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Ground-breaking ceremony for new bridge to be held next Tuesday

May 23, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Area News — Officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold a ground-breaking ceremony next Tuesday afternoon for the new four-lane Saint Croix River bridge between Hudson and Stillwater.
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Western Wisconsin News Briefs: Eau Claire family whose house blew up still on vacation

May 21, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — The owners of a house that exploded near Eau Claire will not see the damage first-hand until they return from vacation tomorrow.
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Western Wisconsin News Briefs: Federal judge to decide if Helder competent to stand trial

May 18, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — Remember the alleged “Smiley Face” pipe bomber? After 11 years of being confined, a federal judge will soon consider whether former UW-Stout student Luke Helder is mentally competent to stand trial.
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Former postman in Superior sentenced to probation for mail theft

May 15, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — A former postal carrier from Superior will spend two years on federal probation, for stealing rebate checks and scratch-off tickets that were supposed to be delivered in Duluth. Continue Reading

First grader holds bake sale to help raise money for SCC elementary

May 11, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Out of something bad often comes something great. A case in point is in Roberts, where the Saint Croix Central Elementary School had an arson fire on April 30th. Continue Reading

Cassville man dies in car crash

May 7, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — Authorities in southwest Wisconsin said a Cassville man died just before he got into a car crash. Continue Reading

Car-buggy accident injures Amish family

May 5, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department says inattentive driving is to blame for an accident Friday night which left nine people with life-threatening injuries. Continue Reading

Truck drivers in yesterday’s accident near Menomonie IDed

May 3, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — A truck driver who was killed when two semis collided during the big snowstorm in western Wisconsin was identified today as 45-year-old John Philippi of Stacy, Minnesota.
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Western Wisconsin News Briefs: Foremost Farms closing cheese plants in western Wisconsin

April 30, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — Baraboo-based Foremost Farms is closing one cheese plant and will idle another Wisconsin operation indefinitely. Continue Reading

Third victim IDed after fatal Lake Holcombe fire

April 28, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Western Wisconsin News — Chippewa County authorities say the body of a missing five year old boy has been found in Lake Holcombe after a fatal mobile home fire Friday. Continue Reading