HOULTON
Houlton company will build Weitkamp Park pavilion 
A local company has won the contract to construct a picnic pavilion with restrooms in Weitkamp Park. The Hudson City Council on July 6 accepted the bid from Braden Construction of Houlton to build the facility for $288,302.
By Randy Hanson , July 16, 2010
Slain Houlton man was father and fiancé
The 40-year-old Houlton man who died after allegedly being shot by his brother in a St. Paul home on March 6 was engaged to be married and was the father of her two children.
March 17, 2010
Houlton man is killed; brother is charged
A 40-year-old Houlton man is dead after a shooting in a St. Paul home on Saturday night. The man’s brother has been charged with unintentional homicide.
March 09, 2010
UPDATE: Blaze leveled business, destroyed vehicles and inventory
A fire early Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, at Aqua Mates near Houlton destroyed so much that owner Dean Laursen hasn’t decided yet whether he will continue to operate the swimming pool and spa business.
By Randy Hanson , January 28, 2010
Hudson servicemen enjoy being home for the holidays
Privates Joey Lawler, Grant Richie and Mitch Smith spent a lot of time together between their arrival home in mid-December and the return of two of them to duty early this week.
By Randy Hanson , January 06, 2010
Toy box project inspired by late Grant Truhler
Grant Truhler was a student at Houlton Elementary who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor when he was a third grader (2005). He died in the fall of 2007 while in fifth grade.
December 31, 2009
Visit tree farm
Kindergarten classes from Houlton Elementary School recently visited Leverty's Traditional Tree Farm in Houlton
December 17, 2009
DOTs hold bridge open houses
The Wisconsin and Minnesota Departments of Transportation will host two public information meetings in November to update the public on the St. Croix River crossing project.
October 21, 2009
Icing likely cause of plane crash that killed three Hudson-area people
National Transportation Safety Board releases final report on Jan. 30, 2009, crash near Menomonie that killed Brett Weller, 44, of Hudson and Laurence, 51, and Vicki Berg, 53, of Houlton.
August 07, 2009
Houlton faces big fifth grade class in fall
Classroom overcrowding is not typically a problem at Houlton Elementary, often referred to as Hudson’s country school. But that may change for the school’s fifth grade this fall.
By Meg Heaton , July 24, 2009
Parents concerned over mixed grades
More than a third of the parents whose children attend Houlton Elementary are concerned about a possible plan to combine the kindergarten and first grade, and the fourth and fifth grades at Hudson’s so-called “country school.”
By Meg Heaton , June 19, 2009
Prairie Day: Houlton Elementary creates environmental awareness
Students at Houlton Elementary school dedicated June 4 to environmental appreciation. It is hoped that Houlton Prairie Day will become an annual event.
By Margaret Ontl , June 12, 2009
Former farm girl finishes long career at country school
Arla Railsback loves Houlton Elementary and will find it difficult to say good-bye when she retires at the end of this school year. For most of her almost 34 years in the classroom, she has taught at Hudson’s “country school” and loved it.
By Meg Heaton , May 29, 2009
Matthew K. Thompson, 43
Matthew K. Thompson, 43, of Houlton, formerly of Roberts, died on Wednesday, May 6, at United Hospital in St. Paul after a long battle with kidney disease.May 22, 2009
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