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Never forget their sacrifice: Memorial Day service honors fallen members of the Armed Forces
Remembering the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who fell in service to their country is the reason for Memorial Day, but people also can honor their memories by appreciating active service members and nurturing those who will serve in the future, said Rice Lake Chief of Police Steve Roux at Veterans Memorial City Park on Monday morning. “The sole purpose of today is to remember the fallen — period,” Roux said as he gave Memorial Day remarks before a crowd of patriots...
Barron County communities to observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer season, but Monday is the focal point as American patriots pay their respects to the men and women who gave their lives to the cause of freedom while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Rice LakeRice Lake American Legion Post 87 will conduct graveside military rites at several area cemeteries and conclude the day with a program at Veterans Memorial City Park, 20 E. Stout St., on Monday morning. ...
Property development agreement with Johnson on City Council agenda
The Rice Lake City Council will be reviewing the draft of a property development agreement with a downtown business in a bid to help it potentially move to the North Industrial Park. After closed session on May 14, the City Council asked attorney Lindsay Kohl to prepare a draft North Industrial Park property development promissory note/agreement with Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, located at 215 E. Allen St. The Johnson location...
Work on South Access Road, Cedar Mall intersection slated for 2026
Drivers looking for a better experience navigating the South Access Road and Frontage Road intersection west of Main Street will have to wait for 2026 to see an improvement. Traffic flow congestion at the intersection came to the forefront of the city’s attention in 2022, when Caribou Coffee approached the Plan Commission with a proposal to build a 605-square-foot, drive-thru-only building in the Cedar Mall parking lot. Plans called for...
County Board approves appointments, puts campus HVAC project on hold
The Barron County Board of Supervisors had one of its shortest meetings in a long time Monday evening, approving reorganizational committee appointments and replacing members on two other boards. The vote was 26 yes, two no and one absent. Supervisor Fran Langman, who was one of the no votes, questioned why the recommendation was to expand the Law Enforcement Committee by two and fill it with two freshman supervisors. “We...
With 2nd ambulance in service, Rice Lake Fire Department expands operations
The Rice Lake Fire Department has reached its goal first proposed three years ago of providing an emergency transport service that includes posting an ambulance on standby at local events and transferring patients between medical facilities. The Fire Department began a sometimes uphill battle to add an ambulance service with two ambulances in May 2021, fielding concerns about operational costs and possibly taking business away from Marshfield Medical Center. A compromise was struck with the purchase of a single ambulance, which went into service on...
Volunteer crews fix boardwalks, bridges along Hemlock Creek trail
Tents were staked along the grounds of Murphy Flowage County Park near the line of Barron and Rusk counties as volunteers from across the state joined in a multi-day trailbuilding event of the Ice Age Trail. From Wednesday through Sunday around 70 volunteers each day worked on the construction and installation of boardwalks and bridges along the trail segment. During the work days, 446 feet across six structures were to be constructed, said Patrick Gleissner, trail operations coordinator for the Ice Age Trail Alliance. ...
Lions Club picks up 18 bags of trash, calls Highway 48 'spotless'
Twelve members of the Rice Lake Lions Club made quick work of a four-mile stretch of the “now spotless” Highway 48 on Saturday. “We collected 18 bags of highway trash in approximately one hour, 15 minutes,” Jon Anderson said. Highway cleanup is one of several ways each year that the Lions Club gives back and works toward the betterment of the community.
OakLeaf Clinics open in Menomonie, Rice Lake
MENOMONIE — OakLeaf Clinics announced Tuesday it has opened its new clinic sites in Rice Lake and Menomonie. Former Prevea Rice Lake providers Bailey Yeager PA-C and Kaley Wilson, APNP, and their team are now at OakLeaf Clinics Rice Lake, which is located at 1024 N. Main Street. It is co-located with OakLeaf Medical Network member Diagnostic Radiology Associates. OakLeaf Medical Network member Foot & Ankle Clinic and OakLeaf clinics...
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...
CodeRED offers free emergency alert notifications
Barron County has contracted with CodeRED to allow anyone throughout the county the opportunity to receive free emergency alert notifications and weather warnings that require immediate action. These notifications include emergency evacuations, shelter-in-place instructions, missing children alerts, tornado warnings, etc. Anyone wanting the free service of emergency or weather alerts sent to their cell phone, VoIP phone, or email accounts needs to register by visiting barroncountywi.gov/sheriff and clicking on the CodeRED icon in the left column. Additionally, the registration page will allow users the opportunity to sign up to receive emergency weather warnings. Users will have the option to receive alerts anytime the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, severe weather warning or flash flood warning for the address entered on the enrollment page. This system will only notify people if their exact address is in the warned polygon area issued by the National Weather Service so they only receive alerts that pertain to them.
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