Money

The Wisconsin Lottery announced on Sunday that a $50,000 winning ticket from the Jan. 9 Powerball drawing was sold at the Holiday SSG station-store at the corner of Second Street and Coulee Road in Hudson. Powerball fever is running high as the jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing has...

St. Croix County residents and businesses that have unclaimed money, stocks, bonds or safe deposit box contents are listed in the Sept. 3 edition of the Hudson Star-Observer. The ad listing all of the current or past county residents and businesses that are the owners of unclaimed...

Like winter, it comes every year at this time and affects nearly everyone: tax filing season. And after more than 20 years, the VITA program at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is again prepared to assist people with free tax preparation. VITA also provides a 24-hour hotline...

A new report says Wisconsin will receive $756 million in the current fiscal year from cigarette tax revenues and the 1998 lawsuit settlement against tobacco companies. However, the state will only spend less than a penny of each dollar of the money received on stop-smoking programs...

It’s possible that someone who donated an item of clothing to the Ken and Martina Steltzner family after they lost their home to fire on Oct. 25 gave more than they intended. A pouch with cash inside was found in one of the pockets. Ernie Spinks, Ken Steltzner’s stepfather,...

United Way St. Croix Valley launched its 2014 Campaign on Sept. 15. The annual fundraising appeal, which funds United Way initiatives and local nonprofit programs and services serving Pierce, Polk and St. Croix county residents, will run through Nov. 17. Former “On the Road”...

Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, St. Croix County supervisors finalized a union contract that will give 70 St. Croix County patrol deputies, investigators and jailers pay increases for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The agreement with the Wisconsin Professional Police Association was adopted on...