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 Proposed hog operation near Trade River resubmits full application for state permitCumberland LLC seeks to open facility that would house 26,000 swine in northwest Wisconsin. 
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 Barrens Bandits, Part 2: Flight from justice and a fight for freedomThe bandits flee the posse after their bold bank robbery, and two other men are charged with crimes they didn’t commit. 
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 Flour power: Milling magnate’s stately St. Croix River lodge celebrates centennialHistoric hunting and fishing retreat was built by Minneapolis grain baron Benjamin Sheffield. 
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 Rural St. Croix Valley town fights lawsuit over rules for factory farmsLaketown retains legal counsel to respond to challenge of new ordinance by industry group. 
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 St. Croix Valley bees make honey that tastes like homeGrantsburg beekeeper shares her passion for pollinators and their sweet products. 
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 Home, home on the river: Kids learn to love the St. CroixFirst-graders at a St. Croix Valley school spent this fall studying the river’s many unique qualities — and then shared what they learned with the community. 





