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Former Nike launcher crewmen search for comrades

Tom Baker (left) and Tom Walczak were both stationed at the Army’s Nike missile base in Roberts from 1965 to 1968 and are searching for others who were stationed there. They have a reunion in the works set for Aug. 23 in Roberts, where they will wear T-shirts with this logo. (Photo by Sarah Young)

Nelson named Citizen of the Year

Stuart Nelson was chosen by the citizens of New Richmond as the Citizen of the Year at a Chamber of Commerce Business After 5 event at Champs Sports Bar & Grill on Monday, Dec. 2. Nelson passed away on Nov. 7, at the age of 67. (Photo taken/submitted by Beau Petersen)

Local woman and her family making a difference in Africa

Laura Lemunyete shows a preschool class at Salato Primary School a blow-up map of the world in Ngurunit. (Photo taken/submitted by Michele Hermansen)

Burke makes campaign stop in western Wisconsin

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke delivers remarks to supporters gathered at Paddy Ryan’s Irish Pub in Hudson on Sunday, Dec. 1. (Photo by Micheal Foley)
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Compromise in works on frac-sand proposal; P&P officer accused of lobster theft, more state news
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Compromise in works on frac-sand proposal; P&P officer accused of lobster theft, more state news
MADISON -- Wisconsin communities could keep more control over their frac-sand mines, under a compromise that's being worked on at the State Capitol. Senate Republican Tom Tiffany of Hazelhurst rankled local leaders in October, when he proposed the state take away the towns' police...
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Common Core vote expected Thursday; Iron River couple found murdered; more state briefs
MADISON -- A special state Assembly committee is scheduled to release a report on recommendations for changes to the Common Core education standards in Wisconsin. The committee, created by Republicans earlier in the year, was formed to study and release possible changes to the voluntary...
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Village Board struggles with vacating streets issue
At least one Hammond resident was up in arms about the possibility of the Village of Hammond continuing to maintain Muldoon, Bushnell and Belshazzar Streets near the railroad tracks at the regular Village Board meeting Monday, Nov. 25. The dead-end streets are not platted and technically...
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Boyd, Olson nominated for scholarships
Two St. Croix Central High School students were chosen by faculty and their peers to compete for scholarships: Kayla Boyd was nominated for the...
news / educationDecember 6, 2013 - 3:22pm
(From left) T.H.U.G. Life success story Jake, Devon (a T.H.U.G. Life board member), Garrett and Sara Rank, pause for a moment while readying their home for the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Sarah Young)
T.H.U.G. Life helps homeless teens start anew
What do you think of when you think of home? The scent of dinner cooking in the air? Loved ones and friends in a cozy house, all together? Or...
life / familyDecember 6, 2013 - 3:40pm
Sawyer Joachim, a 9-year-old student at Starr Elementary, was diagnosed with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy in August of 2008. To help raise the money he needs for a new electric wheelchair, students at New Richmond High School are hosting a benefit in his name on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3-7 p.m. (Submitted photo)
High school students put on benefit for child with Muscular Dystrophy
In August of 2008, Sawyer Joachim, a 9-year-old Starr Elementary student, was diagnosed with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, a disease which...
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Lunda, Ames get contract to build Stillwater bridge; Arctic air rolls in state; 12 more state news stories
Two road builders from Wisconsin and Minnesota will work together to build the main part of a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River north of Hudson. Transportation departments from both states awarded a $332 million contract Thursday to Lunda Construction of Black River...
news / crime and courtsDecember 6, 2013 - 9:23am
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Want to run for office? Here's your chance
April seems a long way off right now, but it’s already time to start thinking about the various local elections that will happen then. The filing period for many of those races opened Dec. 1. Election Day is April 1 this spring, with a primary on Feb. 18, if needed. To get on the...
news / governmentDecember 5, 2013 - 9:31am
Authors Dan Woll and Shelley Woll pose with their beloved Bernese Mountain Dogs, Sarah and Bosko, who are featured in their new children’s book Sarah Saves Christmas. Shelley’s tradition every year is to draw a big Christmas card on poster board, so that’s where the idea for the book came from. Dan will be reading the book, along with Bosko, at the Somerset Public Library on Dec. 18. (Submitted photo)
Local author to read from his new Christmas kids book
Author and former area school superintendent Dan Woll and his daughter Shelley have stepped into the realm of children’s literature with their...
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New Richmond High School teacher Jason Eckert reads to a group of first-graders at Hillside Elementary during a Mystery Reader event at the school on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Submitted photo)
Mystery Reader program puts the mystery into reading
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Sno-Sports wishes for a snowy season
Jim Reger is sincerely hoping weatherman Dave Dahl of KSTP is right when he predicts 70 inches of snowfall this winter for the region. Without snow, the Somerset Sno-Sports snowmobiling club’s 50-plus members would not enjoy winter very much. The Sno-Sports are one of 12 snowmobiling...
life / arts and entertainmentDecember 6, 2013 - 3:44pm
The Hillside Elementary Giving Chain Food Drive allows students to donate nonperishable food and also place a statement of what they are thankful for in the turkey box, which was created by Tyler Lewis, a student at the school. Each morning, Principal Frank Norton reads a few entries from the box during the daily announcements. (Submitted photo)
Hillside students give back by collecting food for annual food drive
Every year around Thanksgiving, the students at Hillside Elementary take time out of their busy days to think about what they are thankful for,...
news / educationDecember 6, 2013 - 8:48am
Jean Bringgold treasures the jersey she wore when she “ran anyway” in the New York City Marathon last year with team “Hope for Warriors.” The flag she carries during her patriot runs measures three-by-five feet and is carried on a light, collapsible pole. (Photo by Sarah Young)
She ran anyway, and continues to run for veterans
It was a chilly, windy day in Roberts and Hammond on Veterans Day. But that didn’t stop Jean Bringgold from showing her appreciation for our...
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Veterinary technicians from the Countryside Veterinary Clinic in New Richmond hold puppies that they have taken care of at the clinic. Pictured, front (from left) Keri Johnson and Denise Severson. Back (from left), Angie VanRanst, Alisha Haglund, Mindi Koethe, Shawna Mitchell and Janet Krueger. (Submitted photo)
Countryside Veterinary Clinic to celebrate 35 years
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life / celebrationsDecember 5, 2013 - 9:00am
Volunteers help to stock the shelves at the Five Loaves Food Shelf after they delivered a load of food as part of the New Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce’s Food Drive Kick Off event on Wednesday, Nov. 20. (Photo by Jordan Willi)
Five Loaves Food Shelf in need of more help
Despite a large influx of food courtesy of the New Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce’s Food Drive Kickoff competition, the Five Loaves Food...
life / foodDecember 5, 2013 - 9:07am

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