Skeeters start fist season with a bang

05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Hager City's very first weekend of amateur baseball was a great success as the Skeeters won a 12-team tournament in Minnesota.

Barron man charged with 13 counts of forgery

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
A Barron man was charged Monday in Pierce County Circuit Court with 13 counts of forgery, stemming from a seven-day span last August.

River Falls man charged with multiple burglary and theft crimes

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Within a 15-day span in March, Jonathan Nitchals went on an alleged crime spree in the City of River Falls that could land him in jail for a long time.

River Falls man charged with repeated sexual assault

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
A River Falls man was charged last month with repeated sexual assault of child.

Prescott man charged with battery

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
A Prescott man has been charged in Pierce County Circuit Court with battery of an elderly person, a felony that brings a maximum penalty of $10,000 and/or six years prison, if found guilty.

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.

Village Board rejects liquor ordinance amendment

05/06/2008 12:00 AM
A debate on liquor licenses was the main topic of discussion for the Ellsworth Village Board Monday night.

Adopt-A-Highway available for anyone

05/06/2008 12:00 AM
Whether it’s individuals, groups or organizations, they all have the same mission in mind: wanting to keep their environment clean.

SV School Board welcomes new members, sets committees

05/06/2008 12:00 AM
SPRING VALLEY--The Spring Valley School Board reorganized early last week.

Horse-riding couple makes bloodmobile a must stop

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
Sid and Lou White plan to again attend the American Red Cross Bloodmobile when it visits Zion Covenant Church, 210 N. Beulah St. in Ellsworth, next Monday from noon to 6 p.m.

Smith long eyed Eagle, looks forward to perks

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
Ellsworth High School senior Cullan Smith showed his official Eagle Scout card last week.

Prescott man taken to Regions Hospital after Pierce County accident

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
A Prescott man was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul Wednesday night after he was involved in a one-vehicle rollover accident south of Prescott.

Novotny set sights on being agent, interning in Pierce

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Sara Novotny has been hired as Pierce County’s 4-H intern for this summer.

Elmwood man cited after car, cycle chase

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Whenever the Spring or Fall Flood Run occurs, expect the unexpected. And this year’s Spring Flood Run, which occurred April 19, included at least one notable development.

Completed survey allows work to proceed

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The Pierce County Board has approved land descriptions that will allow the highway department to go ahead with reconstruction on CTH U.

Pair taken to hospital after vehicle enters river

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
A pair was taken to an area hospital early Wednesday after the vehicle they're riding in entered a river.

Ellsworth High School parent/teacher conferences Tuesday

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Ellsworth High School will be holding its parent/teacher conferences from 5-7 p.m. May 6.

Paul Stark

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.

Barkla re-elected chair of Pierce County Board

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
ELLSWORTH – Paul Barkla, River Falls, was elected to his second two-year term as chairman of the Pierce County Board when newly-elected supervisors met to reorganize April 22.

Sheriff's K-9 department commissions 'Packer's Playground'

04/29/2008 12:00 AM
HAGER CITY -- When Herman Kreig became the Pierce County Sheriff's Department K-9 Officer in 2004, he had a list of things he wanted done to enhance the department.