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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...
Police Logs: Caller hears gun fire, explosion
The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. Monday, April 229:57 a.m. Officer says he was flagged down by a male subject stating he nicked two of his fingers with a table saw. He still has both fingers. Officer will be driving the individual to MMC ER. Augusta St., Rice Lake. 2:40 p.m. Caller says female subject stole her cactus plant and...
Rice Lake Municipal Court
Aguilar, Alfredo, 23, Eleva, Speeding on Expressway (1-10 mph), $124. Braun, Brandon L., 27, Peoria, Ill., Possess Open Intoxicants in MV-Passenger, $124. Davis, Randy S., 63, Rice Lake, Operating While Under the Influence, $1,011. Davis, Randy S., 63, Rice Lake, Illegible License Plates, $67.30. ...
Zebra mussels found in Lake Menomin
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources notified the City of Menomonie that zebra mussels, an invasive species, have been found in Lake Menomin. According to a news release from the City of Menomonie, zebra mussels impact plankton and algae populations, which can harm fish populations in bodies of water. They avoid eating blue-green algae which can increase toxical algal blooms.
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. ...
Daughter's epilepsy diagnosis tests Rice Lake family's faith, endurance
How quickly life can change. That is what comes to mind as Nick and Jen Helstad of Rice Lake take turns commuting back and forth from Rice Lake to UW-Health American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, where their 8-year-old daughter Blaire, sister to 14-year-old Bjorn and 2-year-old Brita, has been since her first seizure on March 11. Jen recalled the day before Blaire's sudden onset of seizures upended their world. The family had attended church, played basketball in the driveway, cooked maple syrup, made plans...
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 ...
Rice Lake couple's Eau Claire Marathon run raises funds for Make-A-Wish
Every step along the way was driven by desire to help someone else. That's what pushed Jonathon and Angela Delf of Rice Lake in the half marathon at the Eau Claire Marathon on Sunday. The Delfs were the Last Couple Standing for the Eau Claire Marathon as they were the last runners to begin in half marathon race, and for every runner who they passed along the way meant another $1 donation by the Eau Claire Marathon to a local charity. ...
Northwoods aviation club shares the joy of flying as it enters its 45th year
Members of the Blue Hills Flyers, also known as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 631, fly the skies above Northwest Wisconsin — from Cable to the north, Bloomer to the south and in between from Tony to St. Croix Falls. The grassroots aviation club is flying high as it wings into its 45th year and celebrates the 32nd season of its Young Eagles program which offers free airplane rides to youths. Chapter President Jeff Potocnik of Trego said the chapter originally was formed at the Rusk...
City by City: Rice Lake, Arrowhead, Washburn
Rice Lake, Minn.- The St. Louis County Historical Society is hosting a memorial run on Saturday. The 5k run-walk will be held in memory of Command Sergeant Major John S. Werner. CSM Werner was the first mayor of Rice Lake, Boy Scout troopmaster, mechanic, and of course veteran, with over 40 years of service. Unfortunately, Werner passed away this March. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Veterans Memorial Hall which leaders say Werner cared about deeply. Registration is $30 and the run will be held at the Other Place Bar and Grill.
'Living the dream': Former RLHS athletics director enjoying life at the lake building custom fishing rods
Steve Salisbury’s workplace these days looks out over woods and water. It’s a calming, quintessential Northwoods view from a walk-out basement where fishing rods in progress share space with lake decor, including boat oars for a handrail. It’s a view of Salisbury’s childhood summers, then of adult summers away from the grind of work and city, and now of a retirement dream of fishing and his one-man-team custom fishing rod business. For 21 years in Rice Lake, Salisbury’s office looked over a sprawling athletic complex,...
Walk, Bike & Roll aims to get students moving
Promoting healthy, lifelong activities for students by increasing daily physical activity is the goal of the Walk, Bike & Roll to School Event in Rice Lake set for Wednesday, May 8. Local students will join thousands of students across the country to walk, bike, rollerblade, skateboard or scooter to school to celebrate the joy of active commuting while building a sense of community and school spirit. Safe routes will be...
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