Hudson Star Observer

MADISON -- A nearly 20-year-old debate over when Wisconsin schools can start their fall classes is being revived again. La Crosse Superintendent Randy Nelson wants the state Legislature to end the requirement that schools wait until September first to start their new terms. To help...

The River Channel, the cable television community access channel for Hudson and North Hudson, is airing interviews with the candidates for the Hudson City Council. Mary Claire Potter conducted the interviews for the Western Wisconsin Journal program. They will air every Friday...

St. Croix is likely to its place as the fastest-growing county in Wisconsin based on a 30-year study to the year 2040 from the Department of Administration. DOA projects St. Croix County’s 2040 population at 119,010 for an increase of 41.1 percent and a numeric increase of 34,665,...

A proposal from a St. Croix County Board member to prohibit retailers from providing free plastic bags for customer purchases has, at the least, stalled out. In a report presented to the board Tuesday, the county’s Community Development Department instead recommended “a positive...

The National Newspaper Association finished a readership survey in 2013. The gist was that even in the electronic/digital age, two-thirds of small-town residents rely on their local paper for news and advertising information. The survey noted this reliance continues even as more...

MADISON -- The head of a task force that's studying Wisconsin's rural schools says he's surprised at how much they've been stripped to the bare bones. Still, Assembly Republican Rob Swearingen of Rhinelander does not expect his panel to suggest a major financial overhaul when its...