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...
Police, Hospital team up to help youngsters about bike-riding
Employees from Allina Health and River Falls Area Hospital joined forces with the Prescott Police Department and Prescott Parent Association members T...
Pierce County Courthouse trees taken down
Two large oak trees were removed from the south Pierce County Courthouse lawn Wednesday.
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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.
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What has been talked about for months, heck, even years, became official on May 14 during a Pierce County Building Committee meeting.
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A Prescott native will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Memorial Day weekend.
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Lucas Green loves the outdoors and wants to make sure future generations have the opportunity as well.
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4-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.
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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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In his 38 years as an educator, Bill Fuller has worked with grades kindergarten through 12th, but this year he’s graduating with the seniors.
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Government and Political Roundup: Sen. Baldwin gives her first floor speech today
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.
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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.
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The state D-N-R has created a new program to improve Wisconsin fishing by expanding the walleye population.
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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.
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Stating the problem is easy. Finding the solution isn’t.
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For the first time since 2006 the Ellsworth High School boys' golf team will be competing at sectionals. The Panthers qualified after finishing fourth in today's WIAA Division 2 regional played at Krooked Kreek Golf Course.
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It’s been three weeks since the Milwaukee Brewers won a series – but they can take 2-of-3 from the Los Angeles Dodgers with a victory this afternoon at Miller Park.
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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.
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U-W Milwaukee took all but one of the five season baseball awards in the Horizon League.
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While the top four qualify for sectionals, there were will be many Pierce County boys' prep track and field athletes heading to the WIAA Division 2 Bloomer Sectional Thursday as regional champions from Monday afternoon's meet at St. Croix Central.
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Atlanta's Freddie Freeman singled in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning to lift the Braves past the Twins, 5-4, in the middle of a three-game series at Turner Field last night in Atlanta.
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Spring Valley High School's track and field teams didn't run their first meet until the end of April even though the season began almost a month an half earlier. But Monday's WIAA Division 3 Boyceville Regional the Cardinal boys and girls teams were finally at their best.
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Former Packers’ defensive back Charles Woodson is back with the team he starred with before coming to Green Bay seven years ago.
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