Editorial

The judicial appointment of Kristi Severson to the position of St. Croix County Clerk of Court happened without much fanfare, more than two months after last November’s election. In the end we agree with the judges’ appointment, but the case deserves a little scrutiny — and...

How often do you do something good for others simply to do good? If you’re human, which we all are, a tiny part of you might hope that your good deed will not go unnoticed. You might even hope for a bit of praise, or a pat on the back. Then there are those who are thrust into...

We ask – as we’ve asked before – that our state legislators to do something about the poor time frame forced on those who wish to become candidates for local office. Candidacy registration, as required by state law, goes from Dec. 1 to the first Tuesday in January. Yet spring...

If you are 21 or older and go to the State of Colorado, you can legally possess and use up to an ounce of marijuana. Besides buying an ounce of pot, you can buy and consume many types of concentrated and edible forms of marijuana – from brownies and candy bars to truffles, pretzel...

Christmas can mean different things to many people. Ways to celebrate the holiday include shopping, Santa Claus, gifts, parties, decorations — the list goes on. The fact remains that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. However, if you dropped in from another planet...

Mixed in with Christmas cards and holiday gift parcels, area property owners will find their property tax bill in the mailbox in the coming days. Though nobody particularly enjoys paying taxes, those funds are vital to keep our way of life functioning. Whether its fixing potholes,...

Did the City of New Richmond bite off more than it could chew when it committed to developing a regional park potentially with four soccer fields, two football fields, 10 baseball and softball fields, and other recreational amenities? A look into the history of what is now Freedom...

The successes of our area’s athletes this fall provided a great sense of community pride across the entire New Richmond News coverage area. It’s easy to point to the Somerset football team, which won its third Division 4 state title and coach Bruce Larson, who was named the Wisconsin...

For many of us Americans, Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and football. It’s a day we set aside for gathering together with loved ones we may not have seen for a while to share a feast. As we bow our heads for the pre-meal blessing, we pause to reflect on what we have to...

When talking to David Wilkens, owner of Roberts-based Jerry’s Towing, it was startling to learn that on average, one tow truck operator a week in the U.S. is killed while on a service call. That is more than all law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel combined annually. Nate Walsh,...

We’ve been hearing some confusion among community members about some of our Viewpoints content in recent weeks, so we’re taking this opportunity to clear things up a bit. Editorial: By definition, an editorial is the opinion of the newspaper as an institution. Here at the News...

Rarely do midterm elections carry the local significance that next week’s holds. On Tuesday, voters in our area will make decisions on the following: • Your U.S. congressman • Your Governor and Lieutenant Governor • Your Attorney General • Your Secretary of State •...

At a pre-project planning charrette for the Community Commons site held last week, Alderman Jim Zajkowski floated an idea that can help each group get what it’s looking for out of the former school property. His idea – and he wanted to stress that it is just an idea – is to...

The Village of Hammond needs to do something quickly to attract its best and brightest citizens to serve on its boards and commissions instead of chasing them out the door one by one. Sandy Brecht resigned as a village trustee Monday night. The reason she gave was the fact that nothing...

Lynnete McCarty has been working for years on bringing a skateboard park to the youth of New Richmond. Things were looking up this autumn when an anonymous donor offered to put up $40,000 for a skate park if it were built by the end of the year and if it were built in the Paperjack...