Pierce County: Ceremonies planned for Memorial Day
Local American Legion and Legion Auxiliary members will be up early next Monday morning as they visit cemeteries throughout Pierce County and march in annual parades to pay tribute to military men and women who have died. Listed below is a rundown of events.
RELATED CONTENTRiver Falls sign has seven lives!
For anyone wondering if the road construction project at Radio Road and Hwy. 35N., which includes extending Paulson Road to Radio, would require demolishing the River Falls welcome sign, the answer is NO.
RELATED CONTENTShoe 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.
Pierce County Courthouse trees taken down
Two large oak trees were removed from the south Pierce County Courthouse lawn Wednesday.
RELATED CONTENTSave 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 CONTENTSummer, kids, fishing, it's all good and it's on Perch Lake
The St. Croix Sportsman’s Alliance will sponsor a free kids fishing contest on Saturday afternoon, June 8, at Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake, north of Willow River State Park, from 3-5:15 p.m.
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.
RELATED CONTENTUPDATE: Eau Claire woman airlifted following motorcycle crash
A 21-year-old Eau Claire woman was airlifted from the Plum City High School football field to the Mayo hospital in Eau Claire late Saturday morning, May 18th, following a motorcycle accident on Hwy. 10, just north of the village.
RELATED CONTENTGoliath Challenge set for Saturday
The second annual Goliath Challenge, a 5K obstacle race, is Saturday, May 18, at the Badlands Snopark in Hudson to raise funds for Feed My Starving Children.
RELATED CONTENTSt. Croix parks to have open house, state parks plan free days
St. Croix County will host a County Parks Open House Day Sunday, June 2, for all park visitors.
RELATED CONTENTKnudson expects some increase in state aid for schools
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget calls for no increase in state aid, but Republican legislators, especially in rural areas with declining enrollments, have heard from school administrators who say they need an increase in aid to avoid drastic cuts for their schools.
RELATED CONTENTUPDATED(4:20 p.m.) Hotline established for individuals affected by Germann Road fire
Wisconsin News
The Department of Natural Resources has established a hotline which residents potentially impacted by the Germann Road Fire in Douglas County can call to learn about the status of their homes and property. Meanwhile firefighters continue to extinguish hotspots and shore up fire lines.
Hudson-based Procentive pioneered software as a service
Now the company founded by Randy Zimmermann and Jeff Burton has a new 6,300-square-foot building in St. Croix Business Park East, bringing it some well-deserved attention.
RELATED CONTENTHwy. 35 crash results in injury, citation
The commute home to River Falls at the intersection of southbound Hwy. 35 and Radio Road was slowed late Tuesday afternoon, May 14, by a car vs. motorcycle collision. The injured motorcyclist, Michael D. Fisher, Jr., 33, Hammond, was heading south toward River Falls when a 1996 Honda Accord driven by Katie L. Anderson, 20, River Falls, allegedly failed to yield from a stop sign while pulling out from Radio Road.
RELATED CONTENTSCC mourns loss of students
The St. Croix Central School District is mourning the loss of two high school students.
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