Hudson Star Observer

The Hudson School Board voted 5-0 to get appraisals of the two pieces of property the district owns on County UU near the Hudson Soccer Complex in order to consider whether the property should be sold and a new site sought for a secondary school or to hold onto the property. The...

Wisconsin dairy leaders are condemning the animal abuse videotaped at a large farm in Brown County. An investigator from Mercy for Animals taped incidents at the Wiese Brothers Farm near Greenleaf in which cows were kicked, whipped and suspended in the air. State veterinarian Paul...

Alan Burchill announced Tuesday morning that he is in the running for a second full two-year term as mayor of Hudson. “I enjoy it. I think we’re making progress,” the mayor said in a phone call to the Star-Observer from his office at St. Croix Valley Insurance agency, which...

A debate over snowplowing procedures brought residents of the neighborhood surrounding E.P. Rock Elementary School to the Dec. 2 City Council meeting in force. They were there to protest a decision by Public Works Director Tom Zeuli, affirmed by the Public Works Committee, to plow...

MADISON -- Wisconsin communities could keep more control over their frac-sand mines, under a compromise that's being worked on at the State Capitol. Senate Republican Tom Tiffany of Hazelhurst rankled local leaders in October, when he proposed the state take away the towns' police...

The city of Hudson will spend up to $9,000 to study what kind of intersection should be in front of the high school at Vine and Wisconsin streets. The City Council made the decision Dec. 2 after reviewing a proposal from Foth Infrastructure and Environment, the city’s consulting...

Two seats on the Hudson Board of Education will be part of the spring 2014 election on April 1. The three-year term seats are currently held by Lynn Robson and Dan Tjornehoj.  The deadline for filing is Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. Candidacy papers are available are...

MADISON -- A special state Assembly committee is scheduled to release a report on recommendations for changes to the Common Core education standards in Wisconsin. The committee, created by Republicans earlier in the year, was formed to study and release possible changes to the voluntary...

Rep. Dean Knudson (R-Hudson), along with Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) has introduced a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds vote of the Wisconsin Legislature in order to increase the state sales, income or franchise tax. “Many of us were elected to the legislature...

Two road builders from Wisconsin and Minnesota will work together to build the main part of a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River north of Hudson. Transportation departments from both states awarded a $332 million contract Thursday to Lunda Construction of Black River...

It is a difficult time of the year to think about civic duty, but that’s exactly what must happen if someone is thinking about running for a position on a local board in the spring election. Despite the hectic schedule that surrounds Christmas, no… Archive Material - Subscription...

In the Christian circles I frequent, the phrase “Jesus in the flesh” is used to describe someone who exemplifies how Christ would act if he was still here in body. I met such a person when Sister Joannes Klas came to Hudson a couple of weeks ago t… Archive Material -...

The Hudson Raiders boys’ basketball team opened Big Rivers Conference play Tuesday night, Dec. 10, with a 56-52 homecourt defeat of Eau Claire North. Alex Herink led the Raiders with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Matthew Sparstad added 18 points, including four three-pointers. Elsewhere...

By Mike Yurk Snow covered the back deck on my house and looking out the kitchen windows while the coffee was brewing I saw snow blanketing the ground. It was early November and seemed way too early for snow but the reality was it was here and soon enough there would be a lot more. I...