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Tragic End To Search For Missing Cumberland Man

The search for a 22-year old Cumberland man missing since Monday, February 8 came to an end Tuesday, February 16. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said the sheriff’s department received a call from a homeowner on the west side of Silver Lake reporting a truck crashed on the shoreline of his property. Deputies from the…

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Wayne Clifford Mishler

     Wayne Clifford Mishler, 83, of Cumberland passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at the home of his daughter, Barb with both of his daughters by his side. He was born March 16, 1937, in St. Paul, MN, to Joseph and Lydia (Feury) Mishler. Wayne graduated from Sandstone High School, then served his country…

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Sally A. Peterson

     Sally A. (Morfitt) Peterson, age 76 of Clear Lake, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN.      Sally Ann (Morfitt) Peterson was born on September 7, 1944 in Amery, WI, the daughter of Merlin & Maude (Harkness) Morfitt. She grew up in the rural Amery, WI area, attended…

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Joe J. Palas

     Joe J. Palas, SMSgt, USAF, Ret., age 70, of Trenton, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021, at Belleville Memorial Hospital.      Joe was born on August 5, 1950, in Cumberland, Wisconsin, the son of the late Joseph and Margaret, nee Thrun, Palas and on July 3, 1981, he married his wife, Diane Perkes, in Austin, Texas.…

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School Pushes Through With In-Class Education Amid Pandemic Issues

“We couldn’t have gotten this far into the year without all of our Laker students and staff going above and beyond,” Kent Kindschy, Superintendent of Turtle Lake Schools, said in reference to the Turtle Lake Schools having the fortune of being able to stay open throughout the Covid pandemic while other schools throughout the state,…

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Casino patron charged in vehicle theft

A St. Paul, MN man who had multiple identification cards, including a military card, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent and obstructing an officer. James W. Dalbec, age 29, St. Paul, MN, was being held in the Barron County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond. An arraignment is scheduled for April…

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Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Charged

The Burnett County Assistant District Attorney, Daniel Steffen, 50, of Osceola, has been charged with three counts of representations depicting nudity by the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation. If convicted of the Class I felonies Steffen is facing fines of not more than $10,000, imprisonment of not more than 3 years…

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Beware of Phone Scam

A notice was issued Wednesday, February 3 by Polk County Sheriff Brent Waak regarding a phone scam. “The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is receiving information about a scam where someone is calling, identifying themselves as a Deputy, requesting payment for warrants,” Sheriff Waak said. “The suspect requests payment in the form of gift cards. Do…

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