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    State unemployment rate drops; cheaper gas to fuel Memorial Day travel; teen vying for Legislature; eight more state news stories
    MADISON -- Unemployment is down in Wisconsin. State officials report a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 4.4 percent for April, down 1/10th of a point from the previous month. The numbers of Wisconsinites who are either working or looking for jobs held steady last month, while...
    newsMay 20, 2016 - 11:10am
    June 19, 2013
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    Former Viking to read from his new children's book
    Alan Page, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and former Minnesota Viking football player, along with his daughter, Kamie Page, will read from their...
    life/arts-and-entertainmentJune 19, 2013 - 12:36pm
    June 17, 2013
    Hail that fell in the Deer Park area covered some spots like it was snow. (Photo submitted by Jeff Croes)
    Northern St. Croix County hammered by hail, rain
    The warning sirens blew in New Richmond, but storm clouds stayed to the north and east Monday afternoon around 2 p.m. Local farmer Jeff Croes...
    newsJune 17, 2013 - 3:02pm
    June 16, 2013
    UPDATE: Lift bridge to close to vehicles this afternoon
    The Stillwater Lift Bridge will close to vehicle traffic for a couple hours today, Wednesday, beginning at noon. The closure became necessary after a cable snapped Sunday, June 16, at around 8 p.m. -- leaving the lift area of the bridge in the down position. Since then boat passage...
    newsJune 16, 2013 - 10:16pm
    June 14, 2013
    William Kill (left), president of the Chilakoot Bowhunters Club and Mike Lundin (right), vice-president, get festivities started Saturday at the 60th Anniversary Celebration for the club in Somerset.
    Chilakoot Bowhunters celebrate 60 years of archery
    "Wow," was all Harold Buckentin could say when he recalled how the Chilakoot Bowhunters Club had come to call a 53-acre parcel of challenging...
    sports/outdoorsJune 14, 2013 - 10:11am
    June 13, 2013
    New Richmond's Relay For Life begins Friday
    New Richmond's annual Relay For Life is set to begin Friday, June 14, when 26 teams take to the middle school track for the 24-hour event. The relay, which is designed to help raise money for the American Cancer Society, lasts all night because "cancer never sleeps." Relay participants...
    life/healthJune 13, 2013 - 7:49am
    The restoration team poses for a photo. The team includes (left to right) Kirk Hexum, Ron Stoner, Shannan Hendricks, Mason Odone, Harry Odone, Ray Smith, Jason Rogers and Tom Peterson. Missing from the photo was Nick Jilek.
    Fairey Gannet: Restored airplane gets rave reviews
    The XT-752 was the center of attention at Saturday evening's unveiling ceremony at New Richmond Regional Airport. The historic British war plane,...
    newsJune 13, 2013 - 7:34am
    June 10, 2013
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    Join a band, the community band, rehearsals start this week
    The St. Croix Valley Community Band rehearsals begins Thursday, June 13, at Hudson Middle School. Open to anyone interested in building community...
    life/eventsJune 10, 2013 - 1:22pm
    June 7, 2013
    Chris Ainsworth speaks during the public hearing before the St. Croix Health and Human Services Board and Council on Aging and Disabilities Monday, while her son Daniel awaits his turn to speak.
    SCI clients, parents send impassioned message to county
    Tears, cheers and pleas filled the room as the St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board and Council on Aging and Disabilities met together...
    newsJune 7, 2013 - 9:15am
    June 6, 2013
    UPDATE: Victim in boating accident was New Richmond man
    A 40-year-old New Richmond man who served as harbor-master at the Windmill Marina in Afton has been indentified as the individual who died as a result of a boating accident which occurred just before midnight Wednesday, June 5th, upstream from Prescott. David J. Riley, was initially...
    news/accidentsJune 6, 2013 - 12:56pm
    June 3, 2013
    Annual roadcheck program helps prevent large-truck crashes, starts June 4
    To prevent large-truck crashes, the Wisconsin State Patrol will participate in the annual Roadcheck program from Tuesday to Thursday, June 4...
    news/accidentsJune 3, 2013 - 12:36pm
    June 1, 2013
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    United Way's online auction features Paul McCartney tickets
    United Way St. Croix Valley will be running its fourth annual online auction throughout the month of June. All proceeds generated by this year's...
    life/eventsJune 1, 2013 - 10:13am
    May 31, 2013
    Car-deer crashes pick up in June
    Motorists are advised to be on the lookout for deer this time of year as does search for places to give birth and young deer separate from their...
    news/accidentsMay 31, 2013 - 10:54am
    Park Art Fair, blues event slated for June 7-8
    New Richmond's Mary Park will soon transform into the festival known as the 46th annual Park Art Fair and Blues and Brews Fest, which is scheduled for June 7-8 at Mary Park. The celebration, which will play host to dozens of artists, several craft brewers and six musical groups,...
    life/arts-and-entertainmentMay 31, 2013 - 10:38am
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    Body of second Roberts teen found
    The second of two bodies of a pair of St. Croix Central High School students who jumped from the Stone arch Bridge in Minneapolis has been located. The...
    newsMay 31, 2013 - 10:09am
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