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Forgive me if this is difficult to read this week. I seem to be writing it within a haze. Our entire summer seems to be playing out this year in a stinky fog, courtesy of our neighbors to the north. …
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By John McLoone
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8/10/25
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The Prescott Football team began practice this week and hopes to make similar noise in the Middle Border Conference as they did in 2024. The Cardinals will have to replace a strong senior class that …
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By Cripe Olson
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8/8/25
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I like writing. It scratches a few itches for me. Each story starts with a blank canvas and it's like solving a puzzle. I'm also a pleaser. It makes me happy when people are happy. One of my bosses …
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By Greg Peters
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7/30/25
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The antlers on the white-tailed deer have now grown to the point where I can tell a buck from a doe. It makes it way more interesting checking on those cell cam photos every morning to see how much …
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By Dave Beck
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7/30/25
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My wife and I toured the state on a recent Saturday, as we often do. I learned something on this journey that greatly upset me. In fact, I was downright mad. We left our humble home at 4:45 a.m. and …
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By John McLoone
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7/30/25
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The Great River Road Visitor & Learning Center in Prescott has a lot going on and we could not be more excited! Lots of wonderful things are happening behind the scenes here at our learning …
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By Executive Director Linda Schenk
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7/23/25
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That would be the popular satirist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., who burst onto the literary scene in the 1960s when I was a grad school studying American fiction. Vonnegut broke all sorts of literary molds …
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By Dave Wood
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7/23/25
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In a world that often equates saying “yes” with success, likability, and ambition, it may seem counterintuitive – even rebellious – to embrace the word “no.” But …
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By Robin Boles
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7/23/25
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Mental health. It’s not just a catch phrase or a trend. It’s something we all need to take care of, which seems tougher and tougher right now. I bet some of you can relate.
Last …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/23/25
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It’s the height of summer and dawn breaks early and gently across our valley. The darkness lifts ever so slightly, creeping into twilight.
From the tree outside our bedroom window comes …
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By Chris Hardie
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7/23/25
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On the face of it, my late father Harold Wood doesn’t have much in common with one of my favorite actor-producer-commentators. Dad spent his life working as a farmer, butter maker, factory …
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By Dave Wood
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7/16/25
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Heading into July, the Pierce County Veteran Service Office is planning some exciting things to share with our veterans. For our office, the warmth of Summer along with the longer days are both a …
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By Pierce County Veterans Service Office
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7/16/25
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My family has seen two sides of River Falls recently. One side is the all-American scene of summer fun and community pride. The other side is dark, frightening and disturbing.
My cousin was at …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/16/25
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Every year, celebrating America’s independence on July 4 brings our families and communities together with a common belief that the fight for independence our forefathers waged was a good …
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By Mary Brand
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7/16/25
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Funny, you’re a stranger come here/come from another town. Funny I’m a stranger myself here/Small world, isn’t it?
That’s for sure, Johnny Mathis. I just received a …
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By Dave Wood
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7/9/25
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The 2025-27 state budget was approved by the Wisconsin State Legislature and signed by the Governor early Thursday morning, securing several bipartisan wins for Wisconsinites. Though the budget is …
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By Rep. Rob Kreibich
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7/9/25
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As I write this, the clock is about to strike midnight, turning the calendar to July 8, my 45 th birthday. It’s hard for me to realize that I am 45 years old. Some days I feel like I’m …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/9/25
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It’s a question that’s been sitting heavily with me lately. One I find myself asking more often as I watch trends unfold in our community and beyond: Is our society broken?
I …
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By Becky Beissel
Ellsworth Village President
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7/9/25
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Despite my perpetual fulminations, I must admit that TV isn’t all bad. I realized this after my nephew Vaughn visited River Falls in the same week as I fell in my library—which resulted …
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By Dave Wood
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7/3/25
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The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of a sky-high rate …
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By Martha Diaz Aszkenazy
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7/3/25
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