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Area Athletes To Compete In Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star games will be held this week at the JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. The girls games are scheduled for Wednesday and the boys will play on Thursday. Here are the area senior girls basketball players scheduled to participate:. Division I North:. Ayana Bousum, Marshfield.
Early morning storms hit hard, causing outages, localized flooding in Northeast Wisconsin
(WLUK) -- Strong early morning storms caused thousands of power outages throughout Wisconsin. Heavy rains also caused some localized flooding and damage. Sturgeon Bay Utilities says the heavy rainfall has caused significant issues within its sanitary collection system with the wastewater treatment plant operating at maximum capacity. They ask residents...
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show’s 2023 Best of Show – read a Q&A with the winner
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show is a three-day event, Sept. 5-7 2024, co-presented by PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions that celebrates all things quilting. One of the highlights is the annual 10-category juried and judged Quilt Contest, which is exhibited at the event in Madison, Wisconsin. PBS Wisconsin spoke...
High-Risk Recall: Cookie Mix Pulled from Wisconsin Shelves
There has been a massive trend of food being recalled here in the Midwest. It hasn't been one grocery store in particular that has issued all of these warnings. However, it still is pretty concerning how many we've seen in 2024. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the...
Man pleads not guilty to injuring officer
A Cumberland man accused of causing an injury to an officer and attempting to harm an EMT worker during efforts to arrest him on a warrant and transport him to jail entered not guilty pleas to charges on Wednesday in Barron County Circuit Court. Peter R. Cupp, 40, was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors on April 19. The charges are: resisting an officer causing a soft tissue injury to officer, attempt bodily harm to a worker in a health care facility, threat to...
Dairy Breakfast serves up good food and a slice of rural Wisconsin’s best
SPOONER — A little bit of rain decided to drift over the Washburn County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning just about the time people were arriving for the Tri-County Dairy Breakfast. It didn’t matter. Nobody complained. People just kept showing up. A little rain wasn’t going to keep people away from the Dairy Breakfast event that many consider one of the best mornings of the year. In fact, reported Pete Hubin...
Surveillance Footage Leads To Arrest In Washburn County Retreat Center Burglary
WASHBURN COUNTY (DrydenWire) - Security cameras captured the recent burglary of the Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center Lodge and some of the other buildings on the property. A 40-year-old Danbury, WI, woman, Jamie Berg has been charged after she was allegedly caught on camera. Stolen items and incriminating evidence were found in Berg's vehicle and residence, leading to her arrest and upcoming court appearances.
Gordon man set for arraignment in beating case
A Gordon man accused of beating up his girlfriend, strangling her and threatening to kill her made his initial appearance in court Monday. James L. Peet, 61, is charged with substantial battery, strangulation and suffocation, intimidation of a victim, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct. The court has set a signature bond set at $5,000. Authorities met with the victim on April 7 at a residence in Barnes. They observed multiple...
Washburn County Sheriff's Office log
June 4 0:07 — Car vs. deer with unknown injuries, Shell Lake. 0:09, driver in pain. 0:12, person able to exit vehicle. 0:43, vehicle drivable. 6:44 — Car vs. stop sign, Minong. 6:47, highway department notified. 7:39 — Two-vehicle accident with no injury, Shell Lake. 8:25, citations issued for following too closely and inattentive driving....
New country in Washburn County
Hello friends, As I have mentioned I am in a crazy busy period of time with my job, gardens, pond, volunteering and family. This week my daughter Selina flew home for a few days for one her college roommate’s weddings, and as usual, we pegged out the fun meter. Then there is this job that keeps me on the go and pays my bills. This week I was given a tip about a unique chain of lakes in Washburn County called the Spider Lake chain...
Wheelin' 4 Healin', Relay for Life's 26th-annual event, is Friday
SHELL LAKE — The 26th-annual Washburn County Relay for Life, Wheelin’ 4 Healin’, is this Friday, June 14, at Shell Lake Memorial Park’s lakefront pavilion, with the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Relay Co-chairs Kate Folstad and Steve Clay chose the theme to encourage participants to bike, as well as walk, along the path from the park to Tiptown and back. “It makes sense because it keeps people off the...
Spooner council approves license for NW Station
SPOONER — The Spooner City Council approved a Class B combination liquor license for The NW Station, formerly Jerseys in the Civic Center, at their Tuesday, June 4 meeting. Jerseys, the restaurant located in the Spooner Civic Center, closed a few months ago. Now, with the Northwest Express hockey team coming to play at the center from Minnesota for the Midwest West division, team owner Joe Dibble will be running The NW Station. The license begins July 1. ...
Wine, food tasting raises $15,000+ for Police Foundation
SPOONER — The Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce and the community helped raise $15,598.17 at the April 25 Food & Wine Tasting benefit for the Spooner Police Foundation and presented the check to the foundation on Friday, May 31. There were over 200 food and beverage vendors from the area participating at the new venue for this year’s event, the Burch Barn in Spooner. Over 300 people bought tickets and attended this year, with many businesses sponsoring to make it possible. Barry Nelson provided live...
Four running for Hayward Musky Festival queen
Four area young women are running for queen of the 2024 Hayward Musky Festival. The Musky Queen Scholarship Program is presented by Hayward Dairy Queen. The candidates will participate in interviews with the judges at a luncheon on Thursday, June 20, at Holiday Inn Express. The crowning will take place on the Main Stage downtown at 6 p.m. Friday June 21. All are welcome to attend. The candidates also will be featured in the Grand Parade on Sunday, June 23. ...
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