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Man sentenced for area burglaries
During an April 16, 2024, hearing in Sawyer County Circuit Court, a Turtle Lake man was sentenced to four years probation and assessed restitution for cabin break-ins in the towns of Meteor, Weirgor and Winter during early 2021. Kevin Gregory Johnson, 49, who is currently incarcerated in the Stanley Correctional Institution, had been sentenced earlier to prison in Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties. Johnson was charged with a string of...
Driver arrested after drug tip leads to traffic stop
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The driver tried to dispose of meth into a liquid substance when they were pulled over. On April 25, 42-year-old Tomi Quagon of Stone Lake, Wis., was arrested on a probation warrant after a tip to the Barron County Drug Unit led to a traffic stop and search of their vehicle.
Louie's wins multiple awards for meat
CUMBERLAND — Louie’s Finer Meats in Cumberland won 20 awards from the 2024 Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors Wisconsin Specialty Meat Championships on April 13 in Middleton. The following are the awards by placing: Grand Champion Summer Stix Natural-Casing Wieners ...
St. Croix Co. CAFO with history of spills sold after DNR granted permit to expand
Just months after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources renewed the permit and allowed the expansion of a St. Croix County dairy with a history of massive manure spills, the farm was bought by a company that operates other large-scale dairies across the state. The Emerald Sky Dairy in the town of Emerald has been […] The post St. Croix Co. CAFO with history of spills sold after DNR granted permit to expand appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Man reaches plea deal in drunken driving crash case
A Barron man has reached a plea deal in a case in which he stood accused of injuring two people in a hit-and-run crash while drunken driving. Going into a plea and sentencing hearing on Friday, Nicholas A. Apfel, 42, was facing three charges — misdemeanor first-offense causing injury while operating under the influence, felony hit and run involving injury and misdemeanor causing injury while operating with PAC — that had been filed on Aug. 19 in Barron County Circuit Court. ...
Rails girls double up for sweep of Beavers
SPOONER — In Heart O’ North Conference doubleheader action on a wet and cold Thursday, April 25, the Spooner Rails softball team came up big, putting it all together for a sweep and double shutout of the visiting Cumberland Beavers. In the first game, Spooner topped Cumberland 9-0. The second game saw the Rails continue to dominate as they again held the Beavers scoreless in a 13-0 win. Spooner 9,...
Estenson Competing With World of Outlaws and IRA Outlaw Sprint Series This Week
A trio of races in a four-day span encompasses a busy week for Tim Estenson, who has patiently waited to return to racing since his season-opening victory. The team was unable to compete last weekend when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, was cancelled because of inclement weather.
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