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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Barron County, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 214 stories have been published about Barron County which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Barron County, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 214 stories have been published about Barron County which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake

Concern Regarding Lack Of School Board Member On Hiring Committee Discussed

Concerns regarding the hiring process at the Turtle Lake school were discussed at the September meeting of the Turtle Lake school board. Administrator Kent Kindschy opened the discussion by telling the board he does not recommend a recent proposal by a school board member. School board member BJ Quade recently questioned why no school board member is on the Turtle Lake School hiring committee when it comes down to the hiring of educators. Kindsc…See the Story

Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake

WALTER STRASSER

Walter “Bud” Michael Strasser Jr., age 77, of Turtle Lake passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Golden Age Manor of Amery. He was born September 11, 1946 in Cumberland, WI to Walter Sr. and Frances “Betty” Strasser. He was married in Range, WI on March 11, 1967 to Jill Stevens. Bud attended UW-River Falls and received his Bachelors in Elementary Education. He later went on to receive his Masters in science and teaching from UW-River Falls. Many me…See the Story

Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake

Lakers Get Past Bears 3-0 In Home Court Win

The Laker gals maintained their hold on second place in the Central Lakeland Conference with a 3-0 win over the Clayton Bears Tuesday, September 14 at home. Prairie Farm sits atop of the conference at 5-0, 13-8 overall. The Lakers follow at 3-2, 13-7 overall. Shell Lake is also 3-2 in conference play, 8-9 overall while Clear Lake sits at 2-2 in conference play, 4-12 overall.   SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.See the Story

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Volleyball · Cumberland

Bay Area Scoreboard

The Ashland Oredockers volleyball team evened its Heart O' North Conference record at 2-2, with a winnable game at home against Cumberland Sept. 28 before welcoming unbeaten Hayward on Tuesday, Oct. 3. All eyes were on the Ashland-Washburn boys soccer…See the Story

Chetek · Chetek

Messianic Christians invite people to visit sukkah in Chetek

For the second year, Restoring the Awe of God fellowship in Chetek will be building a temporary dwelling known as a sukkah and inviting the public to stop by learn about how members express their faith and the Feast of…See the Story

Barron, Wisconsin · Barron

Barron Electric events aim to celebrate Cooperative Month

Barron Elective Cooperative is observing Cooperative Month in October with events in Spooner and Barron as well as donation drives for two area food pantries.See the Story

Rice Lake · Rice Lake

Warrior wrap-up (9-26): Rice Lake swims to relay wins, but comes up short to River Falls

The Rice Lake girls swim and dive team won a pair relays during their Big Rivers Conference meet with River Falls, but the Wildcats took the victory 104-67 in Tuesday's contest at the Rice Lake Pool.See the Story

Barron, Wisconsin · Barron

Rails get first win, top Barron

SPOONER — Wins had eluded the hardworking Spooner Rails football team, but on Sept. 22 it all came together for Spooner in a 45-28 victory over the visiting Barron Golden Bears.See the Story

Rice Lake · Rice Lake

Chili cookoff new to Pregnancy Help Center's Slice of Life pie auction

Slice of Life, a pie auction to benefit the Pregnancy Help Center of Rice Lake, is Sunday, Oct. 1, from 3-5 p.m. at the Church Barn event center at 1615 13½ St., Barron.See the Story

Rice Lake · Rice Lake

Letter to the Editor: Community Cat Center seeks volunteers

I’ve worked at the Community Rescue and Adoption Cat Center in Rice Lake three plus years now. It was the year of COVID isolation. I had just moved to Rice Lake and was starting over. Didn’t know how to get…See the Story

Rice Lake · Rice Lake

Harold 'Ole' Olsen inducted in Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame

Seventy years after his death and more than 60 years after he joined the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Rice Lake native Harold “Ole” Olsen was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.See the Story

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