Tom Lindfors

Attendees lined up in their cars, more than 440 in total, to drive — or walk if they’re brave enough — through Scary Park on Saturday night in New Richmond. What was waiting for them? Scary costumed hosts along the road.

New Richmond School Board members had their first opportunity to meet new assistant principals, Jennifer George and Ryan Dillner, during their work session, Monday, Oct. 21.

With Halloween just days away and the lure of an election prediction, we stopped by JJ’s Outpost Bar and Grill where proprietor Becky Viebrock hosted famous psychic Ruth Lordan before she took the stage to conduct a group reading last Friday night.

The New Richmond Board of Education unanimously approved a budget of $46,933,791.21 and tax levy of $25,812,814.00 for the 2024-25 school year following the district's annual meeting on Monday, Oct. 28.

Voters across the state and country decided on a president Tuesday. See the photos from the day courtesy of the Hudson Star-Observer staff above.

New Richmond City Council members considered changes to two water-related utilities at the common council meeting on Monday, Oct. 28: stormwater utility rates and the water drinking supply.

On Sunday morning, a small group of local veterans gathered in the parking lot at Hatfield Park in New Richmond to participate in western Wisconsin’s first Silkies Hike.

Donald Trump, when first president, left the gray wolf's fate in Wisconsin up to the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved and released the current wolf management plan on Oct. 25, 2023. The drafting process included input from representatives — totaling over 20 different stakeholder groups, agencies and tribes.

Craig Yehlik, now 54, serves as New Richmond’s Police Chief. He helps oversee a staff of 20 sworn police officers, counting him, in addition to three Detectives, one School Resource Officer and a K-9. The force also uses two civilian staff members.