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10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 10, 2013 Jerry Thibado, President of the Turtle Lake Lions Club, presented a check in the amount of $500.00 to Carl Kleinschmidt to be used for the Turtle Lake Food Pantry. The donation is part of a matching funds donation and was made last Thursday, October 3. Another harvest season is…

10 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 Mail possibly arriving a day late will become the norm from what postal customers are accustomed to. Recent changes in the way mail is handled in some zip code areas will affect the timing of mail delivery to customers. Whistling Pines Ranch, located at 499 4-1/2 Avenue, Clayton, the…

At approximately 2:30 p.m., U.S. Marshals, assisted by Barron County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Barron Police Department Officers, were in pursuit of a wanted subject on Hwy. 8 in the City of Barron. The subject collided with a civilian vehicle stopped on the side of the road and officers approached the vehicle to take the…

On Friday July 14, 2023 at 8:57 p.m. the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a two car accident on Hwy. 63 at 19th Ave, just west of Cumberland.  The caller reported no injuries.nSEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION

10 YEARS AGO JULY 18, 2013 Prior to Monday night’s Village Board meeting Trustee Pat McCready presented the board with a check in the amount of $1,000.00 from the St. Croix Casino to help fund National Night Out. Funding for the annual event was provided from a Safe and Stable Families grant, however that funding…

A top prize-winning $75,000 May Madness Raffle lotto ticket was sold at Kwik Trip on 730 US Hwy 8. Located in the village of Turtle Lake, population 1,042, the top prize ticket is the largest Lottery winner the retailer has ever sold.

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 6, 2013 John Lahti, Turtle Lake, and Zach Schradle, Clayton, will both play for the North team in this year’s Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 5 North/South All-Star boys basketball game held Saturday, June 15 at JustaGame facilities in the Wisconsin Dells. Gametime will be 9:00 a.m.  Lahti, a senior at…

Initial investigation shows a van with 10 occupants was travelling north on Hwy. 25 and was struck by a car with 4 occupants that was travelling west on Cty. A.  The ages of the passengers in the van ranged from 8-54. The ages of the passengers in the car range 13-17.  SEE COMPLETE STORY IN…

10 YEARS AGO MAY 30, 2013 Members of the Donalds-Hylkema salute and honor Americas veterans during Memorial Day Services at Mount Hope Cemetery west of Turtle Lake. The honor guard performed these services at the Village Park in Turtle Lake, Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, St. Charles Cemetery, St. Ann’s Cemetery, Mount Hope Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery and…