Infinity Employees Give Back
As an annual benefit to their employees and the community, Infinity Retail Services, Turtle Lake, provides each full-time employee $250.00 to donate to the local charity of their choice. However, due to Covid this year the recipients were not brought into the plant to receive their checks. Organizations that received employee donations were: Turtle Lake…
Read MoreOne Man Dead, One In Jail
One man is in jail and another man is dead following an apparent altercation that resulted in a gun being fired. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at 4:44 p.m. Monday, Deccember 28 regarding a male that had been shot on North Mill Street in the City of Barron. The caller also…
Read MoreDeer Hide Donation Surpasses Last Year Totals
While Lions Club deer hide collections dropped during the 2019 season, they rebounded in a big way in 2020. While only 1330 hides were collected a year ago by Lions Clubs throughout the northcentral portion of District 27 E1, area hunters donated 2031 hides during this years season. Donation were up in all the participating…
Read MoreDHS Releases New WI COVID-19 Exposure Notification App
Wisconsin DHS has released a new tool to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The free WI Exposure Notification app uses Bluetooth technology to alert users of the app if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID…
Read MoreWrestling Team Wins Dual
The Turtle Lake/Clayton/Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe wrestling team picked up their first team win against the Bruce Raiders on Monday, December 28th in Cornell. All matches that were wrestled were won by the TCCGLH team by pin. The team won 30-12. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.
Read MoreJames Paul Larson
James ‘Jimmy’ Paul Larson, 58, of St Paul, MN and Turtle Lake, WI passed away on December 28, 2020 at the family farm in rural Turtle Lake. He was born November 23, 1962 in St. Paul, MN to Lee and Phyllis (Peterson) Larson. Jimmy loved spending as much time as possible with his two sons,…
Read MoreWrestling Team Enters New Co-op
The Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestling has entered into a Covid Co-op with the Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe wrestling team. The new TCCGLH team traveled to Clear Lake to take on the Warriors. The TCCGLH lost the dual 9-27. Parker Lytle picked up a pin for the TCCGLH team. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH…
Read MoreEudora “Dori” Kay Hicks
Eudora “Dori” Kay Hicks entered into Paradise on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020, aged 63, after a valiantly fought battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Jewell Hicks, Sr., their three children Jewell (Nicole) Hicks, Jr., Jennifer (Ontario) McKee, and Jeremy (Leslie) Hicks, and her four grandchildren Demetria Hicks, Jewell Desmond Hicks III,…
Read MoreNewly Formed Citizen Action And Advisory Team To Begin Meetings
The new Citizen Action and Advisory Team has been formed according to an announcement by Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. The team will advise and help the Sheriff, department and community on different issues. The 14-member team consists of Chris Allen, Thomas Bearheart, Nikki Thompson, Mary Hoeft, Sheena Mann, Anna DeMers, Sue Zahrbock, Dan Erickson,…
Read MoreHiding A Corpse Charges Filed In Skeletal Remains Case
Charges of hiding a corpse – party to a crime were filed December 11 in Barron County court on a Minnesota mother and son in regards to skeletal remains found in Barron County in 2017. Austin J. Herbst, 26, and Connie L. Herbst, 62, of New Prague, MN are being charged with hiding the corpse…
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