A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a two-story home at 7647N Landgraf Road, south of Hwy. K near Chicago Bay in the town of Bass Lake early Friday April 19. The two occupants of the house, a man and a woman, escaped without injury. Multiple fire departments were paged out to the blaze at 4:20 a.m. and were on scene until 7:30 a.m. ...

For the first time ever, the Hayward High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization has members who have qualified for national competition. The journey started back in February when members attended the regional competition at Chippewa Falls High School. Members competed in a variety of business events against several other schools in our region with the top four places advancing to the state competition. Hayward had 10 members...

Middle School teacher Noah LeBlanc notified the Hayward School Board at their April 15 meeting that he is resigning as physical education, health and leadership teacher at the end of the current school year. But he will stay on as Hurricanes head football coach for 2024-25 and will continue as morning weight room supervisor year-around. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I was given and will be in close contact with all of you as I will be around coaching and in the weight...

In an indictment released March 13, 2024, a grand jury in U.S. District Court for Western Wisconsin charged Bernard C. Seidling, 73, of Hayward and Florida with bankruptcy fraud. According to the indictment, Seidling “knowingly and fraudulently made material false declarations, certificates or verifications under penalty of perjury in relation to a case by submitting schedules of assets and liabilities and a statement of financial affairs in which the defendant: ...

In response to an inquiry from the Sawyer County Record regarding the April 2021 gunshot death of Cary Lynne Elkin of Stone Lake, Sawyer County District Attorney Bruce Poquette stated that “for strategic reasons and absent some unforeseen complication, I expect charges to be filed in late summer of 2024.” Elkin’s death was investigated by the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department and Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation. In May 2022, the sheriff’s department recommended that first-degree homicide charges be filed against a Minnesota man. For details of this case including Elkin family member comments, please see the online and print editions of the April 10 Record.

At approximately 5 p.m. Saturday April 13, firefighters responded to a one-acre wildfire on a shoreline hillside covered with brush and woods near a home at 11335 Hummingbird Lane on the southeast shore of the Tiger Cat Flowage. Responding to the scene were the Town of Round Lake Fire Department with five vehicles and nine firefighters, the Town of Hayward Fire Department with one vehicle and three firefighters and the Winter and Hayward DNR with two trucks and a bulldozer. They put 2,500 gallons of water on the fire and spent three hours on the scene. Round Lake Fire Chief Mike Schmidt said the fire started when it escaped from an unattended burn pit. The fire threatened the nearby garage and house, but firefighters stopped it before it could damage the structures.

NorthWoods Strings (NWS) invites the community to an April 27 concert that will honor their founders, Dayle Quigley and Randy Sabien, as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of bringing string music education to rural northwestern Wisconsin. NWS current UW-Superior students and alumni will collaborate to present an exciting blend of classical, folk and orchestral music with a premiere performance of their first student-composed piece for orchestra. The concert will be...

Following an April 11, 2024 trial in Sawyer County Circuit Court, a jury found Joel J. Beck, 41, of 14581W Hwy. K, Hayward, guilty of causing injury by operating a snowmobile with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration of more than 0.08 percent in a March 12, 2022 crash in the town of Bass Lake. The jury found Beck not guilty of causing injury by intoxicated use of a snowmobile. Judge...

The Lac Courte Oreilles-Sawyer County “We Want to Live Well” drug awareness and prevention coalition hosted a “Community Speaks” night of learning Tuesday April 9 at the Sevenwinds Casino Conference Center to promote mental health and awareness of the effects of illicit drugs including fentanyl, and treatment for people who use them. The speakers included tribal member Nicole Smith, on “Recovery is Possible.” She has been a recovering addict for 10 years and is the mother of five children. ...

The Wisconsin Selects U19 girls hockey team, including five members of the Hayward Co-op Hurricanes, won their first Tier II 2A USA Hockey national championship in East Lansing, Michigan, April 4-7. The Wisconsin Selects defeated the East Coast Wizards 3-0 in the Chipotle USA Hockey National Tournament championship game. The victory was their fifth in a row after they dropped their opening game of the tournament to the Boston Jr. Eagles. ...

The Hayward Hurricanes girls track and field team won the Heart O’ North Conference Indoor Championships for the fourth year in a row while the Hurricane boys team finished second out of nine schools Friday April 12 at the Ashland Fieldhouse. “I am very happy with these results as we close our indoor season and move into outdoor season” said Coach Ben DiSera. “This meet is usually a pretty good indicator of how we stack up against the rest of the teams in our conference...

Thursday, April 18 Hurricanes sports: Girls soccer at Ashland, 4:30 p.m.; co-ed track and field at St. Croix Falls, 4:30 p.m.; boys baseball at Spooner, 5 p.m. Friday, April 19 Hurricanes sports: Boys golf hosts Spooner, 4 p.m.; girls softball at Cameron, 5 p.m.; boys baseball hosts Cameron, 5 p.m. ...

The Hayward Hurricanes baseball team scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning and rolled to a 12-3 win over the Golden Bears in Barron Friday April 12. Starting pitcher Body Roach gave up three hits and three earned runs in one inning. Thomas Fischer came in and pitched four innings to earn the win giving up three hits and no runs while striking out one and walking one. Tyler Eaton finished up, giving up two hits and no runs in two innings,...

Hayward Hurricanes girls basketball team members received awards and kudos during a season recognition banquet Monday April 15 at The Steakhouse. “It was a really enjoyable, rewarding year,” said Head Coach Joe Brennan. “That’s a credit to the players and the whole program.” The team had 17 wins, the most for a Hayward team since 2018-19, and finished tied for second in the conference. Brennan cited the players for their...

The Sawyer County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday April 29 at the DNR Service Center large conference room on Hwy. 27 South in Hayward. The public is invited to attend and give their input on topics including extended archery seasons and antlerless deer quotas. A virtual option is available on the DNR website. The Council will review public input and make its final recommendations to...

After a successful 2023 raffle that brought in more than $28,000 for the Sawyer County Snowmobile and ATV Alliance, the Fundraising Committee has decided to do it again this year, but with a twist. In addition to putting 20 firearms valued at more than $13,000 up for grabs, another 20 prizes worth an additional $4,000 will also be given away for a total of 40 lucky winners. According to Fundraising...

Proposed fishing, hunting and natural resource rules in Wisconsin were aired April 8 at an annual Sawyer County hearing at the Winter School auditorium. Similar hearings were held simultaneously in the other 71 counties in the state. Approximately 22 people were in the audience for the local hearing. Also attending were five Sawyer County Conservation Congress delegates and four Wisconsin DNR staff. Only one local citizen resolution was introduced at...

The Hayward Hurricanes girls soccer team opened their season with a 2-0 win over the Rails in Spooner Tuesday April 9. Both of Hayward’s goals came in the first half, as freshman Alivia Beckwith tallied first and then Kelsey Carothers scored. “It was a slow start for the girls, but they managed to start putting things together in the second half,” said Coach Anne Kriskovich. “Abigail Beckermann, Miya McKay, and Kendra Gunn all had a great game and were a big factor in controlling the tempo.” On Thursday April 11, the Canes traveled to Somerset, where the host Spartans came away with a 7-0 win.

The Hayward Hurricanes boys golf team placed second in a nine-hole meet with St. Croix Falls at Krooked Creek in Osceola Monday April 15. The hosts carded 171 while the varsity Canes finished with 178. The Hayward JV scored 183. Noah Engquist of St. Croix Falls was the medallist with a round of 40. , ...

In response to an inquiry from the Sawyer County Record regarding the April 2021 gunshot death of Cary Lynne Elkin of Stone Lake, Sawyer County District Attorney Bruce Poquette stated that “for strategic reasons and absent some unforeseen complication, I expect charges to be filed in late summer of 2024.” Elkin’s death was investigated by the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department and Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation. In May 2022, the sheriff’s department recommended that first-degree homicide charges be filed against a Minnesota man. Poquette’s response to the Record’s inquiry was received Tuesday April 9, after this week’s edition of the Record had gone to press. For details of this case including Elkin family member comments, please see the online and print editions of the April 10 Record.