snowy crash claims life of Spring Valley woman, injures three
MARTELL -- A Spring Valley woman was killed Friday night after the vehicle driven by her sister lost control in slippery conditions and hit a power pole. Jeri Brunkhorst, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene, on CTH J near 780th Avenue, about a mile west of Hwy. 63 in the town of...
December 6, 2008 - 12:00am
November 20, 2008
Pierce County provides bright spot to weak regional housing market
Across Wisconsin the median price and the number of home sales both fell, and while most of the western region of Wisconsin followed that trend there was one bright spot - Pierce County. Figures released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Realtors Association show that the number of homes...
November 20, 2008 - 12:00am
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