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    October 26, 2017
    The first place pumpkin entered by Wisconsin grower Pete VanderWielen in the St. Croix Growers Association contest, weighed in at 1,991.50 pounds. Submitted photo
    Winning harvest fest giant pumpkin weighs in at 1,991.5 pounds
    Giant pumpkins were once again the highlight of this year's Harvest Fest held in Stillwater, Minnesota, Oct. 14-15. The St. Croix Growers Association...
    community/eventsOctober 26, 2017 - 5:00am
    September 6, 2017
    Bagpipes & Bonfires will commence at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, with The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band parading up and down Third Street in Stillwater. Photo by Katie Keller
    Bagpipes and Bonfires
    STILLWATER — Parading bagpipers, a blazing bonfire, pub food, a stilt-walker, and a fire juggling priest will be a few of the highlights...
    community/eventsSeptember 6, 2017 - 8:00am
    June 28, 2017
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation spent the night Tuesday, June 27, completing temporary repairs to the main power cable on the Stillwater Lift Bridge that crosses the St. Croix River. Officials say a malfunction in the socket of an electrical meter caused the lift bridge to get stuck about 30 feet up during the noon hour Tuesday. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Wisconsin roundup: Stillwater Lift Bridge reopens — but only temporarily; 9 more state news stories
    HOULTON — The Stillwater Lift Bridge reopened about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, as thousands of Wisconsinites did not have to drive out of their way...
    newsJune 28, 2017 - 9:33am
    June 27, 2017
    A Minnesota Department of Transportation worker begins inspecting equipment near a meter socket that failed, killing power Tuesday, June 27, to the Stillwater lift bridge. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Electrical problem closes Stillwater lift bridge
    The Stilllwater lift bridge was closed Tuesday afternoon while workers attempted to fix an electrical problem. Minnesota Department of Transportation...
    newsJune 27, 2017 - 3:10pm
    June 15, 2017
    The Buffalo Sabres have named former Stillwater High School coach Phil Housley as their new head coach.
    Former Stillwater hockey coach Phil Housley named coach of NHL's Buffalo Sabres
    Former Stillwater High School boys hockey coach Phil Housley has been named the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League....
    sportsJune 15, 2017 - 12:57pm
    May 23, 2017
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources declared a no-wake zone on a 50-mile stretch of the St. Croix River starting Wednesday, May 24. Anne Jacobson / RiverTown Multimedia.
    DNR enacts no-wake zone on St. Croix River
    Authorities are advising St. Croix River boaters to operate watercrafts at slow speeds between Taylor Falls, Minn. and Prescott, Wis. starting...
    newsMay 23, 2017 - 11:36am
    April 14, 2017
    Trevor Bjorkman
    Stillwater man sentenced in knife-wielding bar incident
    A Minnesota man accused of leading officers on a subzero manhunt after tearing off his shirt and brandishing knives at a New Richmond bar pleaded...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 14, 2017 - 7:58am
    October 23, 2016
    First place, Mike Schmit, a rookie grower, with a pumpkin weighing in at 2,106 pounds; second place, veteran New Richmond grower Lorelee Zywiec (on right) with a giant weighing in at 1,938 pounds; and third place went to another rookie grower from Minnesota, Chris Qualley, with a pumpkin weighing in at a Minnesota State Record 1,918 pounds.
    One ton giant takes first place at Harvest Fest
    The top three places at this year’s giant pumpkin weigh-off at Harvest Fest in Stillwater are as follows: First place, Mike Schmit, a rookie...
    entertainmentOctober 23, 2016 - 6:00am
    October 17, 2016
    St. Croix River Crossing, pictured in July 2016. (File photo)
    Wisconsin roundup: St. Croix River Crossing delayed; clerks OK'd to fix minor absentee ballot errors; 12 more state news stories
    STILLWATER, Minn. -- Highway engineers compare the design of the mile-long bridge over the St. Croix River, between Minnesota and Wisconsin,...
    newsOctober 17, 2016 - 8:43am
    August 8, 2016
    Join Dr. Maria Nilsson (right) and John R. Ward (left), archaeologists and founders of the “Friends of Silsila," as well as and hosts of “Egypt’s Treasure Guardians” on National Geographic, at the Warden’s House Museum Sunday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m.
    Ancient Egypt archaeologists host program in Stillwater on Aug. 14
    Join Dr. Maria Nilsson and John R. Ward, archaeologists and founders of the “Friends of Silsila," as well as and hosts of “Egypt’s Treasure...
    community/eventsAugust 8, 2016 - 5:00pm
    July 14, 2016
    Rising river levels -- but not floods -- forecast for river towns on Mississippi, St. Croix
    River towns from Stillwater to Red Wing are expected to see water levels rise over the next few days, though forecasts are not showing flood stage being reached. The St. Croix River in Stillwater was at 80 feet Thursday morning and was expected to crest at about 85 feet early Sunday,...
    newsJuly 14, 2016 - 10:56am
    September 17, 2015
    The Stillwater bridge (foreground) and the St. Croix River Crossing bridge. (Mike Demulling photo)
    Stay cables go up at Pier 8
    The contractor has installed the first set of stay cables at Pier 8—closest to the Minnesota shoreline, reaching another milestone in St. Croix...
    newsSeptember 17, 2015 - 9:41am
    September 4, 2015
    Pro wrestling is the topic of museum program
    Join former American Wrestling Association (AWA) commentator Mick Karch and George Schire, author of “Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling,”...
    sportsSeptember 4, 2015 - 12:50pm
    St. Croix Crossing schedule will be delayed
    The Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation have announced that the completion date for the bridge portion of the St. Croix Crossing project will be delayed. “This is a very complex engineering project,” said commissioner Charlie Zelle, MnDOT. “This is...
    newsSeptember 4, 2015 - 10:01am
    May 26, 2010
    Stillwater bridge jumper is helped ashore
    Law enforcement responded to a call at the Stillwater bridge for a man who had jumped into the river. The call came into dispatch at around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Reports indicated that another person jumped into the river to save the jumper. A private boat operator also was on scene...
    newsMay 26, 2010 - 4:32pm
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