A Look Back at THE TIMES
10 YEARS AGO July 16, 2015 Thunderstorms ripped through area late Sunday night, bringing damaging rains and copius amounts of rain. Trees were uprooted and broken throughout the area, keeping energy employees busy attempting to get electricity back to their customers. Some residents reported being out of electricity for more than a day. In addition…
Read MoreWalker Nykanen Wins Intermediate Advances Singles Clay Target State Championship
Walker Nykanen, of Clayton and a student at Turtle Lake, won the Intermediate Advanced Singles title at the Scholastic Clay Target Program State Championships held on June 20-22, 2025 in Wisconsin Rapids. He is a member of the Rice Lake Warrbirds SCTP team and bested 273 other youth in that division. Walker, along with teammates…
Read MoreTrack Project Raffle At The Fair
Check out these raffle items and metalwork signs that will be raffled/sold on Saturday, July 12, at St. Ann Center from 8:00 to 11:00 am. Join us for the Turtle Trot and Pancake Breakfast and buy your tickets to win a kayak, a George Foreman Grill and Panini, a Bissell Spinwave Powered Hardwood Floor Mop,…
Read MoreSeven-Year Old Claims 2025 Ino 200 Woodtick Race Trophy
After an 8-year time lapse, the third edition of the Ino 200 wood tick races were back on track this past June 14th at the Ino Dome in Ino, WI. Back in the early 1970’s, at the same spot in the Shequomegon Forest, the woodtick races got their start at a Gazdik summer picnic. Mona…
Read MoreRuth Morton Selected As 2025 Grand Marshall
Ruth Morton, Turtle Lake, has been selected as the 2025 Grand Marshall of the Turtle Lake Grand Parade, which will be held Sunday, July 13, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Ruth is a long-time resident of Turtle Lake, opening her shop, Ruth’s Styling Nook, April 2, 1975, at the age of 23 years old. Joining Ruth…
Read MoreOlivia Hinze Recognized For 2025 WFSCA All-District Honors
Olivia Hinze, a senior member of the Clayton/Turtle Lake Titans softball team was honored with 2025 Wisconsin Fast Pitch Softball Coaches Association All-District honors. She received Honorable Mention for the District 1-Small Schools team. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.
Read MoreFormer Polk County Doctor Charged with Child Enticement
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Polk County District Attorney Jeffrey Kemp today announced that Kenneth GaleWyrick, a former Polk County doctor, has been charged with multiple counts of child enticement allegedly occurring between 1995 and 2003 in Polk County. GaleWyrick was arrested on Wednesday at his residence in…
Read MoreA Look Back At The Times
10 YEARS AGO June 18, 2015 “He’s always wanted to be a pilot – ever since he was a little kid,” Chuck Ofelt explained when talking about his son Chris, and the venture the teenager is embarking on. Cadet Airman First Class Christopher Ofelt, a 9th grader at Turtle Lake High School, joined the Civil…
Read MoreHigh School Track Project
Following a brief interruption due to the large amount of rainfall experienced a week or so ago, work on the revitalization project of the Turtle Lake school track has resumed. The soon-to-be rubberized track and adjoining long jump, high jump and pole vault pits, along with the discus and shot put areas, is beginning to…
Read MoreRed Barn’s Second Show Delivers Mystery and Humor
The last performances of the Red Barn’s production of “The Psychic” are filling up. The show runs through June 28. Don’t miss the fun! Curtains open each evening at 7:30 pm. There are no Sunday performances. The Red Barn is located northeast of Rice Lake at the junction of Hwy. 48 and Cty. M. Reservations…
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