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Tracks to be featured on 'America's Best Restaurants'
SPOONER — A small film crew out of Florence, Ky., made the trip in its van up north to showcase one of Spooner’s longtime restaurants. Tracks Bar & Family Dining in Spooner, owned by Dane Wisnosky, will be featured on a coming episode of “America’s Best Restaurants.” This is an online show featuring independent restaurants and helping them tell their stories and thrive. Wisnosky said he had seen information about...
Washburn County Sheriff's Office log
April 28 0:47 — Welfare check, Burnett County. 2:41 — Car vs. tree, Spooner. 2:43, people left scene and came back. 2:47, alcohol bottles seen. 3:31, vehicle towed. 3:41 — Attempt to locate for vehicle takeoff, Stone Lake. 4:01, negative contact. 4:42, suspect identified. ...
Fishing for more than fish
No way could this day in May be only about fishing. The afternoon is too embracing, spring’s arrival too encompassing. It comes from all directions, this season of greening and reawakening. It surrounds and saturates as I walk along a wooded trail, to where the peninsula juts into a bay, to where the southeast breeze cowers behind me. I’ve come for crappies. I will leave with images and sounds of turtles and herons, songbirds and wildflowers, shores of pine and peace of mind. And one...
Police Logs: Worker's arm caught in machine
The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. Monday, April 299:55 a.m. Caller says when he went out to the vehicle his hood was open and someone took the jumper cables from his truck. Did not want to make a complaint at this time and wanted the information logged. Will call back if anything else is missing or damaged. 10th Ave., Barron. ...
Arrest warrant issued for Ladysmith man
An arrest warrant has been ordered for a Ladysmith man accused of resisting or obstructing an officer after his brother led a Rice Lake police officer on a high-speed chase through the city. Jacob J. Shimko, 38, failed to appear before Judge J.M. Bitney for a plea hearing on Wednesday in Barron County Circuit Court. The defendant has been charged with misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer plus two felonies of bail jumping, all as repeaters, and he pleaded not guilty to the three counts...
Competition for 70th Rodeo queen, princess is Saturday
SPOONER — Competition will be held for the 70th Spooner Rodeo queen and princess on Saturday. Starting time will be 10 a.m., rain, shine or snow. The horsemanship portion and crowning will be livestreamed from the Spooner Rodeo Facebook page. Crowning of the new queen and princess will take place at 2:15 p.m. Everyone is invited to the horsemanship portion in the arena to cheer on the girls. Five candidates...
Warrant issued for Balsam Lake man
A warrant has been issued for a Balsam Lake man who pleaded guilty to stealing a U-Haul but failed to appear in Barron County Circuit Court for a hearing on Wednesday. Christopher R. Foltos, 49, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, had been charged on July 17 with felony driving or operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent after the vehicle was tagged in Rice Lake by the FLOCK camera system. Foltos pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor theft on Feb. 9, and he was sentenced to 31 days in jail with credit for 31 days plus ordered to pay $8,235.82 in restitution.
Man charged with reckless homicide-delivering Fentanyl
A Webster man, Calvin D. Riley, 32, had his initial appearance Friday, May 3, 2024, in Sawyer County Circuit Court on a charge of first-degree reckless homicide by delivering Fentanyl in the death of 44-year-old Gerald Rusk at a residence near Whitefish Lake on May 22, 2022. Judge Monica Isham set a preliminary hearing for May 8. Riley is in custody on a $10,000 cash bond. As conditions of his bond, Riley is ordered to have no contact with two individuals and is prohibited from...
Event honors law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty
MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - Four names have been added to the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial today. Three of them are from Western Wisconsin. “It’s really important for us, because it’s a Wisconsin tragedy that we’re recognizing. Each time there’s a name read, each time the bell tolls, there’s a family behind that name,” said St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson.
Woman charged with revoked driving-causing death
Erin Marie Jones, 39, N4546 Hwy. G, Ojibwa, had her initial appearance Friday May 3 in Sawyer County Circuit Court on a charge of knowingly operating a motor vehicle while revoked-causing death in a car vs. motorcycle crash Sunday April 21 that resulted in the death of the motorcycle operator, Daniel J. Barber, 57, of Lac Courte Oreilles. Jones is also charged with possessing drug paraphernalia at the scene of the crash. ...
Rice Lake Municipal Court
Campeau, Cheryl J., 70, River Falls, Retail Theft-Intentionally Take (<=500), $281.50. Campeau, Shelly M., 46, River Falls, Retail Theft-Intentionally Take (<=500), $281.50. Chevalier, Caleb T., 25, Becker, Minn., Theft-Movable Property (<=2,500), $838.50. Eastman, Chase J., 32, Ridgeland, Operate Motorcycle w/o Valid License, $124. ...
Rice Lake City Council to choose new District 3 representative
Three candidates have announced they want to become the District 3 representative to the City Council, which will decide the winner on Tuesday evening. Jeremy Boehme, Ryan Hulback and Larry Tripp have declared their candidacies to be appointed to the seat by the City Council and fulfill the remainder of the term of former District 3 representative Harlan Dodge. The seat became vacant in April, when Dodge was elected mayor,...
Woman charged with firearms violations, child neglect
An Exeland woman has been charged by Sawyer County authorities with five counts of possessing firearms at her home on April 18, 2024, after being convicted of a felony, and neglecting two of her children under age six—where no specified harm occurred—by allowing them access to guns, drug paraphernalia, marijuana and exposed car batteries, amid filthy living conditions. Tamera Denise Dickey, 36, 10960W Hwy. 48, Exeland, was placed on a $1,500 cash bond and had her initial court appearance Friday, May 3. A preliminary hearing...
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