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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. ...
Bad River warming shelter closed until further notice
The former Head Start building on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians reservation that’s been recently used as a warming shelter has been a high concern due to suspected substance abuse. Test results from May 1 indicate one bathroom in the building was at an unsafe level. The surrounding rooms were also tested and are safe, according to a news release from the Bad River tribe. As a result of the unsafe bathroom, the entire building will now be tested out of caution and the building will be closed until further notice. Once cleaning and testing is completed, the faculty will be re-tested to ensure safety.
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...
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. ...
Rolbiecki announces candidacy to replace Petryk in Assemby
EAU CLAIRE — James Rolbiecki approached State Rep. Warren Petryk, R-town of Washington, two years ago and let him know he would be interested in running for the Legislature whenever Petryk opted to retire. Petryk recalled being impressed by Rolbiecki during that discussion. "This is an exceptional young man," Petryk said. "What you see in James is the future of the United States." When Petryk made the decision last week...
Chippewa County hires another courthouse security officer
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Instead of remodeling the Chippewa County Courthouse to create a single point of entry, the Chippewa County Board unanimously approved hiring a second security officer to patrol the courthouse. The new position will be listed as a Jailer II, allowing the person to be a sworn officer and carry a gun, and would cost about $110,000 between wages, benefits and other costs. The county’s Executive Committee already unanimously approved hiring the additional officer. ...
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.
Britton elected to Conservation Congress' District Leadership Council
Mike Britton was elected to the District Leadership Council of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress at its ninth annual convention held in Appleton on May 9-11. Britton is one of two representatives serving Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix counties. Across Wisconsin there are 11 districts with two delegates representing each district. In 1934, lead UW professor Aldo Leopold, Chief Warden Harley MacKenzie, Superintendent of Game William Grimmer and...
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