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    August 18, 2017
    Pierce County Sheriff's Office investigators, along with Prescott police, were investigating a stabbing incident at 635 Pine St. in Prescott. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Update: Prescott man charged with attempted homicide in stabbing case
    A Prescott man was arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies Tuesday after a stabbing at his apartment. Prescott Interim Police Chief Robert...
    News/crime and courts16 hours 38 min ago
    August 16, 2017
    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources lists more than 250 CAFOs across the state, up from fewer than 50 in the mid-'90s. The vast majority of those farms are dairy operations. File photo
    Dairy group sues Wisconsin DNR over pollution discharge rules
    A Wisconsin dairy group is challenging whether the state can require farmers to obtain operating permits that aren't required under federal law....
    News/governmentAugust 16, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 13, 2017
    Letters to the Editor
    Contact Congress TO THE EDITOR Please contact the chairmen listed below and ask them to support an open meeting and approval of Senate Bill...
    opinion/lettersAugust 13, 2017 - 8:00am
    August 9, 2017
    The new area Extension Director Kristen Bruder is spending her first couple months in her position meeting people from Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties. Bruder has worked in Extension since 2001. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Bruder named Extension Director
    As a new mother, Kristen Bruder found herself looking for tips and resources to assist a mother in caring for her child. Bruder said she received...
    PeopleAugust 9, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 8, 2017
    Late blight can destroy tomato and potato plants in seven to 10 days, according to the UW-Extension office. The fungus-like water mold can decimate the plants if weather conditions are cool and wet. Photo courtesy of UW-Extension program
    Late blight found in Pierce County
    Late blight, a fungus that can kill tomato and potato plants, has been confirmed in Pierce County, according to the Pierce County UW-Extension...
    Life/FarmAugust 8, 2017 - 7:00pm
    August 7, 2017
    Prescott Police Chief Gary Krutke died Aug. 5. Photo courtesy of Prescott Police Department
    Prescott community mourns loss of police chief
    Prescott Police Chief Gary Krutke died Saturday, Aug. 5, after battling cancer. The Prescott Police Department announced Krutke’s death on...
    News/governmentAugust 7, 2017 - 8:11am
    August 3, 2017
    Letters to the Editor
    Our Wisconsin Revolution TO THE EDITOR It's no exaggeration to say that our political system is severely broken. Popular opinion of Congress...
    opinion/lettersAugust 3, 2017 - 2:00pm
    Construction to begin Aug.7 on Highway 10
    Construction on U.S. Highway 10 through Ellsworth will begin Monday, Aug. 7, going from the intersection of Highways 10 and 63 west to North Beulah Street in the village. The project is 1.5 miles in length (three miles total of pavement, considering both lanes of traffic); motorists...
    News/regionAugust 3, 2017 - 11:00am
    July 31, 2017
    Alcohol suspected in 2-vehicle Pierce County crash
    An Ellsworth woman was arrested Saturday after a suspected alcohol-related crash that sent her and two others to the hospital. The Pierce County...
    News/accidentsJuly 31, 2017 - 12:17pm
    Cottage Grove woman injured in rural Prescott crash
    An east metro woman was hospitalized last week after she was thrown from a motorcycle in Pierce County. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office...
    News/accidentsJuly 31, 2017 - 8:16am
    July 27, 2017
    Letters to the Editor
    Just to stir things up TO THE EDITOR
    opinion/lettersJuly 27, 2017 - 9:00am
    July 26, 2017
    Gov. Walker to give $132 million for transportation
    Gov. Scott Walker announced the quarterly payment of $132,782,070 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to go toward state transportation earlier this month. This payment is the second of three, totaling 50 percent of the estimated $433 million Walker had promised during...
    News/governmentJuly 26, 2017 - 6:00am
    July 25, 2017
    Mark B. Harmon
    Man charged in Pierce County with ninth OWI
    A man whose Minnesota driving privileges had been canceled was drinking vodka and hand-rolling a cigarette when he nearly struck a squad car...
    News/crime and courtsJuly 25, 2017 - 1:00pm
    July 24, 2017
    Letters to the Editor
    Thoughts from a grandparent after nine months contemplation of a new life: Nana's hair is really long. Nana's protesting without a song. Nana...
    opinion/lettersJuly 24, 2017 - 5:30am
    July 21, 2017
    Sheriff's blotter: Hager City burglary, brick thrown through windshield
    A caller reported July 10 that a wallet was stolen at a home on 820th Avenue in the town of River Falls. Other suspicious activity was reported...
    News/crime and courtsJuly 21, 2017 - 5:00am
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