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Greg Seitz is the founder and editor of St. Croix 360. He grew up in Stillwater and today lives in May Township, Minn. greg@stcroix360.com

Riverway Q&A: Superintendent Hansen discusses Park Service plans on St. Croix

By Greg Seitz | March 17, 2023 | 8 minute read

As he begins his second year, Craig Hansen talks about several issues of interest.

First flood forecasts foresee good chance of high water this spring

By Greg Seitz | March 3, 2023 | 3 minute read

National Weather Service says wet winter could mean major flooding when snow starts to melt.

Osceola pauses zoning changes as opposition mounts to proposed apartment building

By Greg Seitz | March 3, 2023 | 2 minute read

Planning Commission considers revisions to development rules but briefly tables decision.

Potatoes & Pines: Immigrant along Namekagon changed Wisconsin farming

By Greg Seitz | February 24, 2023 | 6 minute read

Today, the Uhrenholdt Memorial Forest is a living monument to conservation.

Osceola looks to loosen zoning for big bluff-top building

By Greg Seitz | February 17, 2023 | 4 minute read

Proposal for new mixed-use development raises concerns about impact on the town and river.

Companies seeking to bottle St. Croix Valley spring water

By Greg Seitz | February 10, 2023 | 2 minute read

Businesses have been contacting residents along the lower river about possibly selling groundwater.

Snowshoe to the source of the St. Croix

By Greg Seitz | February 10, 2023 | 2 minute read

Guided hike on Feb. 18 will visit remote headwaters in northern Wisconsin.

Minnesota legislation seeks to improve management of misunderstood fish

By Greg Seitz | February 9, 2023 | 4 minute read

DNR supports effort to study and recommend changes to regulations that currently leave several species vulnerable.

Historic headwaters house connected Indigenous and European people

By Greg Seitz | February 3, 2023 | 7 minute read

Ojibwe-French-English couple Antoine and Sarah Gordon lived at intersection of old travel routes and changing cultures.

Proposed hog operation near Trade River resubmits full application for state permit

By Greg Seitz | January 20, 2023 | 3 minute read

Cumberland LLC seeks to open facility that would house 26,000 swine in northwest Wisconsin.

Barrens Bandits, Part 2: Flight from justice and a fight for freedom

By Greg Seitz | December 30, 2022 | 9 minute read

The bandits flee the posse after their bold bank robbery, and two other men are charged with crimes they didn’t commit.

Barrens Bandits, Part 1: Brazen 1921 bank robbery set off massive manhunt

By Greg Seitz | December 23, 2022 | 7 minute read

St. Paul gangsters on an interstate crime spree were chased up, down, and across the river.

Flour power: Milling magnate’s stately St. Croix River lodge celebrates centennial

By Greg Seitz | December 16, 2022 | 7 minute read

Historic hunting and fishing retreat was built by Minneapolis grain baron Benjamin Sheffield.

River Falls to move ahead with federal agency partnership to study dam removals

By Greg Seitz | December 9, 2022 | 2 minute read

City approves working with Army Corps of Engineers to analyze possibilities and potential federal financial support.

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