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Little Tillia Browne, with parents Ryan Browne and Lindsey Baris (right) is shown at Rising Sun Farm and Orchard, formerly Rising Sun Farm and White Pine Orchard. Browne and Baris took over White Pine Orchard this year, and united it with Rising Sun Farm. Gretta Stark / RiverTown Multimedia.
Local family brings together farm, orchard into one business
Rising Sun Farm has been in Ryan Browne's family since about 1974. Browne's father, Roger Browne, started the farm with Keith Kozub. In the 1990s,...
 Business/Agriculture October 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
Jeremiah L. Goetzke
Charges: Man came to Hudson for sex with child
A Minnesota man drove to Hudson with plans to have sex with a 15-year-old, according to charges filed last week in St. Croix County. But instead...
 News/crime and courts October 16, 2018 - 11:45am
Tony Peterson and Sina Hill are the new owners of Snowball’s bar on Wall Streetin East Ellsworth. The bar has been in business for 60 years. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
Snowball's open once again
The familiar East Ellsworth bar Snowball's has turned its lights on again after being closed for more than a year. The bar, which has been in...
 Business/restaurants and bars October 17, 2018 - 8:00am
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New law allows consumers to freeze credit files
A recent federal law makes it easier for consumers to protect their financial security by freezing their accounts with all three major credit...
 lifestyle/money and finance October 17, 2018 - 10:02am
Firefighters from Baldwin and River Falls extinguished flames Oct. 16 that stemmed from a combine fire in a field on County Road Y in the town of Rush River. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia play button
VIDEO: Crews respond to St. Croix County field fire
Fire in a field near the St. Croix-Pierce county line was extinguished Tuesday after a combine caught fire. United Fire Chief Gary Newton said...
 News/fires October 16, 2018 - 11:50am
Heatilator Mezzo is one of four fireplace brands made the Hearth & Home Technologies' Lake City plant. Hearth & Home Technologies photo
A burning desire to innovate: Hearth & Home Technologies focused on growth, community
LAKE CITY — Hearth & Home Technologies takes a box and turns it into something beautiful and functional ... a thousand times a day. In...
 Business November 3, 2017 - 11:50am
Angie Craig and Jason Lewis
Voter guide: Here’s where the U.S. House candidates in CD2 stand on key issues
Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District race has garnered national attention as one of the most competitive midterm elections. The election...
 News/government and politics October 17, 2018 - 6:00pm
Wisconsin state new briefs: Juvenile court judges: ‘We take youth accountability seriously; and more state news stories
MADISON -- The Circuit Court of Dane County's Juvenile Division is reacting to criticism of the process after a series of auto thefts. A statement...
 News/government and politics October 17, 2018 - 9:02am
Javonte J. Miles
'Help me, help me,' woman mouthed to trooper after traffic incident
Authorities arrested a teenager outside Hudson last week after the SUV he was in lurched across Interstate 94 traffic into a ditch, where an...
 News/crime and courts October 15, 2018 - 4:39pm
The driver of this car, 53-year-old Diane G. Johnson, was killed Friday after it struck a horse in the middle of a St. Croix County roadway. Photo courtesy of St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office
Woman killed after striking horse in St. Croix County roadway
A Hammond woman and a horse were killed Friday morning after the animal was struck in the middle of a St. Croix County road. The St. Croix County...
 News/accidents October 12, 2018 - 11:50am
Jason Lewis
Voter guide: Q and A with Rep. Jason Lewis
Ahead of the Nov. 6 election, U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis spoke with RiverTown Multimedia about key issues, including health care, school safety and...
 News/government and politics October 17, 2018 - 2:23pm
Angie Craig
Voter guide: Angie Craig talks key issues
After spending about two decades in the medical device industry, Angie Craig says she can bring a fresh perspective and expertise to the nation’s...
 News/government and politics October 17, 2018 - 2:23pm
Ellsworth Public Library Director Tiffany Meyer poses for a photo in her office. David Clarey / RiverTown Multimedia
Ellsworth library hopes referendum shows residents want a new library, despite cost
A non-binding referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot will gauge Ellsworth’s public interest in partially funding a new library through a $3 million...
 News/government and politics October 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
UPDATE: 3 people in 'critical condition' after Hudson-area crash
Four people were injured after a two-car crash early Wednesday in rural Hudson. St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson said deputies responded...
 News/accidents October 11, 2018 - 6:23am
Authorities responded Friday afternoon to a traffic crash that temporarily closed a state highway outside New Richmond. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the crash was reported at 3:08 p.m. Oct. 12 on Highway 64 at County Road T. The crash closed traffic in both lanes of travel for up to two hours, according to WisDOT. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia play button
Driver airlifted after crash outside New Richmond
A 72-year-old man was airlifted after a single-vehicle crash Friday outside New Richmond. The crash, reported at 3:08 p.m. Oct. 12 on Highway...
 News/accidents October 12, 2018 - 5:21pm

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