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Those wishing to run for public office, mark Dec. 1, 2023 on your calendar. That’s the day that filing papers for the 2024 Spring Elections open. The deadline for filing is 5 p.m. Jan. 2, 2024.
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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11/30/23
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RIVER FALLS – River Falls Municipal Utilities (RFMU) has been named a Smart Energy Provider by the American Public Power Association (APPA) and has received recognition for its green …
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11/22/23
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At the Prescott Planning Commission monthly meeting on Nov. 6, the commission reviewed plans for two new businesses. First, the site plan for 1455 North Acres Road, located on vacant Lot 11 at North …
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By Danielle Boos
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11/22/23
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RIVER FALLS – The River Falls City Council Oct. 24 heard a first reading of the 2024 budget, which totals $53,131,499. Of that amount, 15% will be financed by general property taxes.
The …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/16/23
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After more than a year, a federal lawsuit filed by former Sheriff Nancy Hove against Pierce County, the Pierce County Board of Supervisors, former Chair Jeff Holst and then Vice Chair Jon Aubart …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/16/23
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The Village of Ellsworth will borrow up to $600,000 in the form of a State Trust Fund Loan for demolition of the old junior high, located at 254 S. Chestnut St.
Senior Municipal Advisor Sean …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/16/23
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After months of debate and testimony at both Pierce County Board and Land Conservation Committee meetings, an inaugural Ad Hoc Groundwater Advisory Committee has been appointed.
County Board …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/9/23
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The Pierce County Finance & Personnel Committee voted unanimously Nov. 6 in support of spending $2.3 million of the county’s retained ARPA funds on the Nugget Lake dredging project.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/9/23
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MADISON – The Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) will soon be re-opening grant applications for the Wisconsin Fund, a program that provides financial assistance to homeowners …
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11/9/23
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At the Prescott City Council meeting on Oct. 23, council members approved an application assistance phase services contract for a potential Highway 10/35 pedestrian crossing. Greg Adams from Cedar …
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By Danielle Boos
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11/2/23
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Each year we come together as a nation on Veterans Day to honor and celebrate the hundreds of thousands of brave Americans who have served our country in uniform.
Now more than ever, our …
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11/2/23
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The Prescott School District is accepting proposals on 14.6 acres of land it may be willing to sell.
The heavily wooded parcel is landlocked and located east of Dexter Street and just to the …
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By John McLoone
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10/26/23
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Prescott water rates will be going up this winter beginning in January. At the Oct. 9 Prescott City Council meeting, the council approved an 8% simplified rate increase for the water utility.
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By Danielle Boos
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10/26/23
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MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management has released the 2022 Wisconsin Report on Soil and …
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10/26/23
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ELLSWORTH – During a special meeting Monday, Oct. 23, the Ellsworth Village Board unanimously approved a contract with a Milwaukee-based company to demolish the former junior high at 254 S. …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/26/23
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Pierce County’s Judicial Facility Planning Ad Hoc committee voted Oct. 17 to recommend a new judicial facility plan and costs associated with the project to the Finance & Personnel …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/26/23
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As the Oct. 9 regular Prescott City Council meeting began, Alderperson Pat Knox asked for an update on the construction at the storage facility site next to the New Adventures Daycare.
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By Danielle Boos
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10/19/23
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At the Oct. 2 Prescott Plan Commission meeting, members were asked to approve the site plan review for 1415 North Acres Road.
City Planner Carter Hayes shared the property’s background, …
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By Danielle Boos
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10/19/23
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At the Oct. 2 Pierce County Finance & Personnel Committee meeting, County Administrator Jason Matthys presented the 2024 budget to members with a solution to fill a deficit of $203,467.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/19/23
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RIVER FALLS – The River Falls City Council approved the final plat for a 20-unit twin-home development on one of the last remaining parcels in the Sterling Ponds neighborhood Sept. 26.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/19/23
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