Bonus Turkey Harvest Authorizations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling 2022 bonus turkey harvest authorizations on Monday, March 21, with a designated sale date for each zone. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION
Read MoreA Look Back At The Times
10 YEARS AGO MARCH 15, 2012 A village resident, Jeff Cook, opened up the public comment section of last Monday night’s village board meeting questioning the board on what is being done regarding the Casino’s refusal of payments in lieu of taxes. “What has the board done?” Cook asked. Cook explained he was at the…
Read MoreSpring Farmer’s Institute to be held at Turtle Lake
A Spring Farmer’s Institute will be held on on Monday March 14, from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. at the Turtle Lake School Auditorium. Speakers who will be presenting include, Farm Bureau – Karyn Schauf, Barron County President and Katie Mattison – District Coordinator; Susan Bostian Young – DPI Nutrition Program Consultant about Farm to School…
Read MoreCovid Cases Continue To Decline
Covid-19 cases continue to be on the decline according to the Barron County Health Department. While total positive cases number 12,762, there have only been 23 new cases in the past week. 97% of the positive cases have recovered and there has been 132 deaths. 24,980 residents (55%) have received at least on dose of…
Read MoreAfter 5 Event to be held
The public is invited to join the Turtle Lake Area Chamber of Commerce for their March After 5 Event at the Turtle Lake School at 5:00 p.m. Thursday March 24th. Enjoy a tour of the school, refreshments and snacks prepared by the Foods class students, along with giveaways and prizes too. Please enter through main…
Read MoreLakers Advance To Sectional Play With Win Over Immanuel Lutheran
For the second consecutive year the Lakers are headed to the Division 5 Sectional Basketball Tournament. The Lakers will travel to Eau Claire North Thursday evening, March 10 for a Sectional opener against the Athens Blue Jays. The Lakers enter the Sectional as the #2-seed while Athens comes in as a #4-seed. Athens knocked off…
Read MoreAccelerated Readers
The Turtle Lake Cenex has volunteered to sponsor a reading incentive program for students at the Turtle Lake elementary and middle schools. Each month Cenex donates a personal pizza to the top two readers at each grade level on a program called accelerated reader or AR. AR is a program where students use the classroom…
Read MoreA Look Back at The Times
10 YEARS AGO MARCH 8, 2012 With the Turtle Lake School District Referendum vote less than a month away, concerns and questions are being raised regarding the state, and possibly the fate, of the Turtle Lake Schools. With the current state funding formula, high property valued, like the Turtle Lake District, are facing grave consequences…
Read MoreThree TC Wrestlers Heading To Sectional Tournament
The Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestling team found success this past weekend in Cameron as three wrestlers finished second, two finished third, one finished fourth and two others finished fifth. The top two finishers in each bracket move on to the Sectional Tournament held in St. Croix Falls Saturday, February 19. Moving on to Sectionals is Wyatt…
Read MorePolk County man dies in snowmobile accident
A rural Centuria man died in a Polk County snowmobile crash Saturday, February 12. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fatal snowmobile crash near 170th Ave and 200th street in St Croix Falls Township. The call was received at 11:16 a.m. Preliminary investigation shows that 71-year-old Lynn Johnson was snowmobiling and lost…
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