SPRING VALLEY — Betty Larson and Sylva Anderson went from neighbors growing up to next-door best friends at the Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, celebrating their 101st birthdays …
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By Andrew Harrington
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4/3/25
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RIVER FALLS — It can be a long process, arduous for a Boy Scout to become an Eagle Scout, taking years of hard work to complete the checklist and earn the achievement. Three River Falls boys …
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By Andrew Harrington
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4/2/25
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Whoever said a dog is (wo)man’s best friend couldn’t have been more right. They provide comfort, unconditional love, and joy. Just ask Kaydee Zenner, the proud owner of Macy the …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/2/25
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RIVER FALLS — Quilts of Valor is a nationwide non-profit organization with a mission to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing quilts.
The …
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By Andrew Harrington
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3/27/25
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PRESCOTT — “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is set to take the Prescott High School stage March 28-30, bringing a genre of musical not often shown by high school …
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By Andrew Harrington
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3/26/25
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A family physician living in the El Paso countryside had a long journey to get here, but has learned a lot through his research in Kenya, time as a Duke student-athlete and establishing a family.
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By Andrew Harrington
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3/26/25
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ELLSWORTH – Get ready to be transported to the magical world of Narnia in Ellsworth High School’s Spring production, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”
Director and …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/26/25
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Sgt. Lisha A. Fairbairn, of River Falls, a combat engineer team leader with the 950th Engineer Company, 724th Engineer Battalion, competed along with 19 other soldiers at Fort McCoy, Wis., March 6-9, …
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By U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Emily E. Held
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3/19/25
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PRESCOTT – Journalism is alive and well in the St. Croix Bluffs neighborhood of Prescott, where 11-year-old Poppy Knox has founded her own newspaper.
Called “Neighborhood News, The …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/19/25
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RIVER FALLS — The River Falls Public Library is moving along in its process seeking a major remodel, heading to the bidding stage shortly to determine exact costs of each portion of the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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3/13/25
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The Ellsworth Community School District will welcome the following people to inclusion in the newly formed Hall of Fame. These individuals represent a wide array of community supporters, pillars of …
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3/5/25
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PRESCOTT — Many American Legions have faced declining enrollment across the nation. Prescott’s (American Legion Post 61) on the other hand is thriving after the community helped save the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/26/25
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ELLSWORTH – Have you ever thought it might be fun to enter something in the Pierce County Fair, but were unsure where to start? Or maybe your child is involved in FFA or 4-H but wants to try a …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/18/25
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For many Pierce County residents trudging north on their Friday morning commute, they may have witnessed an army of hot air balloons floating their way east down the I-94 corridor as the sun's rays …
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By Greg Peters
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2/14/25
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TOWN OF MARTELL — The approximately 120-year-old Martell Schoolhouse building has established itself as one of Pierce County’s most recognizable buildings. Its future, though, is not as …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/5/25
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It's virtually impossible to transition from Greg Focker in the movie "Meet the Parents" to a news article about two local breast cancer survivors and the Pierce County Relay For Life this April, …
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By Greg Peters
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2/5/25
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PLUM CITY — Michael Merritt, a physical education teacher in the Plum City School District, got his pilot’s license to open the year and put it to good use, taking a pair of teachers and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/29/25
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There have been famous snowmen through the decades. "Frosty the Snowman" first appeared in 1950. It was a song written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson. "Sam the Snowman" was voiced by Burl Ives and …
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By Greg Peters
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1/29/25
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PRESCOTT – “Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, including famed chef Edith Chiles! On the eve of the grand re-opening, this is not the …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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1/22/25
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Some may say Emily Kovatch-Erickson is selling blue sky and dreams. Kovatch-Erickson would disagree. She is the development and grant officer at Chippewa Valley Technical College in River Falls. It's …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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