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Rice Lake Chronotype

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Barron County stays red, but state goes blue; local legislators comment

Barron County voters had the Republican party’s back on Nov. 3, but the rest of Wisconsin did not follow suit, elected a slate of Democrats to the state’s top offices and flipped the Legislature. Entering Wisconsin’s Fall Election, the GOP knew it was facing a possible midterm-election upheaval. In Wisconsin, President Donald Trump’s approval rating was 37%, according to a Marquette Law School Poll released Oct. 28. Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley had the support of 51% of likely voters, compared with GOP opponent Tom Tiffany’s support at 44%. But Barron County has a deep red streak when it comes to voting, and election results showed it stayed true to form. GovernorCrowley, the Milwaukee County administrator, won 7,550 out of 20,163 votes cast in his race in the county, or 37% of the vote. On the other hand Tiffany, a Minocqua resident who gave up a reelection bid for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District representative to run for governor, earned 12,613, or 63% of the vote. Included in these totals were votes from Rice Lake, which gave Tiffany 1,767 votes out of 3,331 cast between them (53%) to Crowley’s 1,564 (47%). Statewide, however, Crowley won handily with 54% of the nearly

Barron County, WI · 3d

Rice Lake Chronotype

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Massie family recognized with Century certificates

The descendants of Benjamin Massie were recognized with a Century Family certificate at the Thursday, Nov. 11, meeting of the Blue Hills Genealogical Society, which met at the new Welcome Center adjacent to Pioneer Village Museum west of Cameron. Each receiving a certificate recognizing them as a Century Family were siblings Yvonne Massie Madison and Jerry Massie, the great-grandchildren of Benjamin Massie, who settled in the Sioux Creek area of Barron County in the 1880s. With them to receive the Century Family recognition were Jerry’s three sons, Chad, Kelly and Shane, and Yvonne’s daughter Leslie Madison Olson. Families who have ancestors who were living in Barron County for 100 years or more, and can provide documentation of it, are eligible to receive the Century certificate. The society awards the Pioneer certificate to those families who can provide documentation that their family was living in Barron County by 1871, when the county was formed. The society honors descendants who have researched genealogical information with the applications preserved and stored in the society’s resource room that is now housed at the Welcome Center. In addition to the recognition, a tour was given of the new building that includes a classroom, a research

Cameron, WI · 1d

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Northwest Wisconsin Highway Construction Update - Nov. 13, 2026

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties. Barron County. Highway: County D. Location: Lake Chetek Bridge in Chetek. Schedule: Aug. 3 through late November. Cost: $2.39 million. Description of work:...

Barron County, WI · 19h
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Rice Lake Chronotype

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Raffle items now on display at Senior Center

The public is encouraged to support the Rice Lake Senior Center by attending its Vendor and Craft Sale, with lunch served all day, on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The sale will include crafts, jewelry, baked goods and more. In addition, a raffle is taking place that includes vintage quilts, gift baskets and more. Raffle tickets are $2 each or six for $10 and may be purchased now until the drawing on the day of the sale at 3 p.m. The public may stop by the center at 12 W. Humbird St. anytime during business hours., which are week days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to see and bid on the raffle items.

Rice Lake, WI · 16h

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Wisconsin reports second child measles death

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a second child death due to measles. Both deaths were in southwestern Wisconsin. The report comes as Wisconsin and Minnesota report the highest number of measles cases in more than 35 years. None of those cases...

Wisconsin · 12h

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Adams awesome in winning both Modified and Midwest Modified National titles

Cameron, Wisconsin’s Blake Adams isn’t just the son of 5-time WISSOTA National Champion Kevin Adams anymore. At just the age of 17, he now has 3-time WISSOTA national championships of his own to brag about. After a 53-win season between his WISSOTA Modified and WISSOTA Midwest Modified, he pulled off the unthinkable double, winning both the Modified and Midwest Modified National titles in the same season.

Cameron, WI · 2d

Rice Lake Chronotype

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City Council OKs budget levy, abruptly adjourns amid arguments

The Rice Lake City Council approved the 2027 Budget levy during a public hearing, but discussions over Senior Center funding and agenda items that included reviews of the city administrator performance process and council procedures turned argumentative and led nowhere. 2027 Budget The council met in full on Tuesday, Nov. 10, but no members of the public appeared in person or spoke during the 2027 Budget public hearing. City Administrator SJ Johnson explained discrepancies between the published budget proposal and the budget summary provided in the council’s packet. For example, the published budget reflected a balance between revenues and expenditures of $10.2 million. The summary, however, showed expenditures at $10.65 million. Johnson said the budget as published was the city’s best estimate at the time. Council Member Abbey Fischer asked if she could address adding $10,000 in funding for the Rice Lake Senior Center. But Mayor Harlan Dodge and Council Member Jim Resac expressed concerns about the legalities of altering the budget at the Nov. 10 meeting. Johnson said state code dictates that the proposed budget should be adopted on or before Nov. 14. “If you change what the budget looks like and that's been presented to the public, you're

Rice Lake, WI · 1d

Rice Lake Chronotype

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Property Committee dims on campus solar array proposal

The Barron County Property Committee, at its Monday, Nov. 9, meeting, indefinitely tabled pursuing a solar array project at UW-Eau Claire — Barron County, opting to keep the green space as is rather than filling it with solar panels to potentially raise funds for the university and county. The committee members had a copy of a Solar Feasibility Study that was prepared by Upper 90, a Centrix Company. According to the study’s executive summary, the county and campus engaged in the firm to evaluate the feasibility of a ground-mounted solar array on undeveloped county-owned land at the campus at 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake. The study was funded by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. It presented two options, both of which would generate more electricity than the entire campus currently uses in a year. The second option would generate roughly three times campus usage. The study said the array site — east of the main campus — appears workable as it sits away from the Red Cedar River mitigating DNR shoreline/floodplain concerns. It stated that the main obstacles would include relocating a portion of the adjacent disc golf course and installing a security fencing

Barron County, WI · 3d

Rice Lake Chronotype

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Rice Lake’s Schmidt signs commitment to UW-Green Bay

For Rice Lake High School senior Addison Schmidt, she’s always dreamed of playing a sport in college. She’s not only going to get to do that, but she’ll be playing two. At a ceremony at Ole Olsen Gym on Wednesday, Nov. 11, Schmidt signed her letter of intent to join both the basketball and volleyball programs at UW-Green Bay. “I’m definitely really excited about it,” Schmidt said. “It’s definitely been one of my goals to play one or even two sports at the next level, so finding the right place for me that just so happened to be DI at two levels is super exciting and fun.” The three-sport standout for the Warriors has competed at the state level and earned all-conference honors in three sports — basketball, volleyball, and track and field. Schmidt wrapped up her high school volleyball career last month as the program’s leader in both kills (1,271) and blocks (396). She has twice earned second team all-conference honors, and this season was named to the first team. Schmidt was a Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-State honorable mention as a sophomore and junior and this year was an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region selection. As of her

Rice Lake, WI · 2d

Leader Telegram

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Bloomer’s Hartman triplets commit to South Dakota State

BLOOMER — The Bloomer High School girls cross country and track and field teams have had the blessing of having Aliya, Briella and Ciara Hartman on their teams over the years. That blessing will come to a close following next spring as the senior triplets graduate, but will continue at the Division I collegiate level next fall, as the Hartman triplets announced via social media of their commitment to South Dakota State University for both cross country and track and field. The Hartmans wrapped up their stellar cross country career this fall, claiming the Blackhawks’ fourth consecutive sectional and conference titles. Aliya Hartman further put a bow on the Blackhawks cross country season, setting a new state meet record at the Division 1 meet in Wisconsin Rapids and becoming Bloomer’s first individual girls state champion in cross country. She won with a blazing time of 17 minutes and 1.6 seconds, besting the previous record by nearly 25 seconds, as the Blackhawks finished fourth in a highly-competitive Division 1 field. It continued a standout year for Aliya Hartman, who won the 3,200 meter state track title last spring. The Hartmans, along with senior running mate Sophie Strand, all played huge roles

Bloomer, WI · 1d

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Elk Mound resident sues village board

ELK MOUND — Elk Mound resident John Fellenz, who resigned as a volunteer on the Elk Mound Police Department last month, has now filed a lawsuit against the Village Board. The lawsuit was filed in Dunn County Court on Nov. 6. The defendants are the Village Board members, including Village President Tim Benjamin. The case has not yet been assigned to a judge, and no court dates have been set. On Oct. 6, the board voted 6-1 to disband the police department, and instead enter into an agreement with Dunn County to provide law enforcement services, with aid from a four-year grant. Dozens of village residents attended that meeting and objected to the plan. Fellenz contends the board was not following protocol on open meetings leading to that vote. It is unclear when the village began discussing with Dunn County about contracting for law enforcement services. Fellenz claims that through an open records request, he obtained 79 emails from Dunn County that were exchanged with Elk Mound officials that he hadn’t previously seen. He said it showed the discussion began in May. “It is very clear they weren’t evaluating options; the decision was made,” Fellenz said. “The story put out

Elk Mound, WI · 1d

Rice Lake Chronotype

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Rice Lake senior Ebner excels in mountain biking as repeat state champion

When Quinn Ebner joined the Rice Lake mountain biking team in sixth grade, his focus was on the enjoyment he got from riding and not about becoming a competitive racer. He got his first taste of competition a year later and continued to improve on his way to becoming a multi-year state champion. “I went to my first race in seventh grade,” said Ebner. “I kind of just fell in love with it after that.” Late last month Ebner won the boys varsity race at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League state championships at Trek Trails in Waterloo, his second consecutive varsity championship. “It meant a lot to me,” said Ebner. “I spent a lot of time training. I would say I do around 20 races a year. State is obviously very big and important one for me and there’s a lot of stress going into it. I just wanted to get everything right.” Ebner won the three-lap race with a time of one hour, 16 minutes, and 16.4 seconds, finishing nearly a minute in front of second place. A year ago Ebner was the champion in 1:13:22.7, with a gap of 1:25 over the runner-up. He was also the freshman

Rice Lake, WI · 23h

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Chippewa Family Restaurant to host fundraiser for Jason’s Presents

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - The Chippewa Family Restaurant and the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to raise money for Jason’s Presents. On Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, from 5:00 a.m. until 8 p.m., the Chippewa Family Restaurant will donate 100% of its proceeds to Jason’s Presents.

Chippewa County, WI · 17h

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New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Taylor County Effective Dec. 1

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Taylor County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the border of both Chippewa and Clark counties.

Taylor County, WI · 2d

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DATCP Confirms Bird Flu in Rusk County Backyard Poultry Flock

Wisconsin agriculture officials confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard poultry flock in Rusk County on Thursday. The birds on the premises were depopulated and will not enter the food system. The confirmation comes while wild birds are still moving through the state on fall migration, a period when...

Rusk County, WI · 14h

Rice Lake Chronotype

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Soccer: Rice Lake trio earn all-conference honors

A trio of seniors on the Rice Lake boys soccer team received all-conference honors from the Big Rivers Conference. Cale Ash was named to the 11-member all-conference first team. Andy Acevedo-Sanchez was a second team selection and Ben Jevne was an honorable mention. According to Bound Wisconsin, Ash’s 30 goals during the season were first in the Big Rivers, and his eight goals during conference games were fifth. He also added 11 assists on the season as his 71 points were tied for 12th in the state. Ash finishes his career with 66 goals and 159 points. Acevedo-Sanchez scored eight times and had seven assists from the midfield. His assists were seventh in the league and his goals 10th. Acevedo-Sanchez scored 16 goals and had 44 total points during his career. Jevne finished second on the team with 19 goals this season, including seven during the Warriors’ playoff run to the state tournament. His goal total ranked fifth in the Big Rivers. Jevne totaled 31 goals and 22 assists during his career. Being named the Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year was Hudson senior Calvin Lessard, who repeated after the winning the award last season. Big Rivers All-Conference First

Rice Lake, WI · 23h

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Force Fields festival announces 2027 lineup with GRiZ, Subtronics

CADOTT, Wis. (WBAY) - Chippewa Valley Music Festivals announced the lineup Thursday for Force Fields: Episode III — Celestial Summons, which returns to Cadott June 4-5, 2027. GRiZ and Subtronics are headlining the third annual electronic dance music festival, according to a news release. The announcement follows the festival’s...

Cadott, WI · 1d

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Elk Mound man sues village, alleges open meetings violation in police department's dissolution

ELK MOUND, Wis. (WKBT) — An Elk Mound resident is suing the village, alleging the village board violated the state's open meetings law when it voted to dissolve the Elk Mound Police Department.

Elk Mound, WI · 1d

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Polk County Shop with a Cop Program Seeks Community Support Ahead of Christmas

ST. CROIX FALLS, WI — The St. Croix Falls Police Department is once again preparing to spread holiday cheer to children throughout Polk County through its annual Shop with a Cop program. With a fundraising goal of $20,000, the department is asking local businesses and community members to help make this year's event a success.

Polk County, WI · 2d

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Rising food prices add to demand at Chippewa Falls food pantry

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Rising food prices make it harder for local food pantries to keep families fed, and the Agnes’s Table Food Pantry said it could see more people in need with the holidays approaching. The pantry offers items ranging from canned goods to fresh vegetables. It...

Chippewa Falls, WI · 12h