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The newly formed Groundwater Advisory Committee recently held its first meeting and will meet again at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, said advisor Retta Isaacson at the Nov. 28 Land Conservation Committee …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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12/7/23
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ELLSWORTH – Teen mental health issues are a growing concern in area school districts, which is why Ellsworth High School counselors Mitchell Smith and Jessica Wiskow want students to know they …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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12/7/23
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“The little church with the Christmas lights” has a towering spire that’s visible for a long distance, welcoming people to its doors. The spire was built in 1890.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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12/7/23
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ELLSWORTH – When Ellsworth Village President Becky Beissel came into YB Urban? in East Ellsworth Nov. 16, owner Angie Whelan thought she was filming a video for the Ellsworth Chamber of …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/30/23
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The Prescott School District received bids earlier this month on a 14.6-acre parcel of land that school officials say is unusable by the school district.
However, organizers of the Coulee River …
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By John McLoone
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11/30/23
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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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11/30/23
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A missing rural Red Wing man thought to be in the Diamond Bluff/Hager City area was found dead of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound on his property Monday, Nov. 26.
Brad Nagel, 57, was …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/30/23
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A homeless Ellsworth man was found asleep in a stolen vehicle containing drugs and evidence he had attempted to steal money by fraud, resulting in a jail stay and felony charges.
Jamal Abdiaziz …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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11/22/23
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Character education is an important part of the fabric at Ellsworth High School and that tradition continues with the annual Gift Box Program.
Spearheaded this year by seniors Josie Pechacek and …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/22/23
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A recent survey of Ellsworth Community School District residents revealed that a majority of voters would not support a $34.3 million referendum plan.
According to Superintendent Barry Cain, 938 …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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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 – When Toni Mattson, her husband William and her sister established Trinity Equestrian Center in 2002, they envisioned numerous ways, from trail rides to horse boarding and …
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11/16/23
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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.
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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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Valentyna Benson sits at the table in her stepdaughter Melinda Casper’s kitchen in Ellsworth, communicating with her American family through a mixture of limited English, hand gestures and a …
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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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Eighth grade choir students hold an “Army” during “A Tribute to the Armed Services,” asking those who had served in the Army to stand up for recognition Friday, Nov. 10.
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By Sarah Nigbor
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11/16/23
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ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery was proud to celebrate Veterans Day and recognize the service of area veterans who bravely served our nation. On Saturday, all veterans who visited …
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11/16/23
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Longtime Hastings resident MaryJanice Davidson’s new book hits close to home.
MaryJanice Davidson is a New York Times best-selling author. She likes to set her fiction where her heart is, …
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Pierce County Journal newsroom
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11/16/23
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A 17-year-old male has been charged in the shooting death of an Ellsworth Middle School eighth grader.
Riley James Lacroix, Bay City, was ordered to pay $5,000 cash bond Nov. 7 in Pierce County …
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11/15/23
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