How many steps do you take in a day—3,000, 5,000, 10,000? And if you are an active person trying to increase your number of steps, do you take for granted that you’ll have clean water to drink as you work up a thirst? This spring, some Osceola students will learn how the number of steps they…

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If you happened to be driving through Amery March 2, an accumulation of people dressed in brightly colored helmets and snow gear at Soo Line Park may have caught your attention.

A recent social media post by an area farmer has shed light on an issue that is affecting his farm and possibly others. Josh Roos farms near the Stower Seven Lakes Trail between 140th Street and 150th Street. He currently warned trail users that a wolf had been spotted on the trail headed in…

Arvid Maki, dean of students in the Osceola School District, informed the Osceola School Board of his retirement at the school board’s March 6 meeting. In response, the board and administration thanked Maki for his many years of service and wished him well in his future endeavors. 

Two Osceola students plan to use World Water Day, March 22, as an occasion to share information with their peers about the global status of fresh, clean water.

State and local agencies are investigating the outbreak that has affected at least four people in Wisconsin

With the arrival of warmer weather, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is announcing the end of the frozen road declaration, and that Spring Thaw and Class II road restrictions will take effect statewide on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

With 2,500 acres of hemp already planted in Wisconsin, the growing rise of hemp farming sparked a discussion at a February 28 Wisconsin Towns Association Meeting about the potential for hemp farming in Polk County. 

Representative Gae Magnafici (R-Dresser) will be holding in-district listening sessions on Friday, March 29, to gather feedback from constituents on Wisconsin’s 2019-2021 biennial budget. Members of the public and the press are encouraged to attend the following listening sessions:

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday ordered the state’s National Guard troops to withdraw from the border with Mexico, drawing the ire of a Republican congressman from Illinois who serves as a pilot in the Wisconsin detachment.

Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, will hold an in-person town hall Monday, March 4.

Broken wing arms, a broken sweeper and electrical issues on a village plow made clearing snow difficult for the Osceola public works crew last week. One breakdown occurred just 10 hours after repairs had been made, according to Todd Waters, the village’s streets and parks coordinator.

Osceola Auto Body owner Dan Tronrud has joined Kwik Trip in its offer to purchase tax delinquent property in Osceola. 

In recent weeks, Osceola police officers twice came to the aid of residents in need of medical help.

Money raised March 2 at the Osceola High School’s annual variety show will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients campaign.

The Polk County Board accepted a $355,000 offer Tuesday, Feb. 19, from Kwik Trip and Osceola Auto Body to buy tax-forfeited land in the Village of Osceola.

Dresser’s village board has decided to hire KLM Engineering, Inc. to help with maintenance of the village water tower. 

There are groomed trails, there is white fluffy snow and there are sled enthusiasts chomping at the bit, but there will be no snowmobiling on the Stower Seven Lakes Trail (SSLT), at least for now.

Students in the St. Croix Falls High School music department are holding an open showroom mattress sale fundraiser this weekend. Proceeds will benefit the department's trip to New York this spring.

This year’s Winter Carnival PTA Fundraiser, meant to raise funds for teacher grants, was approved at last Wednesday’s Osceola School Board meeting.

UPDATE, Feb. 11 2019: At the request of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Polk County has closed the Stower Seven Lakes Trail to snowmobiles.———As of 12/13/18 the Stower Seven Lakes Trail includes snowmobile use and will open to snowmobiles on Thursday, February 7th at noon. Ple…

The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that would force health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions if Republicans succeed in dismantling the Affordable Care Act, heading off potential criticism of GOP legislators on the 2020 campaign trail.

Kwik Trip has expressed interest in buying two tax-delinquent lots in Osceola. The lots, which are adjacent, sit south of the village center on Ridge Road off State Highway 35. They total 78 acres.