WISCONSIN
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Government calendar for week of Aug. 30August 28, 2010
Update: Duro is closing Hudson plant; 63 jobs will be lost
HUDSON, Wis. --The 63 workers who will lose their jobs when Duro Bag Manufacturing Company closes its Hudson plant may apply for positions at other Duro plants in the U.S.By Doug Stohlberg and Judy Wiff , August 25, 2010
St. Paul man airlifted following Wis. motorcycle crash
A man and a woman were both hospitalized Monday evening after the motorcycle they were riding struck a deer and crashed near Prescott.August 24, 2010
Full-scale nuke drill set for Tuesday
State, local and federal authorities will conduct a full-scale Prairie Island nuclear plant emergency preparedness exercise Tuesday.
August 23, 2010
Update: Authorities stopped would be jumper 
Local authorities say they were able to safely apprehend a Prescott man from jumping off the High Bridge late Wednesday.
By R-E News Staff , August 19, 2010
Authorities converge on High Bridge
Authorities were regulating traffic on the High Bridge late Wednesday following reports of a man threatening to jump off the structure.
August 18, 2010
Minn. woman injured in Pierce County motorcycle crash
A Belle Plaine, Minn., woman was injured Saturday after the motorcycle she was driving crashed just north of Diamond Bluff.
August 15, 2010
Wet and whipped
Lost livestock, damaged structures and an imperiled bridge were all left in the wake of heavy storms that battered Pierce County this week.
By R-E News Staff , August 14, 2010
Bridge safety concern spurs Highway 35 closure
Wisconsin transportation officials announced that beginning at 5 p.m. today, Highway 35 will be closed near Prescott amid bridge safety concerns.August 12, 2010
Rush River near crest level at Maiden Rock
MAIDEN ROCK — The Rush River swelled to about 12 feet Wednesday afternoon as rainwater from Tuesday’s heavy storms fed into its confluence with Lake Pepin.
By Mike Longaecker , August 11, 2010
Rain, flooding close Pierce County roads
Heavy rainfall and rising water forced closure of several Pierce County roads overnight. At 8 a.m. Today, several roads remained closed to traffic and residents along the Rush River were being evacuated.
August 11, 2010
Swenson sentenced to 30 days jail
A Minnesota native was sentenced to 30 days jail Tuesday in Pierce County Circuit Court after being found guilty of illegally delivering articles to an inmate.
By Jason Schulte , August 01, 2010
Man found dead in Mississippi River
A Woodbury, Minn., man died early Sunday morning after he jumped from a dock at the Harbor Bar and drowned, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.August 01, 2010
Farm Technology Days marred by weather
Time and tide may wait for no man, but the weather also has no consideration for hard work as Pierce County Farm Technology Days organizers clearly realized last week.
July 28, 2010
Maiden Rock man dead after fiery wreck in Pierce County
One person died Friday night in rural Pierce County after a vehicle crashed and burst into flames.
July 28, 2010
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