Ellsworth High School names highest honors
Ellsworth High School announced five 2013 graduates earned highest honors, meaning they graduated with a 11.50 grade point average or higher on the 12...
Barn down
Sunday’s late-afternoon storm downed this barn, owned by James Jean on 570th Avenue east of Ellsworth....
Spring Valley's Farmers Market up and running
The 2013 Spring Valley Wisconsin's Farmers Market had its first vendor set up on Friday, May 10, when John and Arlene Snoeyenbos of Ellsworth displaye...
Pierce County Courthouse trees taken down
Two large oak trees were removed from the south Pierce County Courthouse lawn Wednesday.
RELATED CONTENTHC man charged with first-degree meth charge in Red Wing
A Hager City man faces a first-degree drug charge after being found at the West Seventh Street Kwik Trip with nearly 20 grams of alleged methamphetamine.
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Save the trees
A group between 20-30 participated in a protest Tuesday morning to save the two oak trees that have stood on the Pierce County Courthouse front lawn for generations.
RELATED CONTENTCommittee: Ax the trees
What has been talked about for months, heck, even years, became official on May 14 during a Pierce County Building Committee meeting.
RELATED CONTENTPrescott native performs at Kennedy Center Sunday
A Prescott native will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Memorial Day weekend.
RELATED CONTENTLove of outdoors sets Green's career path
Lucas Green loves the outdoors and wants to make sure future generations have the opportunity as well.
RELATED CONTENT4-H Foundation golf event set for June 10 at Kilkarney
The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation announces that the registration deadline for the Northern Golf Classic is May 27.
RELATED CONTENTRiver Falls man dead after party bus accident
A 23-year-old River Falls man died late Saturday night in Ellsworth after he fell from the rear door of moving bus as came into the village on Hwy. 10.
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Shoe employees get about 36,000 new feet
Area News
-- Red Wing Shoe Co., will be adding more than 36,000 square feet of office space in the coming weeks.
St. James painting returned
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-- She hasn’t really left the St. James Hotel in at least 50 years. But early Saturday morning, the young woman in a white dress was forcefully carried out of the library, down the hotel’s steps and into a vehicle.
Western Wisconsin Roundup: Groundbreaking ceremony set for Tuesday for new St. Croix River bridge
Western Wisconsin News
-- Officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold a ground-breaking ceremony next Tuesday afternoon for the new four-lane Saint Croix River bridge between Hudson and Stillwater.
Government and Political Roundup: Sen. Baldwin gives her first floor speech today
Wisconsin News
-- Wisconsin’s newest U-S senator said today that her state’s businesses and middle class residents are “stuck in neutral” while the national economy recovers.
Crime and Court Roundup: Bond failure reduced for man accused of cashing relative's Social Security checks
Wisconsin News
-- One of three central Wisconsin residents accused of cashing a relative’s Social Security checks since the 1980’s failed to get his bond reduced yesterday.
State News Roundup: DNR hopes to expand walleye population
Wisconsin News
-- The state D-N-R has created a new program to improve Wisconsin fishing by expanding the walleye population.
Minnesota News Roundup: Sen. Franken challenges Energy Department on gas prices
Minnesota News
-- U.S. Sen. Al Franken is blaming the recent spike in Minnesota gas prices in part on the Department of Energy’s decision to stop publishing refinery maintenance reports two years ago.
Editorial: 'Drunkest state' - it's no joke
Stating the problem is easy. Finding the solution isn’t.
RELATED CONTENTNo. 10 EPC wins extra-inning thriller over Spring Valley
The Elmwood/Plum City prep softball team, now ranked 10th in the state in Division 4, came from behind not once but twice in Tuesday's WIAA regional semifinal contest vs. Spring Valley and won in extra innings 7-6.
RELATED CONTENTBrewers beaten up in series finale against Dodgers
Wisconsin Sports
-- Ryan Braun says the Milwaukee Brewers are “barely even competitive” after losing 16 of their last 20 games. The All-Star outfielder hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season in yesterday’s 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park.
UW-La Crosse hosts NCAA Division III Track and Field Meet this weekend
Wisconsin Sports
- UW La Crosse is hosting the NCAA Division III outdoor track meet, which runs from today through Saturday at Veteran's Memorial Stadium.
Gophers win opening game of Big Ten tourney
Minnesota Sports
-- University of Minnesota outfielder Andy Henkemeyer of Sauk Rapids, Minn. singled in the winning run in the ninth inning as Minnesota edged Illinois 3-2 in the Big Ten Tournament opener at Target Field Wednesday afternoon.
Twins chopped up again by Braves, losing streak now at eight
Minnesota Sports
-- Atlanta's Evan Gattis capped a five-run fourth inning with a grand slam as the Braves topped the Twins 8-3 yesterday in Atlanta.
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