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Taser halts runaway horse

05/09/2008 12:00 AM
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Department may have found a new use for a TASER gun.

Drug task force funding is drying up

05/09/2008 12:00 AM
The St. Croix Valley Drug Task Force that has been at the forefront of the battle against methamphetamine trafficking is in jeopardy of being disbanded.

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County deputy arrested for OWI

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
A St. Croix County deputy was arrested for drunken driving while on his way to attend a management training session in Appleton last weekend.

Council authorizes $1.94 million bond issue

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The Hudson City Council on Monday night authorized the city’s financial advisers to solicit for bids on a $1,940,000 bond issue that will finance 2008 capital improvements.
Officer Brent Ellwanger
Officer Brent Ellwanger

HPD’s new officer is already decorated hero

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Before Brent Ellwanger was a full-time member of the Hudson Police Department, he was already a decorated officer, having earned both a Medal of Valor and a Purple Heart in the line of duty.

State treasurer in Hudson Tuesday

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass will visit St. Croix and Pierce counties Tuesday, May 13, including a 10 a.m. stop at the Hudson Middle School Media Center, where she will discuss EdVest, the state’s 529 college savings plan.

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Fire training exercise set

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The mobile live fire training unit from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College will conduct a training exercise at the St. Croix Meadows dog track in Hudson from 6-10 p.m. Monday, May 12.

Three girls cited for vandalism

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Three juvenile girls have been cited for their role in the recent vandalism at North Hudson Elementary and to several cars in the surrounding neighborhood.
Small signs like this indicate neighbors’ opposition to the school. Judy Wiff photo
Opposition sign

School doesn’t belong there, say Troy town residents

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
A group of town of Troy neighbors warn they’ll go to court if necessary to prevent a Montessori preschool from operating in a house on their road.

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Fire victim remains hospitalized

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Nineteen-year-old Brandon Helm is making progress toward recovery a month after suffering severe burns in a fire at his home in Hudson, according to the CaringBridge Web site.
Pat Hook, who took part in a mock game of Deal Or No Deal involving all students at Liberty Ridge before he flew to the Philippines for the real thing
Pat Hook plays mock game with students before his trip

Roberts man wins $71,000 on 'Deal Or No Deal'

05/06/2008 12:00 AM
With his students from Liberty Ridge elementary in Woodbury, Minn., glued to their televisions Monday night Pat Hooks, Roberts, faced Howie Mandel, 25 briefcase-carrying Filipino models and a mean banker on Deal or No Deal.

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Sheriff’s investigators Jim Dorsey, left, and Dan Breymeier retired from the department last Friday. Dorsey served the county for 21 years and Breymeier logged in 25.
Retirees Jim Dorsey, left, and Dan Breymeier

Two more sheriff's deputies retire

05/06/2008 12:00 AM
Two more veteran St. Croix County Sheriff's Department deputies retired last week leaving the staff of investigators with a lot of relatively new faces.

Area man's appearance on 'Deal or No Deal' is changed to Monday

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
The espisode of the NBC game show, "Deal or No Deal" that will feature Pat Hook of Roberts will air on Monday beginning at 7 p.m. instead of Wednesday as was reported earlier.
High water has covered the new Lakefront Park floodwall closest to the St. Croix River. It also has delayed grass seeding and the paving of the pathways. Photo by Randy Hanson
High water has covered the new Lakefront Park floodwall

High water further delays park floodwall project

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
High water is the reason for the latest delay in the one-and-a-half-year-old Lakefront Park floodwall project, according to Charles Schwartz of Bonestroo, the consulting engineering firm on the project.

City streets scheduled for curbing, sidewalk repair

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
The Hudson City Council at its April 21 meeting approved the replacement of damaged sections of curbing, sidewalks and pedestrian ramps on portions of some streets.

City opens leaf drop-off site

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
City of Hudson residents may dispose of tree leaves free of charge at the city’s West Garage, 1421 Second St., on four days of the week through Saturday, May 10.

Authorities search for suspect near County F

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Traffic was slowed on County Rd. F south of Hudson for about two hours Thursday while St. Croix County sheriff's deputies searched for a homicide suspect from Minnesota.

North Hudson school vandals caught

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
In a letter sent to parents Thursday from North Hudson Elementary School Manager Dolf Schmidt, he said the suspects who vandalized the school Sunday night have been identified and will receive citations from the North Hudson Police.

Homeowner disputes department’s account of fire call in town

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Larry Glidden and the Hudson Fire Department have different accounts of what brought firefighters to his house at 396 Brookwood Drive in the town of Hudson Saturday morning.
Roger Rebholz of Hudson is the new St. Croix County Board chairman. He said his top priority is to keep the county’s AA3 bond rating. Photo by Jon Echternacht
Roger Rebholz, new St. Croix County Board chairman

‘Mind the spending’ is the new chairman’s mission

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Roger Rebholz was surprised to be named chairman of the St. Croix County Board of Commissioners, but not shocked. Rebholz replaced Clarence “Buck” Malick, who was chairman of the County Board for the past six years.

‘Deal or No Deal’ contestant is back home

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Pat Hook of Roberts has just returned from his appearance on the NBC game show “Deal or No Deal.” He can’t reveal anything about how he did on the program, but he does know that the program will be aired on Wednesday, May 7, beginning at 7 p.m.

EMS billing write-offs concern City Council

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Billing write-offs by St. Croix Emergency Medical Services will be back on the agenda when the Hudson City Council meets Monday night.

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Kit Elert carries a bucket of clay on her head at Preaching Point Site. Many Bethel women joined in a bucket brigade and carried clay to help backfill a portion of the building’s foundation. Submitted photo
Kit Elert carries a bucket of clay on her head

Bethel members visit partner church in Africa

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Nineteen members of Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson visited a partner congregation in Tanzania, Africa, for two weeks beginning March 8. The group included members ages ages 13 to 69.

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Mayor wants to reduce city’s energy consumption

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Hudson Mayor Dean Knudson has announced a goal of reducing the city government’s per capita consumption of energy by 10 percent over the next two years.

Photos lead to trouble for HHS teens

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
The information age took an ugly turn recently at Hudson High School when a so-called collage of partially naked pictures of a female student turned up in a boys locker room.

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HSS students charged with defamation

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Two Hudson High School students have been charged with misdemeanors for their part in distributing a collection of revealing photographs of a fellow student at the school.

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Vandals hit North Hudson elementary

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Sometime overnight on Sunday, North Hudson Elementary School on Lemon Street North was targeted by one or more vandals. The vandals used colored chalk to write profanity, obscenities and hate speech at 15 different locations around the school, mostly on doors and windows.
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Eau Claire builder in race for 3rd Congressional District

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
A home builder from Eau Claire will be challenging U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., for the Third Congressional District seat.

Regional health co-op discussed

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Over 100 people attended a two-hour workshop on regional health cooperatives hosted by State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf and the St. Croix Economic Development Corp. on April 18 in Baldwin.

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HPD Officer Traci Haines has her new badge pinned on by her father, Donald, at a swearing-in ceremony last week at City Hall. Photo by Randy Hanson
HPD Officer Traci Haines with father, Donald, pinning on her badge

Hudson Police Department has two new officers

04/29/2008 12:00 AM
The Hudson Police Department has two new full-time patrol officers following swearing ceremonies last week at City Hall. Traci Haines, 24, of Somerset, and John Worden, 37, of Hudson, fill vacancies in the department.

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Downed tree caused Saturday's power outage in Hudson

04/28/2008 12:00 AM
The wind blew a tree onto a power line shortly after noon on Saturday, knocking out electrical service to 3,419 customers in the city of Hudson.

County wants state to pay up on jail costs for housing state prisoners

04/25/2008 12:00 AM
The St. Croix County Board is asking the state to pay its share for housing prisoners. People in custody of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for allegedly violating the requirements of parole or probation are regularly held in county jails awaiting court action.

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County Board reorganizes

04/25/2008 12:00 AM
Twelve new supervisors, nearly 40 percent of the St. Croix County Board, took office last week before new officers and committees were elected.

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Three Hudsonites were among a group that traveled to India to visit children they sponsor through Care & Share. The group includes, front from left, Hudsonite Annie Karr, Bhuvaneswari, Sravanthi, Lakeshmi and Hudsonite Amy Malhoit; back, Rajesh, Hudsonite Lori Guhl and Suneetha. Photo submitted
Hudsonites visiting children in India

Building a bridge to India

04/25/2008 12:00 AM
Several families in the Hudson area are reaching out to destitute children in India through a non-profit organization called Care & Share. As of today, 15 families from Hudson sponsor 18 children through Care & Share.

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