New Richmond News

MADISON -- Wisconsin voters will decide April 7th whether to make Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson face a possible demotion on the State Supreme Court. With all Democrats voting no, state Assembly Republicans voted 62- to 34 Thursday for a constitutional amendment that changes the...

My best friend Derek turned 35 on Wednesday, Jan. 21. It’s hard for me to believe that we’ve been best friends for 30 of those 35 years. Anyone who knows me knows that one of my favorite things to say is “Everyone needs a Derek.” If everyone had someone like Derek in their...

Take steps to reach out To the Editor: Articles focusing on deaths due to suicide or overdose upset me. Yes, death is a possible outcome of untreated addiction or mental illness but it is not necessarily the worst possible outcome. Focusing energies to simply prevent deaths...

Scott Wagner, President of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (EDC), announced the EDC’ s selection of Magma Flooring LLC (City of River Falls), 45th Parallel Spirits, LLC (City of New Richmond), and Vital Plastics, Inc. (Village of Baldwin) as recipients of the 2014 Business...

State Superintendent Tony Evers has told educators that "more divisive mandates" may be on the way for public schools. He made the comment yesterday at an annual education convention in Milwaukee. “Backroom discussions lead me to believe that more divisive mandates, along...

During its Jan. 19 regular school board meeting, the Board of Education for the New Richmond School District discussed many topics, including special needs open enrollment, the driver’s education situation within the district and the next steps in the Community Commons project....

St. Croix Central District Superintendent Tim Widiker reported that the district has received an AA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. He attributed part of the favorable rating to the district’s fund balance policy. “That rating speaks to the importance of our fiscal...

After more than an hour of debate, the Somerset School District Board of Education voted 4-3 (board members Kelly Ott, Tom Walters and Tammie Wishard dissenting) to approve the 2015-2016 open enrollment chart as recommended by the administration. The approval came after a motion...