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The Polk County Health Department has issued a swimming advisory on Big Butternut Beach due to high levels of Fecal Coliform Bacteria. High levels have been confirmed in conclusive water tests done July 22 and July 29, 2020. The swimming advisory will remain in effect until two consecutive t…
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, …
From June 19 to 24, the Osceola School District surveyed parents and guardians of students regarding school reopening this fall and received 926 responses. The results are as follows.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office sent out the following news release Friday afternoon:
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A return to normalcy for public and private schools across Wisconsin occurred Thursday.
There is a reason they call them kings. It may be the fact that they start their lives in wild cold mountain streams later migrating to the ocean where they will live and grow. During the first three years of their lives they have been known to swim from the West Coast of California, Canada …
Despite a 10-3 loss to the Hamel Hawks last Wednesday, there were plenty of smiles among the 100 fans that arrived at Oakey Park.
Obituaries
Lori Jean Cullen of River Falls, died July 13, 2020, at the Ki…
Scott Leslie Brust of Cushing died July 3, 2020, due to injuri…
It is with great sorrow and shock that Lisa Swanson, formerly …
Faye Eugenia (Brunberg) Covey, of Osceola died peacefully on J…
Diana Lindahl (Oldenburg) went to be with our Lord Jan. 10, 20…
Opinion
Here comes another $2 trillion government plan to help with the ongoing, never-ending, coronavirus pandemic. It’s already kicked in $3 trillion. Does anyone want to end the pandemic? Without a host, the virus will die in a week. Here’s what we do: Shut the country down for a month. Close eve…
My sister and I have been going through our mothers’ things. It’s bittersweet.
Dear Democrats,
Wild blueberries are amazing. Tiny compared to domestic blueberries, wild blueberries have a flavor that leaves all other garden raised or pick your own berries at the starting line as they cross the finish line in a race. But it’s not just in flavor where they surpass domestic blueberries. …
As I watch coverage of the murder of George Perry Floyd Jr by Derek Michael Chauvin a man with 18 complaints on his official record. what is really being done to stop this from happening in the future? Why wasn’t officer Chauvin trained or removed from the force so this would not have happen…
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