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Woman accused of intending to deliver meth
A Stone Lake woman, who was arrested on April 25 after police say they recovered approximately $2,300 worth of methamphetamine during a traffic stop, has been charged with intending to deliver drugs and possession of cocaine. Felony charges of possession of meth with intent to deliver, second or subsequent offense, and possession of cocaine were filed on Wednesday against Tomi J. Quagon, 42, in Barron County Circuit Court. A signature...
Woman pleads not guilty to drug charges
One of two people from Hayward accused of drug-related offenses after police say they found methamphetamine and fentanyl in their possession after a traffic stop in Rice Lake has pleaded not guilty. Chelsea N. Pringle, 29, was charged on Feb. 16 in Barron County Circuit Court with two felonies: possession with intent to deliver meth and possession with intent to deliver narcotics. At her arraignment on Friday, the defendant pleaded...
Local man dies in crash; woman charged in court
A well-known Lac Courte Oreilles traditional dancer and LCO Badgers drum group member died Friday April 26 as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle vs. car crash in the town of Winter on April 21. Daniel J. Barber, 57, was operating a motorcycle westbound on Hwy. 70 approximately one mile east of Koeppler Road when Erin M. Jones, 39, of N4546 Hwy. G, Ojibwa, pulled out into Barber’s path from the north shoulder as she was attempting to turn around. ...
Town of Hayward appoints chairman
Meeting in special open session Wednesday May 1, the Town of Hayward Board of Supervisors appointed Benjamin Kurtzweil as interim town chairperson. Kurtzweil fills the vacancy created by the resignation of interim town chairperson Gary Gedart, which was effective on May 1. Kurtzweil will serve for one year, until the April 2025 election. Besides Ben Kurtzweil, the board received applications from five other candidates for the town chair position: John...
Man sentenced for area burglaries
During an April 16, 2024, hearing in Sawyer County Circuit Court, a Turtle Lake man was sentenced to four years probation and assessed restitution for cabin break-ins in the towns of Meteor, Weirgor and Winter during early 2021. Kevin Gregory Johnson, 49, who is currently incarcerated in the Stanley Correctional Institution, had been sentenced earlier to prison in Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties. Johnson was charged with a string of...
Tamarack Health invites expecting mothers to seek care in Hayward
HAYWARD, Wis. (WEAU) - Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center sent out an official statement Friday following the news of Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake temporarily diverting labor and delivery patients. Information sent along with the official statement emphasized that the Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center “is equipped to fill the need...
Finishing work on US 53 project in Washburn County set to start
SARONA — Finishing work on a multi-year, $17.59 million pavement replacement project on Highway 53 from Pine Grove Road in the Town of Sarona to Wildcat Road in the Town of Beaver Brook in Washburn County is set to resume Monday, May 6. Hoffman Construction Co. of Black River Falls is the prime contractor for the project, which began in 2022. Originally placed in the mid-1980s, this 6.5-mile segment of...
Main Street closures coming up as reconstruction project comes to conclusion
The finishing touches to the Rice Lake Main Street reconstruction project will be added over the next two weeks and the road will be closed to vehicle traffic for a few days. Removal and replacement of defective concrete sidewalk is anticipated to take approximately three days next week, likely beginning Tuesday or Wednesday, said SEH, the city’s civil engineering firm that is overseeing the project. The street will not be closed for this work. Concrete trucks and other construction equipment will be parked in the...
Eagle Scout creates ‘lure libraries’ for Wisconsin lakes
HAYWARD, Wis. (Northern News Now) - Hayward is known for attracting anglers for its great fishing. Now any angler in the area can add to their lure collection thanks to a young Eagle Scout. Ethan Constantine’s There are two Lure Libraries in the Hayward area and a third at White...
9 local pastors unite for National Day of Prayer event
Nine pastors of the Rice Lake Ministerial Association led prayers Thursday evening at the National Day of Prayer event hosted by First United Methodist Church of Rice Lake. Nearly 100 attended in person, and the service was also livestreamed. The Rev. Steve Svendsen of Providence Reformed Baptist Church led in prayer for the nations of the world, specifically Israel and the whole Middle East region as well as Haiti. The...
Staff of local engineering firm recognized for Excellence in Construction
HAYWARD — Northern Wisconsin Based Engineers, Inc. (NWBE) of Hayward would like to recognize and congratulate several of its employees who were award recipients for managing the construction of two area Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) construction projects. Every year, the ACPA (American Concrete Pavers Association) awards a concrete paving project with the “National Award for Excellence in Concrete Pavement.” The Wisconsin Concrete Pavers Association (WCPA) nominated the Highway 63, Greenwood Avenue to Poplar Street project in downtown Spooner, in the category of Municipal Streets...
Rice Lake man appears in court on burglary charge
A Rice Lake man accused of burglary after police say he and a Menomonie woman broke into a storage unit and stole items appeared on Wednesday in Barron County Circuit Court. Michael R. Melendez, 27, was charged on Feb. 14, 2023, with felony burglary and two misdemeanors of theft of movable property and criminal damage to property, all as parties to a crime. An arrest warrant had been issued the...
Town of Hayward facilities study to begin in May
The Town of Hayward Board and Town Facilities Planning Committee met with consultant Kraus-Anderson (K-A) staff Tuesday April 23 to discuss the facilities conditions assessment and feasibility study which K-A will perform, and their timeline for the years 2024-26. K-A Staff Dustin Phillips, Mike Phillips and Tim Kittilla indicated that the findings will include options for deferred maintenance including the “do nothing” option, replacement, refurbishing or upgrades, prioritization, cost estimates and recommendations for the facilities, which include the town hall, fire station, highway equipment storage...
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