Wolf Pack Charities recently presented the Boys & Girls Club of Barron County with a check for $5,000. Half of the funds were ...

Chetek’s outdoor recreation options are going to expand with the sports complex at Gotham Pioneer Park in the coming months.

Panic in the streets of Rice Lake, lockdowns in schools and commercial buildings, and the deployment of law enforcement ...

Sharon Stietz (left), of Argyle, reeled in the sixth $500 panfish of the 2024 Fish-O-Rama season on Sept. 17. The bluegill ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has agreed to leave one lane of travel open for the duration of the Chetek Long Bridge construction project scheduled for 2026.

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser girls’ golf team had two matches last week both being at home. The first match was against Luck and ...

A late-night pursuit in Chetek last Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, has resulted in the arrest of a man involved in two open felony ...

Volunteers from Walleyes for Chetek installed another 38 fish cribs to in to Prairie Lake last week. Since last fall, a total ...

Phosphorus levels in the Red Cedar River are declining, lake groups are working hard to address local issues at their lakes. Farmer-led groups are implementing best management practices, and counties ...

The sports complex fundraising committee is hosting a unique opportunity for the community to support this project by donating their gently worn or new shoes for a “Shoe Us the ...

Chetek’s Civil War monument was recently returned to its resting place a Lake View Cemetery. The Albert Weatherby Grand Army ...

Fall in Barron County wouldn’t be complete without the highly anticipated fall festival dedicated to the old country—Dallas Oktoberfest.