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An Outdoorsman's Journal: Adventures at Flater's Resort
I have been friends with “Musky Joe” Flater who is a fifth-generation owner of Flater’s Resort for a good 20 years. Joe is hard to describe in less than a million words. Old school, hardcore, fun, disorganized, one of the few in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, fond of beer, a Packer and Brewer die hard, trapper, smells like an old bear just coming out of the den, etc. I told Joe a while back I could help him, along with our very...
Empower future generations on being ready for disasters during Preparedness Month
MADISON — As disasters become more frequent and severe, it is important to ensure younger generations have the knowledge to keep them safe and build resiliency. September is Preparedness Month, and ReadyWisconsin encourages everyone to spend time this month teaching children and teens how to be prepared. “Making sure kids are equipped with safety skills now will keep them calm and confident when emergencies or disasters occur,” said Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Greg Engle. “Preparedness Month is a perfect opportunity to teach them the basics,...
All aboard! Northwest Express junior hockey to debut in Spooner
SPOONER — Get ready to drop the first puck, area hockey fans. United States Premier Hockey League action returns to the Spooner Civic Center this weekend for the initial home game of the new Northwest Express on Saturday. The Northwest Express, formerly the Minnesota Moose, are Spooner’s new junior hockey team. Taking their identity from Spooner’s historic railroad past, the Express will play in the heavily competitive Midwest West Division, with home ice at the Spooner Civic Center. ...
Seniors benefit from community pool's aqua aerobics classes
The water isn’t very deep, maybe three or four feet, in the shallow end of the Rice Lake Municipal Pool, but on three mornings a week at 7 a.m., it fills up with people who are there to engage in one of the healthiest activities senior citizens can find: water aerobics. The class has been a staple of the pool’s offerings since it opened in the late 1970s, and the 45-minute sessions typically draw from half a dozen to some 20 people, almost all of...
Timberland Hills to hold grand opening celebration for bike trails
One Track Mind Foundation and Timberland Hills are holding a grand opening event for the new mountain bike trail system in Barronett. The grand opening event is Sept. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. at Timberland Hills, 1788 Boyd Lane, Barronett. Shank N Shig BBQ food truck will be on site, while Northwoods Cycle of Rice Lake and Riverbrook Bike and Ski of Hayward will be providing bike demos and...
100-year-old Ebner honorary captain for Cameron football
It was 85 years ago when Robert Ebner first took the field for the Cameron High School football team. Now four generations later Ebner was an honorary captain for his great- grandson's team as he celebrated his 100th birthday weekend. Ebner wore his great-grandson Sawyer Ebner's No. 51 jersey as he joined in on the coin flip as an honorary captain for Cameron's game against Unity on Friday, Sept. 13. ...
Warrior wrap-up (9-17): Rice Lake cross country hosts home invitational
Three runners had top-25 finishes as the Warrior high school cross country teams ran the Rice Lake Invitational on Tuesday on the campus of UW-Eau Claire — Barron County. Carter Kucko led the Warriors in finishing 10th in the boys 5-kilometer race as he completed the course in 16 minutes, and 56.1. "He's trying some different things as he goes along this season, and overall a really good race," coach...
VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE — U.S. Senator and vice president candidate JD Vance vowed that returning Donald Trump to the presidency would lead to deportations of illegal immigrants, making American communities safer. Vance, R-Ohio, spoke Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. The indoor event was packed, with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that the “open border policies” created by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have allowed illegal immigration to significantly increase. ...
Nature's Edge announces matching challenge
Nature's Edge Therapy Center of Rice Lake has launched a $60,000 matching challenge that offers donors an opportunity to triple their impact with every dollar donated matched at a rate of $1 to $2.50. The challenge is supported by the Rice Lake Community Health Foundation. For 23 years the center has provided therapy services to all ages through hippotherapy, animal-assisted therapy and horticulture therapy. For information on how to donate, go online to nature@naturesedgetherapycenter.org or call 715-859-6670.
3-vehicle crash including school bus injures 1 person
A person was injured Tuesday afternoon in Dunn County after a school bus struck a pickup truck, pushing it into an SUV. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, a Chevrolet pickup and a Ford Excursion were stopped at 3:54 p.m. on Highway B at the Interstate 94 interchange at the stop lights. A school bus approached both vehicles from the rear and was unable to stop in time, striking the pickup and pushing it into the SUV. ...
Ladysmith man sentenced for 4th-degree sex assault
A man from Ladysmith was given six months of conditional jail time and will spend four years on probation for fourth-degree sexual assault in a case filed after a 15-year-old girl’s stepfather found him in her bed in their Cameron residence. Raif A. Duzy, 21, was charged on May 31, 2023, in Barron County Circuit Court with felony charges of attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child and second-degree sexual assault of child, but he reached a plea deal on June 14 and pleaded guilty...
Down the Decades
140 years ago In 1884: Morneau bakery’s new brick oven collapsed Monday. — It will be only a short time before this village needs a south side school. — Barron is now connected to the outer world by mail. 130 years ago In 1894: Upward of 200 citizens from this area attended the Minnesota State...
Methodists to host A Taste of Filipino Culture
The public is invited to A Taste of Filipino Culture on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 1221 Wesley Drive, Rice Lake. Meal tickets will be available on site for $15 each. The event is being jointly put on by pastors of the Rice Lake, Spooner and Cumberland/Shell Lake churches.
Barron County Truck Show proceeds to go to 8-year-old Blaire Helstad
An 8-year-old Rice Lake girl who has been hospitalized since March at UW-Health American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison battling epilepsy will be the beneficiary of the upcoming Barron County Truck Show. Proceeds from the fifth annual show, a nonprofit event with the slogan “Giving Back One Truck at a Time” slated for Sept. 27-28 at the Barron County Fairgrounds, will go toward helping Blaire, the daughter of Nick and Jen Helstad of Rice Lake. ...
Barron County OWI cases in 2024 set to skyrocket past 2023 numbers
It’s frustrating to law enforcement to see an upswing in dangerous driving behavior that is entirely avoidable. To officers it’s quite simple: Don’t drink and drive. But comparing the number of operating while intoxicated cases between 2023 and so far in 2024 shows that lesson just isn’t sinking in. Barron County recorded a total of 93 OWIs, both vehicular and ATV/UTV, in 2023, but this year that number likely will be blown away. The tally for 2024 stood at 90 last week — and there’s...
Police Logs: Student threatens to shoot up school
The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. Sunday, Sept. 812:02 p.m. Male subject says that female subject was getting property from him and when she left she threw an object at his windshield causing damage. She is eastbound on Highway O. Male subject will wait to see an officer. 12:03 p.m. Officer is out with female subject. 12:53 p.m. Both will be cited for disorderly conduct. Male subject was advised of the sex offender ordinance. They...
Wisconsin Trappers Association names Kwasny District Director of the Year
At the annual Wisconsin Trappers Association convention in Antigo, Ron Kwasny of Rice Lake was named the 2024 District Director of the Year for his leadership of District 2. There are 11 districts within the state representing the 72 counties, with District 2 comprising the six-county area of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix. The WTA is dedicated, through the education of trappers and the general public, to preserving and promoting trapping as an important heritage activity that manages and protects furbearer population and habitat while encouraging the wise and ethical use of renewable resources. For more information on the WTA as well as becoming a member of the organization, visit wistrap.org.
Rice Lake man charged with 1st-degree sex assault of child
A Rice Lake man has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child for allegedly assaulting a girl when she was approximately 8 years old and could be sentenced to as many as 60 years in prison if convicted. Barron County Circuit Court records show that Steven A. Markegard, 30, was charged on Sept. 13 and his initial appearance has been slated for Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint,...
Names identified in fatal Burnett County crash
The names of those involved in a crash in Burnett County on Sept. 6, in which one person was fatally injured, have been released. According to the village of Siren Police Department, Burnett County dispatch received a report around 11:15 a.m. Sept. 6 that a white pickup truck had gone through the wall of the Lilac Grove Apartment building at 24145 First Ave. in Siren. An officer was dispatched to the scene and upon arrival, observed the truck had breached the south wall of the...
Newest supervisor introduces herself to Barron County Board
Barron County Board Supervisor Jamie McCready, who was sworn in at the August meeting to fill the District 8 vacancy, was given time at the September meeting to introduce herself to the board and public. McCready shared, "A bit about me is I was born and raised in Cumberland, and have called Turtle Lake home for the last 16 years. I live within the village of Turtle Lake with my husband and two of the three boys we have and several pets." ...
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