Locals help deliver Walker recall petitions to Madison

Town of Troy resident Nan Lambert and Barb Greub of River Falls were chosen to represent St. Croix and Pierce counties, respectively, when the call went out for a person from every Wisconsin county to help hand-deliver 3,000 pounds of petitions seeking the recall of Gov. Scott Walker and other state-level officials.

• Barb Greub, Pierce County, totes a box of petitions
• Nan Lambert, St. Croix County, wears warm winter clothing and a big smile
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SART begins second decade of service

St. Croix Valley SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) is a non-profit organization that provides free comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault. SART’s forensic nurse examiners and volunteer advocates assist and support victims from their initial examination following an assault through the prosecution of the suspect.

Gogebic project moves forward on Assembly vote; secret recording embarrasses Ellis; geocaching causes a stir; more state briefs

Following a four-plus hour debate interupted by protests, Assembly Republicans unanimously approved rules to move a major northeastern Wisconsin mining project forward. Also, Wisconsin farmers grew a record 518 million bushels of corn last year; a Senate leader is embarrassed by a secret recording, plus more state briefs.

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Criminal Justice Council asking for public's help to improve county resources

The Pierce County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is asking the public's help on how to improve services and resources in the county.

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Poll says majority of voters support photo ID law; DNR has no plans to propose limits on frac sand mining; State soldier killed in Afghanistan; more briefs

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A new poll shows that about two-thirds of Wisconsin voters are OK with showing photo ID's to vote. The Marquette Law School surveyed 701 registered voters earlier this month, and 66% support the voter ID law approved by the Republican governor and Legislature last year.

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Walker asks businesses to add one job apiece; Protestors chant non-stop from Capitol Rotunda

During his second State of the State address last night, Gov. Scott Walker asked each Wisconsin small business to consider adding at least one new employee this year.

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Crews working on Highway 61 bridge in Hastings are working to limit project delay

Crews working on the new Highway 61 bridge in Hastings are getting ever more optimistic that they will get the project completed by the late fall of 2013.

Woman arrested for drug-related crash

A Star Prairie woman charged with a drugged-driving crash that injured her two young children, was involved in another drug-related crash on Jan. 18.

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Dick Jonckowski will headline EDC Awards Banquet

Longtime Golden Gopher public address voice Dick Jonckowski will provide the entertainment for St. Croix EDC’s Business of the Year banquet on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Kilkarney Hills, 163 Radio Road in River Falls.

• Dick Jonckowski
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Nurse sentenced for stealing narcotics

Last week in federal court, a 45-year-old nurse employed at a Twin Cities hospital was sentenced for stealing the narcotic hydromorphone.

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