The Ellsworth Cheese Curd Festival has been recognized as the #3 Best Specialty Food Festival in the USA Today’s 10Best Competition.
Kim Beebe, an Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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4/17/24
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PRESCOTT – For a Perham, Minn., man, trains have a mystical draw that can’t really be explained. He loves everything about them, even the sound of them rumbling past his home in the …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/17/24
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ELLSWORTH – Who doesn’t need a little laughter after the doldrums of winter? At least, that’s what Ellsworth High School Dram Director Kimberley Catron thinks and we’re …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/10/24
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ELLSWORTH – The late March snowstorm and icy temperatures didn’t stop St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity from holding a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, March 27 on Panther Drive in …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/3/24
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BELDENVILLE – When River Falls High School senior Claire John discovered Lost Creek Ranch, she was severely depressed and anxious all the time. She didn’t know what to do. Her parents …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/3/24
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ELLSWORTH – Tim “Hollywood” Myer of 715 Motorsports & Promotions is thrilled to be partnering once again with the Ellsworth Funsters for the much anticipated 2024 Demolition …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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4/3/24
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RIVER FALLS – Stage and Screen Productions at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will present “Urinetown, the Musical” on April 3-7.
The production, with music by Mark …
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3/27/24
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East Ellsworth will soon be home to another mural and the public can have a meaningful role in its completion.
People will have the opportunity to include a loved one’s name on the …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/27/24
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Prescott – The Prescott Fire Department’s World Famous Pancake Breakfasts through the Lent season attract up to 500 people each week. The breakfast feast features pancakes, sausages and …
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By John McLoone
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3/20/24
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RIVER FALLS – Even in the St. Croix Valley, a part of Wisconsin where the population is increasing along with economic development, many people struggle to make ends meet financially.
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3/20/24
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ELLSWORTH – St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity (SCVHFH) will break ground March 27 on the first of three properties purchased in Ellsworth last year. Current Ellsworth resident Taylor …
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3/6/24
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Unless thunderstorms dump rain on the Midwest in the coming months, there's little chance of spring flooding on the upper Mississippi River this year, forecasters say.
That news is likely to …
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By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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3/6/24
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SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley Stagehands has another hit on its hands with Billy St. John’s “Murders in the Heir,” directed by Lori Peterson. Luckily, you still have another …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/6/24
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RIVER FALLS – A River Falls High School senior is already making connections in politics, thanks to his participation in the non-partisan Wisconsin Senate Scholars program, designed for high …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/28/24
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ELLSWORTH – Three student-led community service projects received grants from the Empower Ellsworth program, an annual grant competition hosted by Ellsworth E3 Community Development Corporation …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/21/24
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PLUM CITY – The Wolf Den, the school-based enterprise at Plum City High School, was among 728 school-based enterprises around the world achieving gold-level certification for the 2023-2024 …
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2/21/24
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ELLSWORTH – The audience will be transported to magical Neverland by Ellsworth Middle School drama students Feb. 22-25 in this year’s musical “Peter Pan Jr.”
“Peter …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/21/24
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a Steward (noun) as a person who manages something that is entrusted to one’s care. This is exactly how we like to refer to our volunteers: they are …
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By Executive Director Linda Schenk
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2/14/24
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Sometimes doing good for others is the key to feeling better about one’s own circumstances. Such is the case for an Ellsworth couple who dedicated the holiday season to making people smile.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/14/24
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Bay City area farmer Brian Webster had a big heart and loved to help people. He didn’t like being the center of attention, but his family is hoping that by sharing his story, others will be …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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2/7/24
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