🌱 Patch AM: How a new engineering office could boost jobs in Hudson

Hi Hudson! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new engineering office could boost jobs in Hudson
• How a Hudson fifth-grade teacher’s crimes led to a prison term
• How Hudson edged Duluth East in a double-overtime classic

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy with a little snow, with a high of 27 and low of -2 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 13, low: 4.
• Friday: Cold with periods of sun, with a high of 11 and low of 7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• It's just business: manufacturing moves from Wolfspeed, Magic Leap, Vektan Chemical and more (plantservices.com) — An employee-owned engineering firm is planning a new satellite office in Hudson as part of a broader headquarters move to Minneapolis and regional expansion. Local residents could see new professional jobs and business activity from Nelson-Rudie and Associates’ growth strategy, alongside several other manufacturing and tech companies making major location and production decisions nationwide.
   

• Wisconsin teacher sentenced to six years for sexual relationship with 11-year-old; affair included 35,000 text messages, notes (readlion.com) — A former fifth-grade teacher from River Crest Elementary in Hudson has been sentenced to six years in prison plus six years of supervision for criminal conduct involving an 11-year-old student. Investigators reported thousands of inappropriate messages and notes, and the victim’s family described lasting emotional impacts as the court weighed punishment and accountability.
   

• Prep boys basketball: Cloquet outmatches Pine City, Duluth East loses in double overtime thriller (wdio.com) — Hudson High School’s boys basketball team edged Duluth East 78-77 in a double-overtime thriller to close out the UMD Winter Classic, giving local fans a dramatic early-season highlight. The same roundup also details Cloquet’s big win over Pine City and upcoming games for several northern Minnesota teams.
   

📸 Around Hudson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hudson

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Thursday January 1

• New Years Day Brunch Buffet
  Tattersall Craft Cocktail Bar and Eatery , 1777 Paulson Rd , River Falls
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Nail Trims
  Angel's Pet World , 105 2nd St , Hudson
  2:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• KPT Collaborative Presents: 90-Day Jumpstart To Downsizing
  KPT Collaborative , 522 2nd Street , Hudson
  10:00 am
• Pinball League at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  8:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Trivia Night at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Walk-In Nail Trims
  Angel's Pet World , 105 2nd St , Hudson
  2:00 pm
• Bingo at Hudson Tap!
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Hudson's Winter Farmers Market
  The Phipps Center for the Arts , 109 Locust Street , Hudson
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Trivia Night at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , North Hudson
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day Brunch Buffet
  Tattersall Craft Cocktail Bar and Eatery , 1777 Paulson Rd , River Falls
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Nail Trims
  Angel's Pet World , 105 2nd St , Hudson
  2:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Pinball League at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Holiday donors still needed, lots of openings!
  Please join us for our Wednesday, December 31st St. Josephs Fire Department – New Years Eve Blood Drive from 9am – 3pm.m. It doesn’t cost a thing,… (Nextdoor St Joseph Township)

• Caring Transitions posted a job opening for Mover/Relocation Specialist in Hudson. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Hudson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hudson here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Falls

• Elaine C. Haigh, 88, formerly of West Point (pencitycurrent.com)
• The 25 most memorable sports plays of 2025 (yardbarker.com)

New Richmond

• Soderlund's Wood Mill Inc. Brings Scandinavian-Style Outdoor Saunas to Expanded Service Area in Minnesota and Wisconsin (cincinnati.com)

Prescott

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-- The Patch AM Team

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