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Seniors build raised garden beds, clean kennels and more on Community Service Day
Rice Lake High School held its annual Community Service Day for seniors on April 17. Because it was a rainy day, most activities were done indoors, such as connecting with students in the younger grades and helping out at the Humane Society of Barron County’s animal shelter. Seniors in the technical education program built two types of raised garden beds for a community gardening program. “As we searched for community service projects, Kathy Splett with UW Extension contacted us about building five raised garden beds...
Man allegedly caused injury to officer while being arrested
A Cumberland man is accused of causing an injury to an officer and attempting to harm an EMT worker during efforts to arrest him on a warrant and transport him to jail. Peter R. Cupp, 40, was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors on Friday in Barron County Court. The charges are: resisting an officer causing a soft tissue injury to officer, attempt bodily harm to a worker in a health care facility, threat to a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and bail jumping. ...
Police seize more than $15K worth of meth, arrest Rice Lake man
Police say they seized more than $15,000 worth of methamphetamine from a Rice Lake residence and a man has been arrested. The Barron County Drug Unit has been working an undercover drug operation in the county over the past several weeks, the Sheriff’s Department reported in a news release. David Anderson, 33, was arrested on Friday as a result of the investigation. A search of his residence resulted in the seizure of more than 211 grams of meth valued at more than $15,000 on the street. Anderson is being held in the Barron County Jail on charges of possession with intent to deliver meth and felony bail jumping.
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