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The staff of Flambeau River Papers, which is on schedule to be completely fossil fuel-free by 2012.

Nov. 21, 2009 3:54 p.m. On a day that felt a lot more like spring than Christmas, thousands turned out Saturday to watch the Holiday Parade in downtown Milwaukee and cheer as Santa Claus came to town, escorted by marching bands, giant balloons and floats.

Park Falls, Wis. -- Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels, and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.

I avoid thinking about climate change. It's overwhelming and scary, and I don't know what to do about it besides stuff I've already been doing for years, like recycling, using cloth shopping bags, keeping the thermostat low in winter, driving a smallish car for good gas mileage .

Flambeau River Biofuels selects Honeywell as MAC for its new "green Diesel" production facility, co-located with an existing paper mill.

Honeywell's Experion system, controller platform, and automation integration capabilities are key to Valorly's renewable energy and Flambeau River Biofuels' green diesel projects, and the efficiency of Toyota's European paint operations.

Charles D. Havill, age 86, Appleton, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Appleton Retirement Community.

The City of Park Falls received welcome news today from the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority , as two high profile projects are expected to move forward, saving and creating jobs and spurring further development.

Eunice 'Eunie' Velva Mesiar, born April 26, 1916, in Owen, was received by her heavenly Father on Sunday, Oct.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online Superior Publishing owner faces technical default 10/13/2009 by Wayne Nelson In another sign of distress in region's newspaper industry, the owner of 11 dailies and weeklies in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin ...

The UWSP Toastmaster's Club met Oct. 4. Jeff Ebel was the Toastmaster. Susan Holtham was the Wordmaster and challenged everyone to incorporate the word 'adroit' into their speech for the evening.

More than 100 creative people descended on Rome on Saturday to show off and sell some of their best work.

NEW YORK For the last month, the bi-weekly Lakeland Times of Minocqua, Wis., has been trying to obtain the names of unionized employees in the state's Department of Natural Resources .

Harold 'Jerry' Olson, 79, Phillips, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at the Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls.

* Three men entered pleas of no contest to being a party to a crime of shining deer, elk or bear illegally.

A veteran Wisconsin broadcaster with Fox Valley connections has signed a deal to acquire a cluster of 10 radio stations in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The Price County residents have voted, and Wally Krenzke will be on the August 25th ballot.

The Price County residents have voted, and Wally Krenzke will be on the August 25th ballot.

It was July in the 1950s and Norman Austin was riding his hay baler down a country road in the Town of Oneida.

Gerald Wallace Ley, 75, township of Elk, Price County, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at the Flambeau Hospital, Park Falls.