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Sports Sep 19th 2019 - 3pm

Triple Overtime Podcast Ep. 3: High expectations for girls' swimming; appreciation for pregame music

Nonprofits Sep 19th 2019 - 4pm

Roberts ReStore closing as St. Croix Valley Habitat looks to refocus

Restaurants and Bars Sep 19th 2019 - 12am

Smokey Treats BBQ to open River Falls restaurant

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Nonprofits Sep 19th 2019 - 4pm

Roberts ReStore closing as St. Croix Valley Habitat looks to refocus

Government and Politics Sep 19th 2019 - 3pm

'Not one more': Minn. leaders launch effort to find, protect Indigenous women

Sports Sep 19th 2019 - 3pm

Triple Overtime Podcast Ep. 3: High expectations for girls' swimming; appreciation for pregame music

Accidents Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

Update: Van driver rear-ended by semi in Cottage Grove; escapes serious injury

Golf Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

New Richmond hangs onto MBC lead, with Prescott in pursuit

Accidents Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

Update: Drivers identified in fatal Sunday crash in Woodbury

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Accidents Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

Update: Van driver rear-ended by semi in Cottage Grove; escapes serious injury

Education Sep 19th 2019 - 10am

New Richmond district approves school tax levy, mill rate

Cottage Grove Mayor Myron Bailey lends a hand during the Sept. 18 Ravine Parkway ribbon cutting. William Loeffler/RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Sep 18th 2019 - 4pm

Snip! Cottage Grove Ravine Parkway officially opens

Obituaries

Sep 19th 2019 - 4pm

Vickie Lynn Wilkens

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Ardis L Rosasco

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Geraldine E Hocking

Sep 18th 2019 - 4pm

Eileen M. Churchill

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Videos Aug 26th 2019 - 9am

Watch: Senator Tammy Baldwin Ag Roundtable

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The St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity will close its ReStore location in Roberts on Oct. 19, as the organization looks to refocus on its core mission. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia

Nonprofits Sep 19th 2019 - 4pm

Roberts ReStore closing as St. Croix Valley Habitat looks to refocus

Cross-Country Sep 19th 2019 - 12pm

Cross-country: Spring Valley, Prescott provide battle of Cardinals

Golf Sep 19th 2019 - 10am

Girls' golf: Cardinals are in the running for first; Carlson 'couldn't be happier'

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Nonprofits Sep 19th 2019 - 4pm

Roberts ReStore closing as St. Croix Valley Habitat looks to refocus

Golf Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

New Richmond hangs onto MBC lead, with Prescott in pursuit

Sports Sep 19th 2019 - 11am

Star-Observer Sports Calendar Sept. 19-28

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Accidents Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

Update: Van driver rear-ended by semi in Cottage Grove; escapes serious injury

Accidents Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

Update: Drivers identified in fatal Sunday crash in Woodbury

Sports Sep 19th 2019 - 8am

Volleyball: Park loses on Wednesday to Roseville

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Hastings High School students Jaden Martinez, Milton Lindgren, C.J. Brenny and Riley Biermaier work to organize shapes and better understand number systems on Sept. 12. Photo by David Clarey / Rivertown Multimedia

Education Sep 19th 2019 - 10am

Hastings High School offering first coding class

People Sep 19th 2019 - 9am

Bremer adjusts to executive director role at Hastings Community Television

Entertainment Sep 18th 2019 - 9am

Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council sees new changes, opportunities

Sports

Sports Sep 19th 2019 - 3pm

Triple Overtime Podcast Ep. 3: High expectations for girls' swimming; appreciation for pregame music

Golf Sep 19th 2019 - 1pm

New Richmond hangs onto MBC lead, with Prescott in pursuit

Cross-Country Sep 19th 2019 - 12pm

Cross-country: Spring Valley, Prescott provide battle of Cardinals

Opinion

Letters Sep 19th 2019 - 12pm

Letter: Trump and tariffs

Letters Sep 18th 2019 - 1pm

Letter: River Falls youth, leading the way on climate change, will strike for climate action Friday

Letters Sep 16th 2019 - 1pm

Letter: 'Population 485' programming shows power of community arts

Business

Restaurants and Bars Sep 19th 2019 - 12am

Smokey Treats BBQ to open River Falls restaurant

Manufacturing Sep 18th 2019 - 11am

Ready, set, grow: Grant helps set Kenyon business park in motion

Healthcare Sep 13th 2019 - 4pm

Mayo steps away from Red Wing housing development

Lifestyle

The greens of conifers and a few deciduous trees that have yet to turn color contrast with the leaves of those that have at Willow State Park, Hudson, Wis., in this drone photo taken Sept. 17, 2019. Sally Shepherd / RiverTown Multimedia

Travel Sep 19th 2019 - 7am

The future of fall: The science behind autumn color and implications of climate change

Faith Sep 15th 2019 - 12pm

Meet Hudson Emmanuel Lutheran’s new pastor

Health Sep 15th 2019 - 5am

Kier family to honor father, Milton, during Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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Some of the sculptures, like this one, are made specifically so that children can climb and play on them. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Community Sep 19th 2019 - 5am

Explore Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, Minn.

Community Sep 11th 2019 - 4pm

Experience Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and birthplace in Pepin

Community Sep 5th 2019 - 5am