The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has received a $20,000 meat processing infrastructure grant from the state to renovate its livestock holding pens and handling facilities, an effort that will increase student learning opportunities and help address a meat processing shortage in Wisconsin. Read moreUWRF receives meat processing grant
A group of dedicated young Girl Scouts from Troop 57502 has shown an extraordinary commitmen…
History will be made when Hudson’s first organized Pride event kicks off in Lakefront Park this summer, June 17.
At Glass Valley Cemetery, River Falls VFW Post 121 performed its honors at 8 a.m. on Memoria…
The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office gained its newest deputy, K-9 Murphy.
Music in the Park returns to Veterans Park in downtown River Falls on Thursday, June 1.
The Pierce County 4-H and Fair Historical workgroup is looking for your help. The committee,…
I started as a reporting intern for the Hudson Star-Observer this week.
The rains held off while below a solemn sea of blue and gray and brown filled first the gymnasium and then the parking lot outside Hudson High School Friday afternoon as more than 1,000 members of law enforcement from across the Midwest participated in the memorial service for St. Croix County Sheriff’s Deputy Kaitie Leising.
Eli Condon threw a complete-game three-hitter and fifth-seeded River Falls scored a pair of …
Local golf teams came up short at their respective sectional tournaments on Tuesday, but three individuals will be representing their schools at the WIAA Boys State Golf Tournament this Monday and Tuesday at Black Wolf Run in Kohler.
UW-River Falls’ athletic director Crystal Lanning announced Thursday morning that the univer…
Hudson defeated Stevens Point 5-0 in a Division 1 regional semifinal, while in Division 2, River Falls rolled past Sparta 10-0 and New Richmond defeated Holmen 5-2, in WIAA girls’ soccer tournament play Tuesday night.
River Falls’ senior ace Keenan Mork had to work out of a little bit of a jam in the first in…
Softball
UW-River Falls senior Lexi LeFever of Hudson claimed her fifth All-American honor, and broke a UWRF school record in the process, by placing fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Rochester, N.Y, over the weekend.
The River Falls baseball team will take a four-game winning streak into the postseason after…
As graduation season draws near, high school seniors and college students are reminded that their futures are fast approaching. Preparing to enter the workforce, it is important to establish standards to gauge if an employer is the right fit.
Our economy is in the midst of the most uncertain period since the last recession in 2008. I…
A recent study from Harvard Business School found that when looking for a job, the top two m…
It won’t be long before snow arrives, putting your gutters to the test. Before the first sno…
The importance of children's eye care remains high Dr. Jeff Lynch of Associated Eye Care said.
