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Police Logs: Barn fully engulfed
The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. Monday, May 610:10 a.m. Caller says there is a man acting suspicious and dancing in the north parking lot. He attempted to buy alcohol but was not served as he did not have an ID. 10:22 a.m. Officer made contact with the man. He was advised to move along. Superior Ave., Cumberland. 10:32 a.m....
Drug investigation results in four local arrests
After a four-month investigation into drug activity throughout Sawyer, Washburn and Barron Counties, four persons have been arrested, according to the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Police Department. Three individuals from Spooner were charged, and a Stone Lake area resident was arrested in Barron County after a traffic stop. Shane Miller, 46, Brandon Bartle, 31, and Kristin Root, 39, all from Spooner, have been arrested as a result of the LCO...
Authorities name person in Polk County fatal motorcycle crash
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. (WEAU) - Authorities are naming the person who died following a motorcycle crash in the Town of Clayton Saturday. According to an updated press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the person who died in this crash was 53-year-old Richard Johnson of Almena, Wis.
Royalty crowned for 70th Rodeo
SPOONER — On a sleepy Saturday morning, they arrived, one by one, horses and trailers in tow. Dressed in fine Western wear, their cowgirl hats were just right, their horses groomed and ready for riding. May 11, 2024 … time to determine the new 70th Spooner Rodeo queen and princess. Four young ladies rode into the Spooner Rodeo Arena ready for the riding competition, their hopes high. But as Queen...
One person dead in motorcycle crash in Town of Clayton
Town of Clayton, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is dead in a motorcycle crash in the Town of Clayton. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a call was received Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. of a motorcycle crash on Highway D, west of State Highway 63 in the Town of Clayton.
Spooner baseball nearing end of regular season play
SPOONE R– Coach Josh Villella and the Spooner Rails baseball team are having a nice season, but as the end of May nears, the regular season play is also nearing an end. The Rails are currently 9-7 in the Heart O’ North Conference, and 12-8 in all games. They are in 6th place in the HON, which is led by Hayward with a record of 14-2. In doubleheader play at...
Canes softball continues to win
The Hayward Hurricanes softball team solidified their hold on first place in the Heart O’ North Conference as they split a doubleheader with the Saints in St. Croix Falls Friday May 10, winning the first game 2-1 and losing the second game 11-12. The Canes entered this week with a 15-1 conference record and were 17-5 overall. Brooke Laier pitched the win in Friday’s opener, giving up four hits while...
Council approves liquor license transfer for combined Nick's La Cabana
SPOONER — The Spooner City Council approved transfer of a Class B liquor license from La Cabana to Nick’s La Cabana Restaurant at their meeting Tuesday, May 7. Steve Olsen of Corporation Southern Enterprises of Spooner, Inc., who owns Nick’s Family Restaurant, the La Cabana Mexican restaurant and River Street Restaurant, asked for the transfer from La Cabana, 527 N. River St., to Nick’s at 122 Vine St. in Spooner. The council said Olsen will be combining Nick’s and La Cabana into one restaurant while...
DA announces heroin conviction
SHELL LAKE — Washburn County District Attorney Aaron Marcoux announced that Antionette Brewer was convicted of conspiracy to deliver heroin. On Thursday, May 9, Brewer was sentenced to 25 years in the Wisconsin State Prison System, consisting of 15 years of initial incarceration followed by 10 years of extended supervision. This case concluded a multi-state heroin conspiracy investigation that was initiated in 2016. The investigation revealed a heroin distribution network from Minneapolis through Burnett, Washburn and Sawyer counties, involving no less than 74 individuals. The...
Britton elected to Conservation Congress' District Leadership Council
Mike Britton was elected to the District Leadership Council of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress at its ninth annual convention held in Appleton on May 9-11. Britton is one of two representatives serving Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix counties. Across Wisconsin there are 11 districts with two delegates representing each district. In 1934, lead UW professor Aldo Leopold, Chief Warden Harley MacKenzie, Superintendent of Game William Grimmer and...
Future looks bright for Spooner Rails volleyball
ALTOONA — On Saturday, May 11, the eighth-grade Spooner-Black volleyball team earned their way into the First Tier Tournament for the Wisconsin Independent Volleyball League (WIVL) by going undefeated this spring season. The Rails competed in tournaments this spring hosted by Eau Claire, Rice Lake and Spooner, and went 3-0 at each of them without dropping a single game. Going into this weekend’s tournament the Rails were the overall No. 3 seed in a field of 52 teams. ...
Rockin’ the lake: A blast from the past for a bright future
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center is set to travel back in time to the vibrant musical era of the 1970s. The second-annual Morpheus concert and dance will take place as a special fundraiser event on Saturday, June 1. This isn’t just any fundraiser. It’s an opportunity to support the Arts Center’s scholarships, capital campaign and general fund with a night filled with nostalgia, music and community spirit. Play a 50/50 raffle. Bid on items in the silent auction. Enjoy appetizers and drinks...
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...
Canes baseball splits with Saints, closes in on league title
The Hayward Hurricanes baseball team came within one game of clinching the Heart O’ North Conference championship as they split a doubleheader with St. Croix Falls at Larry Somerville Field Friday May 10. The Canes won the opener 6-2 to post their 14th win in a row, but dropped the second game to the Saints, 0-6. The weather was sunny, but with strong gusty winds throughout the twinbill. In game...
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