Editorial

New Richmond Finance Director RaeAnn Ailts and Police Chief Craig Yehlik have been making the rounds with the City's 2018 Budget Tour. Unfortunately, inviting the public to participate in budget planning and discussion at city council meetings and workshops often results in city...

Steve Gall RiverTown Multimedia Publisher Anne Jacobson RiverTown Multimedia News Director If reading your community newspaper evokes any sort of emotion in you, more often than not, we've done our job.

When two entities, especially those who are working for government institutions, attempt to complete a deal, many factors play into getting a final approval for said deal. Such has been the case between the City and the School District of New Richmond. Over the course of the past...

As I write this, the debate during a public hearing on whether there should be a moratorium on expansion of St. Croix County-based concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) continues in front of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors. Experts, small farmers, owners of area...

As you read this, the Partisan Primary Election across the state of Wisconsin has concluded, the two candidates for each seat to be decided in November have been selected by the electors and a new round of campaigning has begun. Yay? As a newspaper, this is great news, but as citizens,...

It’s the end of July and you might be thinking that the election season is now limited to the blowhards who have made their way through the Republican and Democratic parties’ national conventions. But, believe it or not, we here in western Wisconsin will once again be faced with...

We here at the New Richmond News like transparency, but also understand why there are times when keeping things under wraps is important. This state has open records laws that not only help protect the privacy of individuals when needed, but it is also pretty clear about when things...

We all know the old saying: “There are two seasons in Wisconsin -- winter and road construction.” Well, we’ve gotten past winter for the time being and have entered into that second season that is frustrating, but necessary -- road construction. Every time we head out onto the...

More than three years ago, former New Richmond News Publisher Steve Dzubay decided to stand up for open records and the right of the public to access information that he and this newspaper felt should rightfully be placed in the public realm. Tuesday, three judges who sit on the District...

It’s been some time in coming, but they did it right and because of their actions, the City of New Richmond hit the sweet spot of personnel moves this week.