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Filing period opens for seats on Pierce, St. Croix county boards
Persons interested in running for local county boards may begin collecting signatures on nomination papers. The deadline for filing the forms is Jan. 3.
Friday, December, 02, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Persons interested in running for local county boards may begin collecting signatures on nomination papers. The deadline for filing the forms is Jan. 3.
Friday, December, 02, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Eau Claire band takes home two Grammys; Food stamp use doubles while cost triples; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Eau Claire got a nationally televised mention last night when one of its native folk bands took home two Grammy Awards. Bon Iver was named the Best New Artist for two critically acclaimed albums. One of those albums, "Bon Iver," received the other Grammy before last night's CBS telecast for the best alternative music album.
Monday, February, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
Eau Claire got a nationally televised mention last night when one of its native folk bands took home two Grammy Awards. Bon Iver was named the Best New Artist for two critically acclaimed albums. One of those albums, "Bon Iver," received the other Grammy before last night's CBS telecast for the best alternative music album.
Monday, February, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter; With six applications pending, Eau Claire County places moratorium on sand mining; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsinites woke up to their coldest morning of the season this morning. It was four below at Land O’Lakes at 7 a.m., and nearby Eagle River and Tomahawk both had one below.
Friday, December, 02, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsinites woke up to their coldest morning of the season this morning. It was four below at Land O’Lakes at 7 a.m., and nearby Eagle River and Tomahawk both had one below.
Friday, December, 02, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Concealed weapons banned from St. Croix County Government Center
HUDSON -- The entire St. Croix County Government Center, for purposes of the new carrying concealed weapons law, will be off limits to gun-toting citizens when the legislative act goes into effect Nov. 1.
Thursday, October, 20, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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HUDSON -- The entire St. Croix County Government Center, for purposes of the new carrying concealed weapons law, will be off limits to gun-toting citizens when the legislative act goes into effect Nov. 1.
Thursday, October, 20, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Romney, Santorum, Gingrich stump in state; Menomonie restaurant managers accused of racial harassment; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Three of the four Republican presidential candidates will crisscross Wisconsin today as Tuesday’s primary gets closer.
Friday, March, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
Three of the four Republican presidential candidates will crisscross Wisconsin today as Tuesday’s primary gets closer.
Friday, March, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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First recall effort fails: Democratic senator holds onto job; Walker campaign raises $2.5 million; more briefs
Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin Senate Democrat Dave Hansen of Green Bay will keep his job after getting two-thirds of the vote in Tuesday’s recall election.
Wednesday, July, 20, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin Senate Democrat Dave Hansen of Green Bay will keep his job after getting two-thirds of the vote in Tuesday’s recall election.
Wednesday, July, 20, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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New Richmond Mayor Fred Horne returned; Hammond board contestants tie, more results
In the battle for New Richmond mayor, incumbent Fred Horne had 779 votes to former mayor David Schnitzler's 544. In the St. Croix County wide referendum related to the use of tax levy dollars to continue supporting the county-owned nursing home in New Richmond, voters again overwhelmingly voted yes. The vote total was 11,050 yes and 6,444 no.
Wednesday, April, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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In the battle for New Richmond mayor, incumbent Fred Horne had 779 votes to former mayor David Schnitzler's 544. In the St. Croix County wide referendum related to the use of tax levy dollars to continue supporting the county-owned nursing home in New Richmond, voters again overwhelmingly voted yes. The vote total was 11,050 yes and 6,444 no.
Wednesday, April, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Obama touts more jobs in Wisconsin – GOP says he’s wrongly taking credit; Teachers accused of previewing standardized tests; more briefs
Wisconsin News
In remarks prepared for his Milwaukee visit today, President Obama says now is “an excellent opportunity to bring manufacturing back, but we have to seize it.” But Reince Priebus, the Wisconsin native who heads the Republican National Committee, calls the visit “another taxpayer-funded campaign stop by the president to rehash more of the same broken promises.”
Wednesday, February, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
In remarks prepared for his Milwaukee visit today, President Obama says now is “an excellent opportunity to bring manufacturing back, but we have to seize it.” But Reince Priebus, the Wisconsin native who heads the Republican National Committee, calls the visit “another taxpayer-funded campaign stop by the president to rehash more of the same broken promises.”
Wednesday, February, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State adds 12,500 jobs in January; Tea Party recall database gets up to 10,000 hits per minute; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s new unemployment rate is the lowest since the Great Recession started taking hold in December of 2008. Labor officials announced a preliminary rate Thursday of 6.9%, down from 7% in December, and the number of private sector jobs had its biggest monthly increase in a year.
Friday, March, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin’s new unemployment rate is the lowest since the Great Recession started taking hold in December of 2008. Labor officials announced a preliminary rate Thursday of 6.9%, down from 7% in December, and the number of private sector jobs had its biggest monthly increase in a year.
Friday, March, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Hospital study: More dollars don't reduce deaths; Wisconsin voters speak today; reaction on CWD case, more state briefs
Wisconsin News
A leader in Wisconsin's Conservation Congress says the apparent spread of CWD to the Northwoods represents hunters'"worst nightmare." Also, an elderly woman took over the controls and safely landed a twin-engine Cessna after her husband died Monday afternoon. Plus stories about today's elections, a fatal fire in Madison and the continued rise in overtime pay for state prison guards.
Tuesday, April, 03, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A leader in Wisconsin's Conservation Congress says the apparent spread of CWD to the Northwoods represents hunters'"worst nightmare." Also, an elderly woman took over the controls and safely landed a twin-engine Cessna after her husband died Monday afternoon. Plus stories about today's elections, a fatal fire in Madison and the continued rise in overtime pay for state prison guards.
Tuesday, April, 03, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Statewide elections follow-up; recall petitions now searchable on-line; widespread frost forecast, more briefs
Wisconsin News
Curious if that co-worker signed a "Recall Walker" petition? Find out on-line. Also, exit polling indicates conservatives split between Romney and Santorum Tuesday while voters in Dane County overwhelmingly OKd a referendum to return collective bargaining, plus more election results from around Wisconsin.
Wednesday, April, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
Curious if that co-worker signed a "Recall Walker" petition? Find out on-line. Also, exit polling indicates conservatives split between Romney and Santorum Tuesday while voters in Dane County overwhelmingly OKd a referendum to return collective bargaining, plus more election results from around Wisconsin.
Wednesday, April, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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No charges filed in Supreme Court quarrel; Fired now rehired, VA secretary ‘cleans house’; more briefs
Wisconsin Government
State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser said he always knew he’d be cleared of allegations that he choked fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in June.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin Government
State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser said he always knew he’d be cleared of allegations that he choked fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in June.
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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DPI silent on judge's OK to allow Mukwonago 'Indians'; bill offered to stiffen sentencing for some domestic abusers; more state briefs
A judge's ruling to allow a school district to keep its "Indian" nickname has another mulling whether it too can keep its native American moniker. Also, Sen. Sheila Harsdorf introduced legislation Tuesday that would have consequences for domestic abuse perpetrators who use violence in front of kids. And the Obama Administration is pushing to fast-track several major powerline upgrades, including one in Wisconsin.
Wednesday, October, 05, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A judge's ruling to allow a school district to keep its "Indian" nickname has another mulling whether it too can keep its native American moniker. Also, Sen. Sheila Harsdorf introduced legislation Tuesday that would have consequences for domestic abuse perpetrators who use violence in front of kids. And the Obama Administration is pushing to fast-track several major powerline upgrades, including one in Wisconsin.
Wednesday, October, 05, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Preliminary figures shows state lost 14,600 jobs in November; Plan would put juvenile offenders on stage, not in jail; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin lost 11,700 private sector jobs in November. With additional job losses in the public sector, the state lost a seasonally adjusted total of 14,600 jobs last month.
Friday, December, 16, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin lost 11,700 private sector jobs in November. With additional job losses in the public sector, the state lost a seasonally adjusted total of 14,600 jobs last month.
Friday, December, 16, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Walker does it his way: Governor doesn’t bend when it comes to core beliefs
Mark Pocan has a gift for understatement. The Democratic state representative from Madison notes that most governors “take a little time to get to know the public and for the public to know them. They usually start with popular stuff.” He pauses a second, then delivers the punch line: “This governor didn’t do that.”
Monday, January, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Mark Pocan has a gift for understatement. The Democratic state representative from Madison notes that most governors “take a little time to get to know the public and for the public to know them. They usually start with popular stuff.” He pauses a second, then delivers the punch line: “This governor didn’t do that.”
Monday, January, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wolf hunt bill won’t fly, says expert; Teacher’s killer gets life sentence; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A wolf expert from UW-Madison told state lawmakers Wednesday there are serious problems with a bill to create a hunting season for grey wolves. The bill was quickly proposed after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed Upper Midwest grey wolves from the national endangered species list.
Thursday, February, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A wolf expert from UW-Madison told state lawmakers Wednesday there are serious problems with a bill to create a hunting season for grey wolves. The bill was quickly proposed after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed Upper Midwest grey wolves from the national endangered species list.
Thursday, February, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Fed budget woes fuel mud-slinging here; dollars scarce for Madison bio-tech center; gulls descend on Lambeau, plus more state briefs
Wisconsin News
The budget battle on Capitol Hill has prompted the NRC to begin ads in Wisconsin blaming Obama for the mess. Also, seed money for a proposed bio-tech research center in Madison has proved hard to find; thousands of amorous seagulls have turned Lambeau Field parking lots into love nests, plus more state briefs.
Friday, July, 15, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The budget battle on Capitol Hill has prompted the NRC to begin ads in Wisconsin blaming Obama for the mess. Also, seed money for a proposed bio-tech research center in Madison has proved hard to find; thousands of amorous seagulls have turned Lambeau Field parking lots into love nests, plus more state briefs.
Friday, July, 15, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wrongly convicted man calls state award ‘chicken feed’; Officers seize 50 animals from 'hoarder'; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A Duluth, Minn., man who spent a decade in prison for a Wisconsin child sex assault that never happened got $25,000 Thursday for his trouble. The State Claims Board granted the most it could legally give Rommain Isham. But the panel could have asked the Legislature to approve a larger award, and it didn’t.
Friday, October, 28, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A Duluth, Minn., man who spent a decade in prison for a Wisconsin child sex assault that never happened got $25,000 Thursday for his trouble. The State Claims Board granted the most it could legally give Rommain Isham. But the panel could have asked the Legislature to approve a larger award, and it didn’t.
Friday, October, 28, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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UW taking steps to prevent Penn State-type scandal here; Elephants-no-more in Madison? More state briefs
UW System officials are moving quickly to install safeguard that would prevent a Penn State-type scandal here. Also, a Dane County commmittee will vote Tuesday night on whether to ban the display of elephants when circuses come to town. No big increase in hiring expected this winter, plus more briefs.
Tuesday, December, 13, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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UW System officials are moving quickly to install safeguard that would prevent a Penn State-type scandal here. Also, a Dane County commmittee will vote Tuesday night on whether to ban the display of elephants when circuses come to town. No big increase in hiring expected this winter, plus more briefs.
Tuesday, December, 13, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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One percent of residents apply for conceal-carry permits; Counties brace for recall expenses; more briefs
Wisconsin News
About 56,000 people have applied for state permits in the month and a half that Wisconsin’s concealed carry law has been in place. That’s 1% of the state’s population.
Monday, December, 19, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
About 56,000 people have applied for state permits in the month and a half that Wisconsin’s concealed carry law has been in place. That’s 1% of the state’s population.
Monday, December, 19, 2011 - Rivertowns.net - None
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