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Jeff Dean Schlenker
Kulm, N.D. Died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at age 56 near Kulm.
Saturday, October, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - Obits
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Kulm, N.D. Died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at age 56 near Kulm.
Saturday, October, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - Obits
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30th Assembly District: Knudson says priority is to boost the economy
Calling strengthening the state’s economy the No. 1 issue, 30th Assembly District State Rep. Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) is proud of the work he’s done during his first two years in office, but said more work needs to be done.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Calling strengthening the state’s economy the No. 1 issue, 30th Assembly District State Rep. Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) is proud of the work he’s done during his first two years in office, but said more work needs to be done.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Voters will choose judges, state superintendent April 2
Positions on the Tuesday, April 2, ballot include a St. Croix County judgeship, a seat on the District 3 Court of Appeals, Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction and a seat on the state Supreme Court.
Friday, March, 22, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Positions on the Tuesday, April 2, ballot include a St. Croix County judgeship, a seat on the District 3 Court of Appeals, Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction and a seat on the state Supreme Court.
Friday, March, 22, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Florness named executive-in-residence at UWRF
Daniel L. Florness, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Fastenal, Winona, Minn., has been named the Spring 2013 executive-in-residence by the College of Business and Economics at UW-River Falls.
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Daniel L. Florness, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Fastenal, Winona, Minn., has been named the Spring 2013 executive-in-residence by the College of Business and Economics at UW-River Falls.
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Bill limiting junk-food purchases with food stamps passes Assembly; Heroin use spikes in mid-Wisconsin; more state news
Wisconsin News
The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State funding secured for Falcon Center
The Wisconsin State Building Commission met in Madison Thursday and formally ensured funding for the new Falcon Center on the UW-River Falls campus. Now the UWRF Foundation is asking donors to help raise about $500,000 needed to meet its commitment to the $63.5 million project.
Friday, March, 22, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The Wisconsin State Building Commission met in Madison Thursday and formally ensured funding for the new Falcon Center on the UW-River Falls campus. Now the UWRF Foundation is asking donors to help raise about $500,000 needed to meet its commitment to the $63.5 million project.
Friday, March, 22, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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New legislative session begins today -- Walker predicts less turbulence; Tech college teachers earn more than UW instructors; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A festive atmosphere is planned at the State Capitol today as Wisconsin legislators begin their new session. Gov. Scott Walker said none of his plans for the new session will prompt massive protests like those which rocked the Capitol when he virtually ended collective bargaining for most public union employees.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A festive atmosphere is planned at the State Capitol today as Wisconsin legislators begin their new session. Gov. Scott Walker said none of his plans for the new session will prompt massive protests like those which rocked the Capitol when he virtually ended collective bargaining for most public union employees.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Ryan is candidate for both vice president and Congress; Wisconsin voters just tired of elections?; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Paul Ryan will be on the ballot in November for both vice president and the First District U.S. House seat he’s held for the last 13 ½ years. According to the Racine Journal Times, state law allows him to run for both, and the House Budget chairman from Janesville confirmed on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last night that he’ll take full advantage.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Paul Ryan will be on the ballot in November for both vice president and the First District U.S. House seat he’s held for the last 13 ½ years. According to the Racine Journal Times, state law allows him to run for both, and the House Budget chairman from Janesville confirmed on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last night that he’ll take full advantage.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Prep work starts for Stillwater Bridge – really; Farm planting start is slowest in 30 years; more state news
Wisconsin News
Dock walls are being built to accommodate the construction equipment that will help install the foundations for the new bridge over the St. Croix River. The long winter has Wisconsin farmers off to their slowest spring planting start on record.
Tuesday, April, 30, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Dock walls are being built to accommodate the construction equipment that will help install the foundations for the new bridge over the St. Croix River. The long winter has Wisconsin farmers off to their slowest spring planting start on record.
Tuesday, April, 30, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Disabled woman denied right to secret ballot; Recount expected in one-vote-win contest; more briefs
Wisconsin News
MILWAUKEE -- State officials say it’s the most serious election problem they’ve seen in years. A disabled woman was deprived of a secret ballot Tuesday after she could not use a broken wheelchair lift at her polling place at Milwaukee Juneau High School.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MILWAUKEE -- State officials say it’s the most serious election problem they’ve seen in years. A disabled woman was deprived of a secret ballot Tuesday after she could not use a broken wheelchair lift at her polling place at Milwaukee Juneau High School.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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30th Assembly District: Odeen says politics have become too ‘polarized’
Diane Odeen is running for the 30th State Assembly District because she believes civility and cooperation must be brought back to Madison.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Diane Odeen is running for the 30th State Assembly District because she believes civility and cooperation must be brought back to Madison.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Local lawmakers weigh in on state budget work
Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal, introduced last week, drew hearty praise from local Republican lawmakers and ire from this area’s lone Democratic legislator.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal, introduced last week, drew hearty praise from local Republican lawmakers and ire from this area’s lone Democratic legislator.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Heat may have been factor in up to 22 deaths; New formula: Less than half of state’s students proficient in math or reading; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Health officials now say up to 22 people could have died from the intense heat in Wisconsin over the past two weeks. Refigured results show that only 48% of Wisconsin’s third- through eighth-graders and high school sophomores were proficient or better in math and just 36% of those youngsters were proficient or better in reading. More briefs
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Health officials now say up to 22 people could have died from the intense heat in Wisconsin over the past two weeks. Refigured results show that only 48% of Wisconsin’s third- through eighth-graders and high school sophomores were proficient or better in math and just 36% of those youngsters were proficient or better in reading. More briefs
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State reports first human case of West Nile; Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Eau Claire theater; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin has recorded its first human case of the West Nile Virus. The state Health Services Department’s Website said the case was confirmed in Dodge County earlier this month. Besides the one human case, the state has recorded only three West Nile cases in birds. Those happened in Pierce, Dane and Washington counties.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin has recorded its first human case of the West Nile Virus. The state Health Services Department’s Website said the case was confirmed in Dodge County earlier this month. Besides the one human case, the state has recorded only three West Nile cases in birds. Those happened in Pierce, Dane and Washington counties.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Minnesota city ends opposition to St. Croix bridge; Michelle Obama comforts Sikh Temple families; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Another hurdle has been crossed in building a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Hudson. Last night, the City Council in Oak Park Heights, Minn., voted 4 to 1 to end its objection to the new bridge.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Another hurdle has been crossed in building a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Hudson. Last night, the City Council in Oak Park Heights, Minn., voted 4 to 1 to end its objection to the new bridge.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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New Walker budget would borrow a billion; lawmaker wants food stamp recipients to shop more wisely; more state news
Wisconsin News
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget would borrow over $1 billion – almost all of it for transportation projects. Also, a Neenah area lawmaker is proposing a program to help food stamp recipients shop more wisely, state unemployment ticked upward slightly last month, plus more state news.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget would borrow over $1 billion – almost all of it for transportation projects. Also, a Neenah area lawmaker is proposing a program to help food stamp recipients shop more wisely, state unemployment ticked upward slightly last month, plus more state news.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Sex charges after 22 years; doubt on Milwaukee’s crime; vote for best river town; more state briefs
Wisconsin News
APPLETON -- Roman Zareczny pleaded innocent yesterday to three Outagamie County charges of first-degree sexual assault.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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APPLETON -- Roman Zareczny pleaded innocent yesterday to three Outagamie County charges of first-degree sexual assault.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Heat taking its toll on people, pets, birds; Risk of pavement buckling high; more briefs
Wisconsin News
The Rock County coroner was expected to say more today about the heat-related death of an 83-year-old woman. Officials said her body was found in a home where the temperature was 95 degrees Thursday afternoon.
Friday, July, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The Rock County coroner was expected to say more today about the heat-related death of an 83-year-old woman. Officials said her body was found in a home where the temperature was 95 degrees Thursday afternoon.
Friday, July, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Hail, wind, heavy rains hit state; Burnett Co. sheriff investigates death of 3-year-old; more briefs
Wisconsin News
The southern half of Wisconsin is cleaning up from yet another band of heavy thunderstorms overnight. The storms started just after midnight when trees and power lines fell north of La Crosse, and Perrot State Park in Trempealeau County had quarter-sized hail for 15 minutes straight.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The southern half of Wisconsin is cleaning up from yet another band of heavy thunderstorms overnight. The storms started just after midnight when trees and power lines fell north of La Crosse, and Perrot State Park in Trempealeau County had quarter-sized hail for 15 minutes straight.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Poll results: Most voters support use of photo ID’s, presidential race too close to call in Wisconsin, Baldwin trailing Thompson; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A new poll says two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the concept of making people show photo ID’s to vote. The Quinnipiac, CBS, New York Times poll said only 32% of about 1,200 Wisconsin voters oppose the idea.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A new poll says two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the concept of making people show photo ID’s to vote. The Quinnipiac, CBS, New York Times poll said only 32% of about 1,200 Wisconsin voters oppose the idea.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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