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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. ...
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. ...
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 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...
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...
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...
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." ...
Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot
MADISON — A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy's request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke's decision marks the latest twist in Kennedy's push to remove himself from ballots in key battleground states where the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is tight. ...
Club recognizes Musil as a Fortnightly Senior Girl
Aubrey Musil, daughter of Jeremy and Camille Musil, was the Fortnightly Senior Girl at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Rice Lake Fortnightly Club, the first of the senior girls to be honored this 2024-25 school year. Musil maintains a 3.9 GPA and was inducted into the National Honor Society her junior year. She has received an Academic Achievement Award and has been on student council each year of high school. In her junior year she was recognized as a Standout Student for English. The...
None of the above: America’s political divide goes beyond red and blue, Trump and Harris
Turn on cable news or scroll through social media, and you will see a divided America split between red Republicans backing former President Donald Trump and blue Democrats supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race. But the reality is America isn’t split in half. It is split in thirds between Trump and his Republicans, Harris and her Democrats — and the more than one-third of Americans who don’t...
Fire, police unions in negotiations for new contracts
When representatives of the fire and police department unions enter into negotiations with the city, much more is on the table than just wages and benefits. While compensation is no doubt a top consideration, negotiators also want to address a long list of conditions of employment and hammering out the details can take some time. The negotiation process, undertaken in Rice Lake about every two years, has started for both fire and police unions as negotiators on both sides seek to come to terms with...
UU to discuss values of justice, equity and compassion
Blue Hills Unitarian Universalists will focus study on the Second Principle of their faith: justice, equity, and compassion in human relations during the service Sunday. The importance of these values in lives and communities is regarded as bedrock to a functioning society. Discussion will be guided by renowned defense lawyer, Clarence Darrow by examining one of his historic cases. As UUs are known for, expect a lively discussion to follow the presentation. All are invited; services begin at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall at 230 W. Messenger St., Rice Lake and on Zoom. Everyone is welcome; the Zoom link is sent to members, and all interested may request it by contacting patriciashifferd@gmail.com. For more information visit bluehillsuu.org.
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