07/03/2008 12:00 AM If the City Council and St. Croix County go along with the idea, signs with flashing amber lights will alert motorists to the 35 mph limit between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. and between 3 and 5 p.m.
07/03/2008 12:00 AM Nine people were cited in a two-hour period last Wednesday afternoon in Lakefront Park, all for alcohol-related violations. The Hudson Police Department has officers in the park undercover this summer.
07/03/2008 12:00 AM College art student Jess Tewes is finding out this summer, which is being spent as an archeological site illustrator in Israel, what it’s like to be basically irreplaceable.
07/03/2008 12:00 AM One of Hudson’s own has made the journey to the national stage. Michael Olson, 32, is the election editor for National Public Radio and currently spends his time jetting to NPR studios in Washington, D.C., from Austin, Texas, where he has a home and a new wife.
07/02/2008 12:00 AM Martin and Susan Richards aren’t as concerned about rising liquid propane gas prices as they were last winter. The couple had a geothermal heat pump system installed at their house on Trout Brook Road two weeks ago.
07/02/2008 12:00 AM Victoria Bear begins a one-year jail sentence on July 9 for causing the accident that caused the death of Hudson man, Michael Strauch, last September.
07/02/2008 12:00 AM Randolph Mantooth is probably glad he got a haircut. The (then) 20-year-old actor almost turned down the co-starring role of paramedic Johnny Gage on NBC’s hit show “Emergency” because producers didn’t like his long hair.
07/02/2008 12:00 AM In hopes of saving a little gas money this summer, people are using bikes as a more common mode of transportation. But with the increased number of bicycles around, it’s important for motorists and cyclists alike to be aware of the rules of the road.
07/01/2008 12:00 AM Michael Van Ness, 21, was scheduled to be released from St. Croix County Jail Tuesday afternoon with a home monitoring device and some additional restrictions “in hopes of getting better compliance with the conditions of his probation.”
06/30/2008 12:00 AM Benjamin N. Luehrs, 19, 1247 Graham Ave., formerly of Hudson, and Michael C. Van Ness, 21, 1733 Laurel Ave., were both arrested following a traffic stop just after 10 p.m. June 24 on Vine Street near Diamond Drive.
06/27/2008 12:00 AM With the Republican National Convention coming to St. Paul in September, Hudson motels and restaurants should be full of the overflow from tens of thousands of participants, with the impact felt as far as Menomonie.
06/26/2008 12:00 AM Two former Hudson High School students have pleaded to misdemeanor charges connected with distributing a collage of nude photos of a female student in a locker-room.
Joel Foust, center, with his wife Jennie and Boosters President Jim Londo
06/26/2008 12:00 AM The Hudson Boosters are honoring one of their own as grand marshal of the 2008 Booster Days parade. Joel Foust will be at the front the parade on Second Street on Saturday, July 5, sitting on the back of a convertible with his wife, Jennie, at his side.
06/26/2008 12:00 AM The Hudson City Council plans to fill the position of parks and public works director that has been vacant since Jim Eulberg resigned from the job at the end of March 2007.
06/26/2008 12:00 AM When the pharmacist called to say he couldn’t refill a prescription for her special needs son’s anti-anxiety medication, Mary Boots was surprised.
06/25/2008 12:00 AM After a brief bout of wind, the conditions were picture perfect for the ninth annual Hudson Relay For Life last weekend. When all the totals were in, the event raised $130,800 for the American Cancer Society.
06/25/2008 12:00 AM Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation say that the recent warm weather forced a portion of concrete on Interstate 94 to blow up in the westbound lanes between Carmichael and 11th Street in Hudson.
06/25/2008 12:00 AM Deputy Jim Mikla was enjoying a day off fishing on Menomonie’s Lake Menomin with his wife, Kathy, and four-year-old son, Steven, last Saturday, when he heard screaming for help from another boat.
06/24/2008 12:00 AM Michael Van Ness, 21, Hudson, was at the top of the falls the afternoon of June 15 when rapid runoff water knocked him off his feet and swept him down a series of tiers to the bottom, said park ranger Darrel Richer.
06/24/2008 12:00 AM A former Hudson High School student has been convicted of marijuana charges resulting from an incident at the school three months ago.
06/20/2008 12:00 AM Alderman Lee Wyland recommends construction of a new joint facility to house the police department, ambulance service and a fire department substation to address space needs for the three departments.
06/20/2008 12:00 AM Hudson attorney Roy Sjoberg has always been involved in volunteering for the betterment of mankind, but his service work will jump to a new level next week when he is sworn in as Rotary District 5960 district governor.
Kris Miner does a Circle at Adams-Friendship Middle School
06/20/2008 12:00 AM It could be spreading a rumor, bullying at school or choosing to drive under the influence - there are many ways one can harm another. But harm can be healed, too. This is where the Saint Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (SCVRJP) comes in.
06/20/2008 12:00 AM The next couple of weekends are big ones for the 26 members of the St. Croix Valley Radio Amateurs. On Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, club members will be at Hudson’s County Market grocery store selling brats to raise money for activities and equipment.