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10 YEARS AGO February 18, 2016 The Turtle Lake Village Board was more than happy to hear the conclusions and recommendations of a Phase II site assessment from the DNR Monday night. The clean-up process of this piece of property has been like a rash, it never seemed to go away. “Hello, my name is Colleen…

10 YEARS AGO February 11, 2016 With the final year of a five-year school referendum fast approaching (20-16-17_ talk of an immediate referendum has begun. Many residents will question whether or not this is the wave of the future for school districts, and the answer may be yes. The Turtle Lake Technology Education Department held…

10 YEARS AGO February 4, 2016 It was nearly white-out conditions Tuesday afternoon when one of the season’s largest snowstorms hit the area, dumping four to eight inches of snow throughout the region. Emergency personnel were busy with accidents and vehicles in the ditch throughout Barron and Polk County. Schools were closed or experienced early…

10 YEARS AGO January 28, 2016 Faced with a decision of a co-oped high school football program with Clayton, the Turtle Lake school board unanimously turned down the proposal Sunday afternoon during a special meeting. The Clayton school board approached the Turtle Lake board a couple of weeks ago with a request to co-op the…

10 YEARS AGO January 14, 2016 During the recent holidays, the Turtle Lake Tech Education Department was fortunate to receive two donations that have made classes more productive, and exposed students to new learning techniques. Neil Bakke of Monarch Paving was instrumental in the donation of a 45-ton Uni-Hydro Iron Worker. Attention! Calling on all…

10 YEARS AGO December 31, 2015 Three people, including a 5-month old baby, were rescued from an overturned vehicle that had left the roadway and ended up in the water by passerbys who saw the splash. The accident occurred Wednesday, December 23 at ap- proximately 3:45 p.m. on Cty. H near Apple River Lane. During…

10 YEARS AGO December 24, 2015 The planning process has begun for an all-school reunion to be held in the summer of 2016 for Turtle Lake School alumni. We will be organizing planning meetings soon and are looking for individuals, including alumni, past staff and school board members, who would be will to help plan.…

10 YEARS AGO November 12, 2015 The Cumberland, Turtle Lake, Rice Lake and Chetek Police Departments along with the Barron County Sheriff’s Department an- nounce an award of a $25,000 Traf- fic Safety Grant for the next 11 months. Due to an increase in OWI’s in 2015, these agencies were awarded a traffic safety grant…

10 YEARS AGO October 15, 2015 It was a whirlwind weekend last weekend for 15-year old Makayla Fagerlin in the woods. On Saturday, October 11 Makayla shot her first black bear. Makayla got her tag due to a transfer of tags from Dean Springer, who had a number of meetings and would not be able…