Panel formed to set windmill standards

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A 15-member panel has been formed to come up statewide standards for locating high-tech windmills.

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Pollutants, weather pattern combine to create air issues

When it came to air quality last week, western Wisconsin was seeing orange. An air quality advisory for particle pollution (orange level) was issued for five consecutive days for much of Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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St. Croix River is on the rise

The city of Hudson issued an advisory Monday (March 15) saying that the St. Croix River was expected to rise seven feet between then and the following Monday.

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Bee good to your pollinators

It is the time of year when spring and summer are on everyone’s mind, even the bees. On Saturday, in the warmth of the sun, Dan Klasen, president of the St. Croix County Beekeepers Association opened one of his hives to find the bees already moving around.

• Bees in a hive
• Dan Klasen with four of his 20 hives
• Kate Kees shows the smoker, used by beekeepers to quiet bees
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Owls and conservation go hand in hand

Walter C. Crawford Jr. and some of his full time staff of 25 returned to Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center for presentations on both Saturday and Sunday.

• Walter C. Crawford Jr., the founder of the World Bird Sanctuary
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• John and Carol Marnell each hold an owl
• Carpenter Nature Center owls

The rise and fall of Sportsman’s Warehouse

Stuart Utgaard was busy cleaning out his office overlooking the Apple River in Star Prairie last week. Utgaard said he will soon lose the impressive commercial building, built in 1993, due to personal bankruptcy and a mortgage foreclosure.

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Sportsmen have banquet March 23

The St. Croix County Sportsman’s Alliance is holding its 29th annual Sportsman’s Benefit at the American Legion Post Number 240 in Baldwin Tuesday, March 23.

Michael O’Keefe joins Hudson Park Board

Michael O’Keefe is the newest member of the Hudson Park Board, having been appointed by Mayor Dean Knudson and confirmed by the City Council in early February.

• Michael O’Keefe, newest Hudson Park Board member

Hunter safety class offered

The Roberts-Warren hunter education instructors will hold a spring class at the Warren Town Hall, 720 112th St., Roberts, at 6:30 p.m. starting March 11.

Excellent conditions make for record Birkie

Excellent snow conditions, hard-working skiers and volunteers, and beautiful weather produced record-setting results at the 37th American Birkebeiner Saturday in Hayward.

• Mark Gherty at start of 37th American Birkebeiner
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Ice conditions changing fast on Mississippi

Conservation wardens with the state Department of Natural Resources are warning anglers the ice on the main channel of the Mississippi River is rapidly deteriorating and presents a safety risk.

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Mayor proposes fall archery hunt to thin deer herd

A recommendation for a fall archery hunt to thin Hudson’s whitetail deer population has been referred to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.

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Storm spotter training offered

The Stillwater Amateur Radio Association (SARA) and Metro Skywarn are hosting a free, half-day class that teaches basic skills necessary to become a volunteer storm spotter.

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Chief Jansen stories deadline changed

Anecdotes, stories and other reflections on the influence the late North Hudson Police Chief Richard Jansen had on citizens are requested in connection with the development of a new village park.

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Our View: Questions the closing of Rolling Ridges

The recent announcement of the closing of Girl Scouts’ Camp Rolling Ridges raises a number of questions and the more we examine the decision, the more we question its wisdom.

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• Troop leaders protest closing of Camp Rolling Ridges