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Many A Kid Earned Fair Money At The Tasker Strawberry Farm

With the recent opening of a number of area strawberry patches, it is worth noting that Turtle Lake was once home to one of the largest strawberry operations in the area. In addition, many a young person earned “fair” money while working at the Tasker Strawberry Farm. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ…

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Human Remains Identified; Death Ruled Homicide

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the WI Department of Justice/ Department of Criminal Investigation and the DNA Doe Project announce the identification of the bones located south Barron in December of 2017. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

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DPI Releases Guideline For School Re-Opening

While summer has just begun, thoughts haven’t strayed far from what the next year of school might look like. The Department of Public Instruction just released a more than 80-page guideline for school reopening in the fall. While everyone knows school will look different in a number of aspects next year the DPI, in their…

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Becky Joy Tripp

    Becky Joy Tripp, 63, of Turtle Lake passed away, June 19, 2020 at Cumberland Healthcare. She was born August 9, 1956 in Barron, WI to William and Gertrude  (Krecker) Rayment. Becky was a talented cook, and looked forward to the holidays to show off her cooking talents. She had a huge heart; no one…

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Steven Wayne Harper

    With great sadness, we announce the passing of Steven Wayne Harper, 64, on May 28th, 2020 at his home in Almena, Wisconsin. He was born on July 14, 1955 in Eau Claire, WI to Gerald and Ivonne (Le Claire) Harper. He worked for many years owning his own business, repairing military vehicles, and helping…

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Sex Offender To Be Released To Rice Lake

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department has provided information regarding the upcoming release of Romaine A. Quinn on Tuesday, June 23. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

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School Building and Grounds Getting Ready To Re-Open

A plan on reopening the Turtle Lake School building was discussed at last week’s school board meeting. With the June 30th date in which full closure of the school buildings and grounds will pass a reopening plan has been put in place and approved by the Barron County Health Department. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE…

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House Saved; Shed a Loss

The Turtle Lake Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday afternoon at 117 Pine Street South. A call was received at 4:05 p.m. regarding a shed on fire behind the Pine Street South residence. Upon arrival firefighters found a shed fully engulfed in flames. Investigation showed the homeowner had been burning dead grass around…

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Polk County Saw 2 New Positive Cases; Barron County Had 5

Polk County saw an increase of 2 positive Covid-19 cases from Monday, June 8 to Tuesday, June 16, bringing the total positive cases to 34. Barron County reported five new positive cases as of Tuesday, June 16, bringing the total to 26 total cases. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID…

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