Oct. 5, 2022

PHS sophomore Gabbi Matzek and seniors Maddie Rundquist, Ava Salay, Maddie Reiter, Rhi Stutz and sophomore Jeanne Rohl hold up the 1s for finishing first in the 2022 WIAA Division 2 Sectional championship. Ava Salay had the low round of the tournament (73) by seven strokes over second place.

The River Falls City Council will soon decide whether it wants to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a feasibility study to remove both the Junction and Powell Falls dams using $10 million of federal grant money.

Abe the Eagle is coming to the Prescott riverfront. The Prescott City Council on Monday, Sept. 26 approved spending $1,000 for a one-year rental of a nearly 12-foot tall, 950-pound stainless steel sculpture by noted Hastings artist Dale Lewis.

After months of community surveys, town halls, and research, the Village of Ellsworth has a new comprehensive plan, a roadmap to follow to achieve village goals.

Oct. 12, 2022

The River Falls Plan Commission voted to forward recommendations Tuesday, Oct. 4 to the city council for Saturday Townhomes, a multi-family development located at the northeast corner of Paulson and Radio roads on 13.5 acres.

Tattoo artist Gregory Ellyson has loved drawing his entire life. He just needed a push to turn it into a career, which he has done with great success. He recently opened 1851 Tattoo in downtown Prescott.

Leann Peterson has been back in her hometown of Krivoy Rog, Ukraine since the end of July. Her city is located in south central Ukraine about 60 miles from the frontline fighting. This war has gone on for 7.5 months already.

For Em Loerzel, the Lac La Croix Indian ponies she’s caring for aren’t just animals or tools: They are her family members, family to the entire Ojibwe nation. And when she adopted six of the remaining 180 left in the world, it was like being reunited with long-lost relatives.

One Prescott resident has made most of the complaints that drive the city’s property code enforcement. City Planner Carter Hayes gave a presentation to the city council on the enforcement at its meeting Monday, Oct. 10. The city’s property code enforcement is purely complaint driven, he said.

The River Falls City Council heard first readings of two ordinances Tuesday, Oct. 11 to do with residential picketing regulations and disorderly conduct related to election workers.

Artist and graphic designer Greg Gossel worked with the E-Town Arts Committee to create the concept for the mural, which celebrates the great things about the Cheese Curd Capital, such as agriculture, the arts, and landscape.

The Oct. 13 inaugural meeting of Power of 100 Women – Ellsworth was a smashing success, according to founding board members Melissa Ryden and Crystal Raleigh. The recipient of the group’s first $10,000 impact award was Elsie’s Barnyard, a farm outside of Ellsworth dedicated to restoring and strengthening the hearts, minds and souls of children and families facing adverse medical conditions through interacting with animals and nature.

For nearly 25 years, Jayne Brand has served Prescott. She started working the front counter at city hall in 1998. She became city clerk. On four different occasions, she served as interim city administrator but didn’t officially apply for the position until it opened up again in 2013.

The Pierce County Board’s Finance & Personnel Committee will conduct a grievance hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in closed session pursuant to a law enforcement disciplinary complaint, according to the agenda.

“Who doesn’t love cowboys and love triangles?” asked Ellsworth High School musical director Karen Kornmann. You can get your fill of both at this year’s EHS musical, “Oklahoma!” the first two weekends in November.