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Revenue secretary says Wisconsin is poised for growth

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

The business climate in Wisconsin has improved significantly since Gov. Scott Walker came into office in January 2011, Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler told members of the St. Croix Economic Development Corp. in a meeting last week. Continue Reading

Hudson Baseball: Raiders snap three-game skid

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

Brett Steinwagner and Mike Hommes teamed up on the mound to allow just five hits and Steinwagner drove in a pair of runs at the plate as the Raider baseball team snapped a three-game Big Rivers Conference losing streak with a 4-1 victory over River Falls last Tuesday at Grandview Park. Continue Reading

Vintage baseball season begins Sunday

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

The St. Croix Base Ball Club, which plays by the rules of 1860 and is a program of the Washington County Historical Society, begins its season in Lake St. Croix Beach at Pettit Park against the Afton Red Socks on Sunday, May 20. Continue Reading

Donald Driver advances to finals on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

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Votes from Wisconsin viewers helped Green Bay Packers’ receiver Donald Driver make the final round on “Dancing With the Stars.” Continue Reading

Raiders softball team walks off with tourney title

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

The Raider softball team won the championship game of the Robbinsdale-Cooper Tournament in dramatic fashion Saturday, coming back from a 7-3 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning against Minneapolis Armstrong to win 11-7 on a walk-off grand slam home run by Maya Triebold. Continue Reading

Hudson golfers chasing River Falls for BRC title

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

The Raider boys’ golf team continued Big Rivers Conference play last Tuesday, May 8, with a 9-hole match at Lake Hallie Golf Club in Eau Claire, a course the team had never played before. Continue Reading

Hudson Soccer: Raiders bounce back from loss

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

Two days after a 5-1 loss to undefeated Eau Claire Memorial, the Raider girls’ soccer team shut out Menomonie, 3-0, last Thursday, May 10 to stay one game over .500 in Big Rivers Conference play. Continue Reading

Holland is new Hudson school board president

May 16, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

Tom Holland was elected president of the Hudson Board of Education at the May 8 meeting. Holland, who was re-elected to a third term, has served on the school board since 2006 and was most recently the board vice president. Continue Reading

Fire was part of training

May 15, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

A fire at 501 Front St. Monday night was part of a training exercise conducted by the Hudson Fire Department. The fire and smoke was seen by many people going to and coming from Minnesota. Continue Reading

‘Miss Amara’ helps second-graders learn geography

May 14, 2012 in Hudson Star-Observer

Today’s second-graders aren’t easy to fool. “Wisconsin,” a youngster named Luke said when the students in Mrs. Julie Warren’s classroom were asked where in the world Miss Amara was. Luke was the second to volunteer an answer, and he was right. Continue Reading