Turtle Lake Schools Receive Grant For Instituting Successful Pandemic Programs
The School District of Turtle Lake was one of 22 school districts throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota that received grant funding for developing programs to help keep the students in school throughout the 2020-21 school year. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.
Read MoreVillage Extends Completion Date On Project To Acquire More Bids
What began as a sewer and water main project in the Village’s northwest subdivision has been put temporarily on hold so the project can be rebid with an extended deadline. Only two bids were received originally – A-1 Excavating ($1,045,169.00) and Stout Construction ($956,628.35). With streets in the neighborhood west of the St. Croix Casino…
Read MoreParkview Presents: Discipleship and Disney Continues with Remember the Titans
There is a joke among Millenials that whenever we had a substitute teacher in any sort of history or social studies class the sub would always play the movie Remember the Titans as that day’s lesson. This past week as the much-needed rain cleared the area, Remember the Titans was the second movie in the…
Read MoreRICHARD “RICH” CARL BACKES
Richard “Rich” Carl Backes, 91, of Amery died, July 13, 2021, at Amery Memory Care. He was born February 8, 1930, in Clayton, WI to Nicholas and Frances (Molls) Backes. Rich graduated from Clayton High School in 1948. He grew up working on the family farm in Clayton until he sold the farm and married…
Read MoreKC donates to Food Pantry
Knight Dave Wozniak, right, presents Sheldon Fredrick a check in the amount of $2500 to go towards the purchase of a new Turtle Lake Food Pantry walk-in freezer. The Food Pantry currently has collected $16,000 of the more than $20,000 needed for the new freezer and installation.
Read MoreSubject Shot After Pointing Firearm At Deputy
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the Mikana area that occurred on the evening of Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. the Barron County Sheriff’s Office was called for a wellness check for an adult, white male subject after he…
Read MoreNitchey/Nyhus represent Lakers
The Laker football program was represented this past weekend at the 44th Annual Wisconsin Football Coaches Association annual All-Star game featuring teams from the North and the South. Coach Trent Nyhus and 2021 Laker Kody Nitchey were a part of the North team. Coaches and players from Divisions 4 through 7 were represented in a…
Read MoreTextbooks, Track Project Highlight School Board Meeting Discussions
A lengthy discussion revolved around new textbooks for the K-10 English Language Arts Department. High School Principial Jason Hinze started out by explaining the goal was to increase test scores and help the teachers with a curriculum. Presently teachers utilized textbooks but are pulling resources from them and the internet. Purchasing this new system, available…
Read MoreGarden Club Claims Top Spot
With the return of the Turtle Lake Inter-County Fair came the return of the Grand Parade. While the Brooklyn Park Drum and Dance Company was the featured event of the parade, there were a number of Turtle Lake businesses and organizations represented by floats. The Turtle Lake Garden Club won for the Organization category The…
Read MoreNew Queens Crowned At Turtle Lake Fair
Shayna Rainey, daughter of Jen and Brandon Tarman and William Rainey and sponsored by Turtle Lake Dairy Queen, was crowned the new Miss Turtle Lake at Friday night’s queen coronation festivities held at the Turtle Lake Lions Club Inter-County Fair. Serving along side Shayna will be Princesses Paige Davis, daughter of Melanie and Cal Davis,…
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