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Patrick McKernon’s $1.7m gift to benefit Elmwood High School students forever
HUDSON, WI – Patrick (Pat) McKernon was beloved. Family, friends, and colleagues remember him as an uncommonly kind, caring, and generous person. When he died in September of 2023, his final gift of generosity came as a massive surprise to those who knew him and the St. Croix Valley Foundation (SCVF).
New Richmond outlasts D.C. Everest to win WIAA Division 1 softball sectional semifinal
NEW RICHMOND – The D.C. Everest softball team’s playoff run came to a heart-breaking end on Tuesday with a 1-0 loss to New Richmond in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at New Richmond High School. D.C. Everest pitcher Addison Kluck and New Richmond’s Kennedy Joachim were each...
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