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The Prescott Community Club Student of the Week for Oct. 21 is Prescott High School senior Steven Craft, nominated by band teacher Allison Cornish.
“Steven has been an incredible leader in …
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10/21/26
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RIVER FALLS – The University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will host entrepreneur and UWRF alum Kim Peterson, founder of KPT Collaborative, …
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10/21/26
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At approximately 5:37 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, the River Falls Fire Department was dispatched by Pierce County Dispatch to a reported combine fire W11688 County Road FF, River Falls.
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10/21/26
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MADISON — Mark Chapin, principal of Meyer Middle School in the River Falls School District, has been selected to receive the 2027 Wisconsin School Counselor Association (WSCA) Administrator Award. …
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10/21/26
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HUDSON — District 30 State Representative candidates Shannon Zimmerman and Kevin Knoke took on topics including the education funding formula, the state surplus, affordability, healthcare and data …
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By Andrew Harrnigton
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10/21/26
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RIVER FALLS — A packed house at the Oct. 13 River Falls City Council meeting urged the city to pass a moratorium on data centers and to take precautions to ensure a safe Election Day on Nov. 3.
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/21/26
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TOWN OF MARTELL – “Having been a poll worker for 10 years and now running the election, I have found that a lot of people do not have a strong understanding of what poll workers do to protect our …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/21/26
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BAY CITY – A woman’s body was found laying along train tracks southeast of Bay City Tuesday evening.
At 5:04 p.m., BNSF Railway contacted Pierce County Dispatch about the discovery. Deputies …
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10/15/26
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Spring Valley High School held its Homecoming Pep Fest and Parade on Friday, Oct. 9. The pep fest featured fall sports team introductions, class skits, a rousing band performance, and more.
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10/15/26
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TOWN OF MARTELL – Two people were able to escape a house fire Saturday in the town of Martell.
Ellsworth Fire was dispatched at 4:19 p.m. Oct. 10 to W6915 County Road N. Several 911 callers …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/15/26
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ELLSWORTH – A fire recently broke out at the Pierce County Solid Waste, Material Recovery Facility in Ellsworth, halting operations and causing significant damage to processing equipment. …
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10/15/26
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Wisconsin voters will be asked to decide three proposed amendments to the state constitution in the Nov. 3 general election, addressing the governor’s partial veto authority, religious gatherings …
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By Joseph Back
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10/15/26
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SPRING VALLEY — The village is back to pondering Glade Avenue bridge plans after having preliminary budget discussions during the Oct. 7 Spring Valley Village Board meeting.
The finance …
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/14/26
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BELDENVILLE – A River Falls man was arrested for his eighth OWI after crashing a moped at a local bar and trying to fight the bar owner.
Floyd William Cook, 56, was ordered to pay $500 …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/14/26
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TOWN OF RIVER FALLS – After an emergency River Falls Town Board meeting Oct. 7, the board voted to close the 125-year-old town hall effective Oct. 8, 2026 due to an unsafe floor.
A notice …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/14/26
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The Power of 100 Women – Ellsworth group awarded its $10,000 Fall 2026 Impact grant to local nonprofit Elsie’s Barnyard on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Mandy Fleming, founder of Elsie’s Barnyard, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/14/26
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Money in politics is nothing new.
Big money in Wisconsin politics, a perennial swing state, is nothing new.
But this midterm cycle, with the governor's office a legislative control at …
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By WisPolitics-State Affairs
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10/14/26
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PRESCOTT – The Prescott Plan Commission Oct. 5 voted to recommend a site plan to the city council for Megan Langer’s newest project, The Collective.
Langer, of Prescott Lodging LLC, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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10/14/26
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Prescott High School celebrated its 2026 Homecoming on Oct. 2. The coronation took place at the football game halftime.
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10/14/26
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RIVER FALLS — The River Falls Plan Commission hosted a lesson on Tax Increment Financing [TIF] and Tax Increment Districts [TIDs] at the Oct. 6 meeting, with both the commission and the public …
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/14/26
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