Area News
First Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic Held in Barron County
Barron County held its first drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday, March 5th. The clinic was held at Barron Electric. Residents were able to pull into the garage and receive their shot while sitting in their vehicle. The event was able to vaccinate 240 people from the groups who the state has made eligible. The…
Read MoreFood Pantry Receives Compeer Grant
The Turtle Lake Food Pantry was one of 19 organizations chosen in Wisconsin. The $5000 grant will be used for shelving inside the new Food Pantry with the remaining monies going towards a walk-in freezer. The Food Pantry is one of 40 organizations that has been awarded a grant through Compeer Financial. SEE COMPLETE STORY…
Read MoreBoard Feels Village Manager May Be Better Option Than An Administrator
During a special meeting Thursday, March 4 the Turtle Lake Village Board discussed options of how to proceed in the search of a new administrator. Former Village Administrator, Scott Hildebrand, tendered a letter of resignation effective February 12, 2021. At the regular board meeting held in February, Trustees and department heads discussed what qualities they…
Read MoreFood Pantry Donation
Dave Wozniak, left, presents a $500 donation from the Wozniak family to Turtle Lake Food Pantry volunteer Joyce Hagen. The donation will benefit the new pantry building fund. The new Food Pantry is completed and up and running. Volunteers are there every Tuesday from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. to hand out food to any needy…
Read MoreChildren’s Business Fair Will Showcase KIDpreneurs Business Ideas
Three years ago Jennifer Raddatz of JLR Portrait Studio in Turtle Lake, continued to see advertisements for Acton Children’s Business Fairs on Facebook. Curious, she read all about the opportunity and decided to apply with the help of her two children, Morgan and Daniel. Together, they created and recorded a video, completed the application and…
Read MoreChetek Man Taken Into Custody On Child Pornography Charges
Following a month-long investigation into share images of child pornography over the internet on subject has been taken into custody. On Tuesday March 2, 2021 at 9:05 a.m. the Barron County Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at 558 22 ½ Street, Chetek. Taken into custody was 32-year old Jarel Flory.
Read MoreTruck and trailer end up on their sides
A Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a Jayco Jay Feather travel trailer appeared to have become victims of Friday’s powerful winds as both ended up on their side on the south side of Hwy. 8 two miles west of Almena. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of the accident at 12:19 p.m. No injuries…
Read MoreBarnebirkie Race Tradition Continues For Almena Students In Spite Of Covid Pandemic
The Barnebirkie, or “Children’s Birkie,” is one of the several cross country ski events that comprise the three-day Hayward American Birkebeiner celebration of Nordic skiing. It is the kick-off event that jump-starts the festivities leading up to the big daddy of cross country ski marathons, the 51-kilometer American Birkebeiner. The Barron Area Montessori School has…
Read MoreMan charged after attempted get-together
A 27-year old Rice Lake man was taken into custody on a number of child sex charges following an undercover sting in which an officer pretended to be a 15 year old girl. On Wednesday, February 17 the defendant, Kevin J. Blomberg, Rice Lake, was added as a social media friend by the officer. Blomberg…
Read MoreTwo Sustain Injuries When Truck Hits Buggy
Two teenagers were injured when the buggy they were riding in was struck by a truck Thursday, February 18. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at 6:44 p.m. regarding a truck and horse and buggy accident on Hw. M near 30th Avenue, north of Rice Lake. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES…
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