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Daily Republic editor named to South Dakota task force on open records
MITCHELL, S.D. - Seth Tupper, the editor of The Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., recently was appointed to a state task force that will study open record and open meeting laws in the state, accordi...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:58 AM
Showing some local love
River Falls sure had a bad week last week. A fatal stabbing, a triple murder and it rained on their parade. I was thinking its time for Hudson to share some love with our neighbors. Paul Rode made a g...
Posted on 7/16/12 at 11:31 AM
Approachably Abrasive
Have you been to a protest lately? Tea Party? Occupy? Vietnam? We've all heard how protests are handled in China. Throughout my time there, I had heard from the locals and expats bits and pieces ab...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 9:20 AM
2011 Interview Summary
(first published on wivoices.org) Hundreds of thousands of protestors have descended on the Capitol in Madison, WI in the last year. Tens of thousands of volunteers have mobilized petition drives, me...
Posted on 1/17/12 at 4:07 PM
THE JOBS PRESIDENT IS AT IT AGAIN
Do you know the latest way The Jobs President is going to create jobs? Get ready, this is such exciting news! According to The Dialy Caller, The Jobs Presidents EPA is hiring 230,000 new bureaucrats ...
Posted on 10/1/11 at 2:17 PM
Our View: When it comes to state budget, no bulls in china shop
OpinionMike Huebsch, secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Administration, stopped by the Hudson Star-Observer offices last week. He’d driven from Wausau during the height of a powerful snowstorm to deliver a message to western Wisconsin residents.
By Editorial staff , March 15, 2013
Community grant program will continue, but unfunded
The city of Hudson will continue a grant program for community events and activities, but without funding it for now. The issue came before the City Council Monday night, with four of the five alderpersons present voting to continue the program.By Randy Hanson , March 15, 2013
Citizen Police Academy starts March 26
Participants in the nine-week course will learn about crime scene investigation and evidence gathering, the use of deadly force, drunk driving enforcement, self-defense and have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a squad car.March 14, 2013
Local Government Meetings ( March 14 - 21, 2013)
March 14, 2013
Tax reciprocity deal still unresolved
Although a key issue has been settled, Wisconsin commuters hoping for a break from the expense and inconvenience of filing income tax returns at home and in Minnesota shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief yet.By Judy Wiff , March 14, 2013
Dinghy storage on the dike road is still prohibited
The saga of the sailboat dinghies will continue until at least the next meeting of the Hudson City Council. Monday night, a motion to suspend council rules to allow reconsideration of a ban on the small boats being stored on the dike road failed on a 3-2 vote.By Randy Hanson , March 13, 2013
Hudson school district selects new human resources head
By Meg Heaton , March 13, 2013
HHS senior seeking OK to wear Marine uniform
By Meg Heaton , March 11, 2013
Local Government Meetings ( March 11 - 14, 2013)
March 08, 2013
Our View: Hats off to Kitty Rhoades
OpinionWe congratulate Hudson’s own Kitty Rhoades on her recent appointment as secretary of the Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services. We support Kitty, not only because she is a Hudsonite, but because she is well qualified for the position.
By Editorial staff , March 08, 2013
Barrels with explosive devices tossed back into Lake Superior; New tax reciprocity agreement close; Mining bill clears Assembly; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsOfficials say there were no high levels of toxic or hazardous chemicals in 25 barrels of old military waste pulled from Lake Superior, but 22 barrels had thousands of tiny explosive devices and were thrown back into the lake. After four years of negotiations, Minnesota and Wisconsin tax officials say they are within $6 million of a new reciprocal tax agreement.
March 08, 2013
Administration secretary visits to promote governor’s budget proposal
By Randy Hanson , March 07, 2013
Departments get OK to replace paramedic, clerk
Jennifer Hintze-Olson has resigned from her job as a full-time paramedic with St. Croix Emergency Medical Services. Miranda Kustrich is leaving her part-time position as the records/account clerk for the Hudson Fire Department.By Randy Hanson , March 07, 2013
Funerals held for truckers who died in river; Toddler killed by pit bulls; more briefs
Wisconsin NewsFuneral services were quickly arranged for two Minneapolis men who died when their semi-truck plunged into a river from a snowy I-94 in near Menomonie. A 14-month-old boy died after he was attacked by two pit bulls near Walworth in far southeast Wisconsin.
March 07, 2013
Polk County man drives on frozen St. Croix to escape police
A chase through North Hudson and onto the frozen St. Croix ends in an arrest of a Polk county man Sunday morning.By Meg Heaton , March 04, 2013
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