RIVER FALLS – After lengthy discussion, the River Falls City Council approved the addition of a “No Right on Red” sign at the intersection of Division and Main streets during the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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8/17/23
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A River Falls man was arrested after sending multiple text messages to two people threatening to kill them after seeing them in a Facebook post attending a wedding. He is also facing additional …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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8/17/23
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ELLSWORTH – In an old field of cut sunflowers, one sunflower randomly grew that stood out back in 2007. The multi-colored, double flowering sunflower had 12 seeds, which Steve Kaufer planted …
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By Andrew Harrington
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8/10/23
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ELLSWORTH – The Pierce County Fair is often capped off with a Sunday parade sponsored by the Ellsworth Fire Department. This time around, long-time sheriff Nancy Hove will return to the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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8/10/23
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A River Falls man has been arrested for the fourth time in six months on felony drug-related charges.
Andrew Raymond Jones, 24, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bond Aug. 1 in Pierce County …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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8/10/23
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RIVER FALLS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house in River Falls Aug. 15 to obtain public input on a potential environmental restoration project on the …
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8/10/23
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RIVER FALLS – Chippewa Valley Technical College at River Falls faculty, students and staff anxiously await the completion of renovations to the college’s acquired building at the …
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8/10/23
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Bryce Mark has earned a Supreme Champion ribbon twice in his years of showing cattle at the Pierce County Fair. The Merri Heirs member just graduated from Plum City High School.
Not many kids …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/3/23
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An Ellsworth man threatened to shoot officers if they came into his home Sunday while responding to a domestic disturbance call at Evergreen Estates. Police were able to mediate the situation and get …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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8/3/23
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RIVER FALLS – Nearly an hour of River Falls’ July 24 school board meeting was dedicated to public comment on the district’s proposed changes to the “Gender Diverse …
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By Andrew Harrington
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8/3/23
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The Pierce County Land Conservation Committee may have approved sending a temporary six-month livestock expansion moratorium to the Pierce County Board last month, but on July 25, the ordinance draft …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/3/23
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The Journal has been covering the efforts of People Protecting Pierce, a group of concerned residents and family farmers who want Pierce County to pass a temporary livestock expansion moratorium to …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/3/23
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PRESCOTT – At the July 24 meeting, the Prescott City Council (except for Alderperson Bailey Ruona who was absent) voted unanimously to install a fence at Public Square Park as fourth- and …
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By Danielle Boos
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8/3/23
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RIVER FALLS – During the first week of August, the City of River Falls will install new high visibility striping and bollards, or tall plastic barriers, at the intersection of Main and …
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8/3/23
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PRESCOTT – Prescott City Council approved the communication plan for the proposal to implement downtown paid parking at the July 24 meeting.
City Planner Carter Hayes described the avenues …
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By Danielle Boos
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7/27/23
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RIVER FALLS – Taggart Havens is a River Falls kid with not only a big mullet, but a big heart. He, like Ellsworth resident Otto Jakes, is hoping to make it to the final round of the 2023 Kids …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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7/27/23
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ELLSWORTH – Dozens of community members flocked to Ellsworth’s Village Hall Thursday, July 20 as the Plan Commission held a public hearing regarding the anaerobic digester proposed for …
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By Andrew Harrington
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7/27/23
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A former River Falls Gymnastics Club coach and assistant director is accused of using the club’s bank account to try to pay off more than $20,000 in credit card debt.
Sarah Michele Shafer, …
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Staff report
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7/27/23
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ELLSWORTH – St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity has worked with some of Ellsworth’s community leaders to bring Rock the Block, a neighborhood revitalization project, to Ellsworth from …
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By Andrew Harrington
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7/20/23
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ELLSWORTH – Outdoor emergency sirens could be no more in Pierce County after Xcel Energy’s recent changes presented by Emergency Management Director Christine McPherson at the Law …
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By Andrew Harrington
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7/20/23
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