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Barron County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Dave Armstrong is announcing he is running for the 75th Assembly District seat. The community leader and business advocate is looking to replace Rep. Romaine Quinn who recently announced he will not seek reelection. “I want to continue the fine work of Representative Quinn who I have collaborated…

“Your municipal clerk may need to call on residents of Barron County willing to serve as poll workers for the April 7 election to replace poll workers who are unable to serve due to age or health concerns from the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic,” said DeeAnn Cook, Barron County Clerk. Some municipalities have a shortage of…

On Tuesday, March 24th, the State of Wisconsin issued a “Safer at Home” order. This means all residents need to stay at home as much as possible and all businesses that are not considered essential must close. Many businesses in Barron County are considered essential and will remain open. It is ok to go to…

Effective Thursday, March 26, James Pharmacy in downtown Turtle Lake, began implementing new protocols to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus to their customers and employees. These steps are to ensure their ability to remain open to serve the community’s health care needs: 1) Customer access to the pharmacy interior will be temporarily…

Finding a way to help out the community and surrounding area students and parents during the COVID-19 crisis, Infinitey Retail Services, Turtle Lake, went into production of simple yet effective school desks. The desks have been given away free of charge on three separate dates thus far, running out of desks in anywhere from 15…

Both federal and Wisconsin income tax payment and return due dates are automatically extended to July 15, 2020. Wisconsin law will automatically extend time and waive interest and penalties for taxpayers due to a presidentially declared disaster. Governor Tony Evers said, “this is just one more thing we can do for Wisconsinites during this challenging…

Wisconsin State Parks and Trails will remain open to the public. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources continues to receive the most up-to-date information and will adjust operations as conditions change. We will continue to monitor on-the-ground circumstances each day to determine if park closures become necessary.      To read the complete article check out…

CUMBERLAND, WI – Effective Monday, March 23rd, to ensure patient and staff safety, we will lock down Cumberland Healthcare to only one entrance, the main entrance of all properties. If you are a rehabilitation patient, you will be able to enter through that door. Patients & Visitors: All visitors, staff, and patients will have their…

DeeAnn Cook, Barron County Clerk All polling places will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day. We have been told by the Wisconsin Election’s Commission that there is no plan to postpone the election due to COVID-19. Rest assured that Municipal Clerks and poll workers will take extra care in sanitizing…