Hudson Star Observer

Dave Knoke gave the best acceptance speech I’ve heard at a Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. I hope the former UW-River Falls linebacker doesn’t mind when I say I wasn’t expecting it from him. He had a team-leading 119 tackles for the Falcons in 1986 and looks...

As school officials look to the future, the board has come up with a concept of “community engagement.” If the last school referendum (which was handily defeated) proved anything, it was that the community felt they were not involved in the process. The public felt that not...

The year-old St. Croix Bike and Pedestrian Trails Coalition has already established itself as a major player in new recreational-route planning, and now the group wants to add more voices to its work. The advocacy and information-clearinghouse group recently announced a new membership...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Gov. Scott Walker said the way he handled the Madison union protesters in 2011 helped prepare him for dealing with world terrorists. Walker, a potential GOP presidential hopeful, made the remark Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference...

Possible changes to the city of Hudson’s animal control ordinance produced a lively exchange at Monday night’s meeting of the City Council. The council’s Public Safety Committee has been working on revisions to Chapter 99 of the City Code since last summer when a citizen...

The Hudson Board of Education approved spending up to $1.125 million to make some short-term improvements to Hudson High School in an attempt to alleviate some of the building’s space issues. The funds will be used to update four science lab classrooms and add additional seating...