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Drug investigation results in four local arrests
HAYWARD — 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...
Missing man found dead
RUSK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A missing Chetek man was found dead today by a kayaker. According to a news release from the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office, on May 16, a kayaker called with information about what they believed to be missing 61-year-old Scott Link of Chetek. His body...
Menards denied rezoning request
Menards was dealt a setback over its proposal to build a self-storage facility on the southeast corner of South Access Road and Wisconsin Avenue. The Rice Lake City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday about rezoning a four-tenths of an acre parcel that would facilitate construction of 261 units, but councilmembers balked due to an apparent lack of communication with neighbors and poor access for fire emergencies. The Plan...
Lots of new events happening in the area this summer
SHELL LAKE — A number of new, family-friendly events are being set around Spooner and Shell Lake, starting Memorial Day weekend and continuing throughout the summer. At the Monday, May 13 Shell Lake City Council meeting, Mary Ann Rigby requested a street-use permit for a Spooner Police Foundation event — Murph. Murph is a workout in honor of fallen U.S. Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy, and also in honor...
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.
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....
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.
After series of hospital and clinic closures in Wisconsin, new clinics pop up
WISCONSIN — Months after health care providers Prevea Health and Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) began to shutter their hospitals and clinics across western Wisconsin, another provider called OakLeaf Clinics continues to expand to fill the void. OakLeaf Clinics opened of its new clinic Wednesday in Rice Lake, Wis.
OakLeaf Clinics Rice Lake now open
OakLeaf Clinics has expanded into Rice Lake, opening the doors to a new clinic and keeping a couple of providers from the now-departed Prevea Clinics in the local health care community. Rice Lake’s new location is one of 11 OakLeaf Clinics, which provides primary and specialty care. It is part of the OakLeaf Medical Network, an independent physician association in western Wisconsin. The departure of Prevea Clinics, which closed down...
Softball Cardinals struggle down the stretch, WIAA playoff opener today in GC
SPRING VALLEY, WI – Despite getting a win recently, the Spring Valley softball team struggled holding onto leads down the stretch and finished the regular season losing their final five games, including four in the last week. The Cardinals will go into the playoffs today at Glenwood City, one...
Rice Lake High School names third term outstanding students
Rice Lake High School has announced students who earned the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for the third term as chosen by the faculty. Criteria includes cooperation, effort, attitude, and dedication to discipline. Subjects and students honored include: art, Hunter Vlcek and Ashley Von Arx; health, Gracyn Saffert and Guadalupe Rosas-Vazquez; business education: Thomas "TJ" Olsen and Gavin Stenseth; family/consumer: Jeim De Los Santos; language arts, Serena Inks; mathematics: Dylan Husak and Wyatt Gifford; music, Brady Schneider; physical education, Olivia Lewis; science, Samantha Windowski; social studies, Adam Anderegg; world languages, Joshua Cortez-Schneider; agriculture, Emily Kalina and Emily Buchmann; technology education, Abby Britton; and Warriors On Wisconsin, Madison McDonald.
Three fallen Wisconsin police officers honored in Washington D.C.
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Three fallen law enforcement officers from northern Wisconsin are being memorialized in our nation’s capital. Monday morning marked the 36th Annual Law Enforcement Candlelight Vigil held in Washington, D.C. which was held on the first day of National Police Week. All three officers,...
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