A pair of popular local ice fishing contests will be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16-17.
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While most folks would prefer to forget about 2020, Sarah Pica’s Cameron High School freshman history students have come to understand they have been living out a year almost unlike any other ever faced by the United States.
In 2019, the city of Barron hired two consultants to work with local stakeholders on a redesign plan for Barron's downtown business district.
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary School maintenance worker, a Staff Sergeant in the military, is back working at school after being deployed to Afghanistan all last school year. The staff at Ridgeland-Dallas thanked Weinert for serving his country. He is pictured above with Susan Carr’s first gr…
When Julia Wirth, a 2020 Barron High School graduate, was presented with the $500 scholarship in honor of the late Kathy Holten, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, it marked a renewal of a family tradition that dates back nearly a decade.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said New Year's Eve "was a busy night," including seven arrests for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Abundant Life Church will be dedicating their new sanctuary at 10 a.m. Doctor Paul Tucker, the Spiritual Overseer of the International Association of Ministries, will be the guest speaker, and a meal will be held after the dedication. The church is located west of …
Pioneer Health and Rehab will be holding their first annual Fall Color Tractor Ride on Saturday, Sept. 28. Enter your own tractor, take a wagon ride, and enjoy a cookout lunch. Event guests can tour a 15-mile radius around Pioneer Health and Rehab and view all the beautiful fall colors from …
Barron Spotlighters auditions for “Arsenic and Old Lace” are scheduled at the Barron Area Community Center on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and Sunday, Sept 29, from 2-4 p.m. All auditions will be held in the conference room.
Prepare for “A Second Helping: Church Basement Ladies 2” as they grace the Barron Spotlighters stage one more time. The show opens Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and continues Oct. 12, 18, and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 13 and 20 at 2:30 p.m. All shows are at the Barron Area Community Center.
Past and current Barron County Farm Bureau members are invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau at the Barron Historical Museum Sunday, Sept. 29.
Almena Fun Days 2019 started off with a night of tractor pulling on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Shadyside Park.
Dozens of truck owners came to Almena from throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, to participate in the annual Almena Fun Days truck pull.
The Barron County Historical Society, in cooperation with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will be conducting a Last Soldier Marker dedication ceremony at the Lake View Cemetery in Chetek on Thursday, July 25 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
A 22-year-old Long Beach, Calif., man sustained what were described as serious leg injuries when his all-terrain vehicle crashed along the Cattail Trail, in the town of Clinton.
It’s October first and still raining. Captain Nick had hoped to reach Port Colborne by tomorrow. But he hit some bad weather out of Lake Erie and has been waiting it out before he crosses the lake. Because of that, we have some extra time to spend along the Welland Canal. My wife Judy, daughter Wendy, and I have traveled here from Bloomer, to meet Nick. I’ll join him as he begins to travel through the Welland Canal and go as far as the city of Quebec. Judy and Wendy will return home to Bloomer.
The Clayton High School graduating class of 1969 held its 50th reunion Saturday, June 16, during the village’s annual Clayton Cheese Days celebration. Class members participated in Cheese Days and had a dinner at Amery Pizzeria. Deceased members were remembered, including Charles Bifford, D…
Members of Barron VFW Auxiliary Post #8338 recently made a trip to Klein Hall in Chippewa Falls to drop off donations from the Auxiliary. Klein Hall helps local veterans in need and always welcomes donations. Pictured with donations above are (from left) Elizabeth Roth and Elaine Johnson.
Heavy equipment was busy Thursday, April 26, 2018, on what used to be the blacktopped tennis courts at Barron’s Anderson Park. The pavement was stripped away to get ready for a larger project that will improve the drainage in this area of the park. In past years, standing water has been a c…
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