Relay for Life chair Charles Huntley survived colon cancer
In 2005, Charles Huntley went to the doctor because “something just didn’t feel right.” He got a call a day later telling him he had cancer. "I was sc...
St. Croix Animal Friends begin push to build shelter
St. Croix Animal Friends Inc. is ready for action, the leaders say. Seven years after the nonprofit corporation formed to establish a shelter for dog...
Bethel Lutheran bids Pastor Bredeson a fond farewell
The Rev. Van V. Bredeson will give his final sermon as a member of the staff at Bethel Lutheran Church on Sunday. After 22 years as the church’s educa...
Loaner life jackets at Lakefront Park in Hudson, courtesy of DNR grant
Members of the Double Good 4-H club who worked on the life jacket station include, back from left, Josiah Berg, Logan Berg, Jason Kennett, Tyler Kenne...
Graduation moved indoors
Hudson High School's Graduation ceremony was moved from Newton Field to the school gym due to weather.
RELATED CONTENTUPDATE: Lift bridge to close to vehicles this afternoon
The Stillwater Lift Bridge will close to vehicle traffic for a couple hours today, Wednesday, beginning at noon.
RELATED CONTENTThieves take mail; police chief issues warning
Mail was stolen from a mailbox in the 1500 block of Laurel Avenue at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 13, the Hudson Police Department reports. Police Chief Marty Jensen is cautioning people not to use their personal mailboxes to send sensitive mail.
RELATED CONTENTStressed pines in area concern property owners, DNR experts
DNR plant and pest disease specialist Todd Lanigan’s preliminary finding is that it may be due to the drought conditions in the past few years.
RELATED CONTENTHudson High School Rod and Gun Club shoots to state competition
The 36-member club started last year when Rick Persinger, president of the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club, noticed his son’s and his son’s friends’ growing interests in shooting.
RELATED CONTENTUpdate: Investigation continues into boat crash that killed 1, injured 2
An investigation may determine why, but what’s known is that a speedboat driver on the St. Croix River somehow lost his bearings. Instead of continuing north, Patrick Puhalla, 46, of Bayport, Minn., got turned to the east.
RELATED CONTENTDave Fehringer, the ‘Middle School Math Man’ retires after 29 years of equations
Fehringer helped launch the district's first computer classes. “I think math-wise, we teach a mile wide and only an inch thick,” he says. “We should go deeper."
RELATED CONTENTClaudia Kell: kids are her passion
Claudia Kell may be retiring this month but she isn’t leaving education and probably never will. “I am just choosing to change the atmosphere a little.”
RELATED CONTENTReward offered for information on corrections office fire
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information about who drove a vehicle into the front of the state corrections office and threw an incendiary device inside to start a fire.
Republicans add last-minute school choice measures, mine-area restrictions; Shell Lake man mauled by bear, more state news
Wisconsin News
A debate over the new state budget lasted only 15 minutes in the Assembly Tuesday, as majority Republicans spent most of their time behind closed doors adding some last-minute items. Also, a rural Shell Lake man was critically hurt when he was mauled by a black bear Monday night. Read on for the latest on budget negotiations, rancor over the federal Farm Bill and an admission by Capuchin Order leaders that at least 23 friars abused minors.
Summer gets off to cold start; Mom suspected of trying to asphyxiate four kids; Woman accuses John Menard of extortion, demanding sex; more state news
Wisconsin News
Most of Wisconsin was in the 40’s and 50’s this morning, but a couple spots in the north cooled down to the 30’s after a boisterous cold front went through. A $200,000 cash bond was set Monday for a northern Wisconsin woman suspected of trying to kill four of her six children by asphyxiation. A former business partner claims Eau Claire billionaire John Menard pressured her for sex and later retaliated by firing her husband. Plus more state news.
Day by Day: Head in the clouds takes some getting used to
Opinion
I had thought the day when I found myself in a cloud, I would be dead, resting in peace somewhere. Instead here I am working in one every day -- just wishing I was
Our View: Congratulations to the Hudson High class of 2013
Opinion
The Hudson High School class of 2013 –- over 400 students strong -- graduates Saturday night in ceremonies at Newton Field (HHS east gym in case of rain), and we wish each student the best in the years ahead.
Ron Dayne, new Badgers coach attend River Falls golf event
The event, to benefit the Badger football program, also featured appearances by 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, voice of Badger football and basketball Matt Lepay and Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
RELATED CONTENTOrganization takes people fishing on the St. Croix who otherwise wouldn't have the chance
Guests are seniors, persons with physical or developmental disabilities, military members and families of servicemembers who are deployed, veterans and intergenerational youth groups.
RELATED CONTENTHudson River Rats improve to 3-1 in St. Croix Valley Baseball League
The Rats’ latest win came last Saturday, June 8, at Grandview Park when they erased an early 2-0 deficit to Plum City with 13 unanswered runs in a 13-2, seven-inning victory.
RELATED CONTENTSun Prairie, Lodi, Oconto and Greenwood are state baseball champs
Wisconsin Sports
Sun Prairie won its second straight Division 1 state high school spring baseball title Thursday night, with a 5-4 victory over Stevens Point in eight innings near Appleton.
Eau Claire Memorial ousted in quarterfinals of girls state soccer tournament
Wisconsin Sports
Cedarburg blanked Eau Claire Memorial 3-0 as Josee Stiever had two goals and an assist. Brookfield Central, Waukesha West and De Pere also advance.
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