Will an MBA help further your career? Here's where to find out

The College of Business and Economics at the UW-River Falls will host an information session from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the UWRF Hudson Center, for those considering whether a master’s degree in business administration will help them further their career goals.

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Another HSD administrator resigns

Hudson School District’s Director of Student Services, Cory McIntyre, submitted his letter of resignation on May 16 after getting a better offer from a Twin Cities school district.

After 21 years, Judy Meincke retires -- sort of

Judy Meincke began her teaching career in Hudson in 1976. That very first year after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, she took a job as a kindergarten teacher at the then Fourth Street School, now the site of Willow River Elementary.

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Neil Paulson chose technology over farming

A couple of hard winters on the family dairy farm and Neil Paulson decided to pursue another career. The epiphany came at a particularly severe moment. “I was running a manure spreader and freezing and I thought there has to be a better way than this.”

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Guest view: Board members have access to district records

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Additionally, this policy allows for printing and retrieval fees of such records to be waived for a board member if the records requested are necessary for the proper performance of the board member’s official duties and can be made available through reasonable expenditures of staff time and other resources.

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Area state senator greets Dalai Lama

State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls)_welcomed the Dalai Lama to Wisconsin Tuesday, May 14 during his two-day visit to Madison to give a teaching, take part in a panel discussion at UW-Madison and address a joint session of the State Legislature.

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'Girl Rising':'Nine extraordinary stories

The screening of the acclaimed film "Girl Rising" on Friday will benefit the Hudson Destination Imagination teams that are going to compete in the international competition in Knoxville,Tenn. at the end of the month.

HHS looks to repeat victory in school bus races at Cedar Lake Speedway

In their first competition last year, Hudson competed against area schools including Somerset, New Richmond, Unity, Baldwin, and Osceola. At the end of the night the Hudson bus was the only bus running, winning the battle of the buses for 2012.

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Bobbi Sinnett says goodbye to teaching after 39 years

She has been a part of middle school education since Hudson’s first middle school opened, and has taught sixth grade the entire time. She was hired just out of college by the newly appointed middle school principal Bill Hickox to replace him in the classroom.

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HMS education assistant dies

Hudson Middle School education assistant Cindy Harwell passed away at Regions Hospital on May 5 following an extended illness.

Our View: Board members should have full access to records

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There is a letter to the editor in this week’s Star-Observer from School Board member Sandy Gehrke, upset about the district’s request that she pay $428.54 for copies of paperwork. Gehrke might be viewed by some as a maverick on the board, but she was the choice of the voters.

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HMS students honored by Siemens Foundation for environmental project

The team focused its efforts on promoting bike riding as an alternative to driving automobiles. It started a free bike redistribution program called the “Raider Rider Re-Ride” through which community members can recycle their unwanted bikes.

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Suspect arrested in SCC school fire

Police announced a suspect has been arrested, following the investigation of the St. Croix Central Elementary School fire. The announcement was made at a community meeting to update parents and community members on efforts to resume classes.

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Location found for SCC elementary classes

After a Tuesday, April 30, fire closed St. Croix Central Elementary, district officials have been searching for a place to hold classes for the remainder of the school year. District Superintendent David Bradley said the district has identified Rolling Ridges Girl Scout Camp, approximately 6 miles northwest of Roberts.

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School supplies collected for SCC students

In response to the recent fire that has closed St. Croix Central Elementary School in Roberts, WESTconsin Credit Union offices are participating in a community supply drive.

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