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Give a turtle a helping hand
Starting today, you can make a difference in the lives of turtles by participating in the new Citizen-based Turtle Monitoring Project.
Saturday, May, 18, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Starting today, you can make a difference in the lives of turtles by participating in the new Citizen-based Turtle Monitoring Project.
Saturday, May, 18, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Postal employees rally to keep Saturday delivery; Walker ignores prisoner pardon requests; Feds consider pre-pay funeral fund probe, more state news
Wisconsin News
Postal workers in Madison, West Milwaukee and Green Bay gathered to rally Sunday in support of keeping Saturday mail delivery -- and their jobs. Investigators from the Securities & Exchange Commission are probing to check the integrity of a statewide trust fund for pre-paid burials, plus stories about the death of another snowmobiler, Gov. Scott Walker's refusal to consider prisoner pardons and the state spelling bee winner.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Postal workers in Madison, West Milwaukee and Green Bay gathered to rally Sunday in support of keeping Saturday mail delivery -- and their jobs. Investigators from the Securities & Exchange Commission are probing to check the integrity of a statewide trust fund for pre-paid burials, plus stories about the death of another snowmobiler, Gov. Scott Walker's refusal to consider prisoner pardons and the state spelling bee winner.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Federal sequester take effect; local impact remains uncertain
Automatic budget cuts, known as the “sequester,” went into effect on Friday, March 1, and local organizations are now scrambling to get answers about what it might mean for their bottom line.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - New Richmond News - Education
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Automatic budget cuts, known as the “sequester,” went into effect on Friday, March 1, and local organizations are now scrambling to get answers about what it might mean for their bottom line.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - New Richmond News - Education
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Highland wind developers seek PSC reconsideration; mining bill moving forward; Johnsonville co-founder dead, more state news
Wisconsin News
Developers of a large wind energy farm near Forest in St. Croix County are asking state officials to change their minds about rejecting it. Also, the Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill which paves the way for a new iron ore mine near Ashland, plus stories about new money for job training, the death of Johnsonville Sausages co-founder and a circuit judge who signed a Walker recall petition facing an election challenge.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Developers of a large wind energy farm near Forest in St. Croix County are asking state officials to change their minds about rejecting it. Also, the Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill which paves the way for a new iron ore mine near Ashland, plus stories about new money for job training, the death of Johnsonville Sausages co-founder and a circuit judge who signed a Walker recall petition facing an election challenge.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Backyard bird count goes global
For the first time, anyone anywhere in the world with Internet access can participate in the 16th annual Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 15-18.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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For the first time, anyone anywhere in the world with Internet access can participate in the 16th annual Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 15-18.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Report says aging workforce, tight-fisted investors stifle job growth; Health officials issue bat warning; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s problem in attracting new jobs goes deeper than most of us think. A new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance blames an aging population and an apparent reluctance to take risks in starting new businesses.
Tuesday, February, 05, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Wisconsin’s problem in attracting new jobs goes deeper than most of us think. A new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance blames an aging population and an apparent reluctance to take risks in starting new businesses.
Tuesday, February, 05, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Law protects even dead bald eagles
A few weeks ago, I received a call from a local resident who had found a dead bald eagle along the Apple River.
Saturday, February, 02, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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A few weeks ago, I received a call from a local resident who had found a dead bald eagle along the Apple River.
Saturday, February, 02, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Nine inches of snow falls in parts of state; Packers say Driver is retiring; more state briefs
Wisconsin News
Wednesday’s snowstorm dumped up to 9.5 inches in places that forecasters predicted would be the hardest hit. Coloma and Reedsburg, at 9.5 inches, had the biggest totals that were reported overnight.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - New Richmond News - News
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Wisconsin News
Wednesday’s snowstorm dumped up to 9.5 inches in places that forecasters predicted would be the hardest hit. Coloma and Reedsburg, at 9.5 inches, had the biggest totals that were reported overnight.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - New Richmond News - News
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‘Outdoor Happenings’: Common Loons
In early January, the St. Croix Valley Bird Club sponsored an exceptional talk on Loons at the Hudson Library. Sam Lewis, from “LoonWatch,” spoke on his “72 Years of Listening to Loons.”
Saturday, January, 26, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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In early January, the St. Croix Valley Bird Club sponsored an exceptional talk on Loons at the Hudson Library. Sam Lewis, from “LoonWatch,” spoke on his “72 Years of Listening to Loons.”
Saturday, January, 26, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Winter walkers see dramatic changes at WPA
A day before frigid temperatures were predicted to move in, a small group of outdoor enthusiasts joined federal and local staff for their third annual Winter Walk on the Oak Ridge Waterfowl Production Area.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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A day before frigid temperatures were predicted to move in, a small group of outdoor enthusiasts joined federal and local staff for their third annual Winter Walk on the Oak Ridge Waterfowl Production Area.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Gogebic Taconite says it will build mine if rules are relaxed; Man ‘defrosting’ after two nights in freezing forest; More waiting to testify when mining bill hearing ends; more
Wisconsin News
Gogebic Taconite said Wednesday that it would return to Wisconsin and build an iron ore mine near Hurley if legislators would relax the state’s regulations on mining.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - New Richmond News - News
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Wisconsin News
Gogebic Taconite said Wednesday that it would return to Wisconsin and build an iron ore mine near Hurley if legislators would relax the state’s regulations on mining.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - New Richmond News - News
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UPDATE: Missing Northland snowmobiler found alive; Sole hearing on mining bill set for this Wednesday, plus more state briefs
Wisconsin News
Two days after he went missing in sub-zero weather, a Superior man has been found alive, walking on frozen Nemadji River after his sled ran out of fuel. Also majority Republicans say they’ll hold only one public hearing on their bill to encourage new mining in Wisconsin, plus more state briefs.
Monday, January, 21, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Wisconsin News
Two days after he went missing in sub-zero weather, a Superior man has been found alive, walking on frozen Nemadji River after his sled ran out of fuel. Also majority Republicans say they’ll hold only one public hearing on their bill to encourage new mining in Wisconsin, plus more state briefs.
Monday, January, 21, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Deadbeat dad ordered to tell women he’s a felon; Mayors, sheriffs divided on Obama gun regulations; Disappointed over loses, Dems hire political directors; more briefs
Wisconsin News
It’s not a very good pickup line, but a Hayward man will go to prison unless he tells any woman he meets that he’s a convicted felon and that he owes past-due child support.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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It’s not a very good pickup line, but a Hayward man will go to prison unless he tells any woman he meets that he’s a convicted felon and that he owes past-due child support.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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‘Outdoor Happenings’: Eight years and counting
It was back in February of 2005 when the first Outdoor Happenings column appeared. Jeff Holmquist, who was and still is editor of the New Richmond News, Chet McCarty, who was the manager of the St. Croix Wetlands Management District (SCWMD) at that time, and I met to formulate an outdoor column for the paper.
Friday, January, 11, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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It was back in February of 2005 when the first Outdoor Happenings column appeared. Jeff Holmquist, who was and still is editor of the New Richmond News, Chet McCarty, who was the manager of the St. Croix Wetlands Management District (SCWMD) at that time, and I met to formulate an outdoor column for the paper.
Friday, January, 11, 2013 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Study: Light competition fuels higher gas prices in EC; 11 doctors cited for errant sick notes; more state briefs
Wisconsin News
A study by UW Eau Claire students indicates light competition may nudge fuel prices higher in their town. Also, Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin will serve in budget- and Homeland Security roles once sworn in Jan. 3rd. Elsewhere around Wisconsin, a Tomah man has died in a house fire and federal officials say nearly 1 in 5 Wisconsin kids lives in poverty. Plus more state briefs.
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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A study by UW Eau Claire students indicates light competition may nudge fuel prices higher in their town. Also, Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin will serve in budget- and Homeland Security roles once sworn in Jan. 3rd. Elsewhere around Wisconsin, a Tomah man has died in a house fire and federal officials say nearly 1 in 5 Wisconsin kids lives in poverty. Plus more state briefs.
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Lobbyist says votes aligned for new Wisconsin mining bill; teachers' unions in merger talks; Mississippi navigation ends today, more briefs
Wisconsin News
A lobbyist for Gogebic Taconite tells the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he believes there are enough votes to move a new mining bill through the State Legislature. Also, the state's two largest teachers union appear headed for a merger, plus more weekend stories from around Wisconsin.
Monday, December, 03, 2012 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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A lobbyist for Gogebic Taconite tells the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he believes there are enough votes to move a new mining bill through the State Legislature. Also, the state's two largest teachers union appear headed for a merger, plus more weekend stories from around Wisconsin.
Monday, December, 03, 2012 - Hudson Star-Observer - News
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Friends group secures national honor
The Friends of the St. Croix Wetland Management District is the recipient of the Department of Interior’s “National Take Pride in America Award” for the Non-profit Organization Category.
Saturday, December, 01, 2012 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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The Friends of the St. Croix Wetland Management District is the recipient of the Department of Interior’s “National Take Pride in America Award” for the Non-profit Organization Category.
Saturday, December, 01, 2012 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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Friends group lends helping hand to Wetland Management District
It was three years ago that a group of conservation-minded individuals sat down with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Manager Tom Kerr to discuss ways in which to cooperate with the St. Croix Wetland Management District and help accomplish their goals as set forth by the National Wildlife System.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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It was three years ago that a group of conservation-minded individuals sat down with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Manager Tom Kerr to discuss ways in which to cooperate with the St. Croix Wetland Management District and help accomplish their goals as set forth by the National Wildlife System.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - New Richmond News - Outdoor News
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LETTER: Swanson concerned about environment
If you are truly concerned about Wisconsin’s environment, and in particular the degradation of lakes such as Tainter and Menomin, then you have an easy choice on Nov 6.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - New Richmond News - Opinion
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If you are truly concerned about Wisconsin’s environment, and in particular the degradation of lakes such as Tainter and Menomin, then you have an easy choice on Nov 6.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - New Richmond News - Opinion
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Ducks on a stick migrate to Roberts Library
An exhibit featuring ducks found in St. Croix County has migrated to the Hazel Mackin Community Library in Roberts.
Thursday, October, 18, 2012 - New Richmond News - Hammond/Roberts
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An exhibit featuring ducks found in St. Croix County has migrated to the Hazel Mackin Community Library in Roberts.
Thursday, October, 18, 2012 - New Richmond News - Hammond/Roberts
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