At its Monday morning meeting, the Barron County Board of Supervisors approved the first of four bid packages, totaling $9 million, for the co…
A transfer of $30,000 from its contingency fund for a traffic study of the Decker Drive and Highway O intersection in Rice Lake was approved b…
The Executive Committee of the Barron County Board of Supervisors approved a transfer of $150,000 in Capital Improvement funds to go toward th…
Baird of Red Bank, N.J., was the winning bidder among 12 firms that bid on the sale of $25 million in general obligation highway department bonds.
Resolutions for financing the county, adopting a levy for 2021 and providing for the sale of $25 million general obligation highway department…
CHIPPEWA FALLS — For the second time this year, Republican Tom Tiffany will square off with Democratic candidate Tricia Zunker for the 7th Con…
Circuit judges in Sawyer and Barron counties stepped into the COVID-19 spotlight in the past week, issuing decisions that, first, paused an em…
MADISON — A Wisconsin judge on Monday reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration limiting the number of people who can gather in …
Candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot for Wisconsin’s 75th District Assembly seat are Republican Dave Armstrong and Democrat John Ellenson.
Attorney General Josh Kaul today announces the membership of Wisconsin’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force, charged with helpin…
The Barron County Board of Supervisors’ boardroom will get a makeover if the full board follows the Executive Committee’s recommendation.
The candidates in the race to represent Wisconsin’s 75th District in the State Assembly will debate on “The West Side” 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2…
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he has asked for and received resignation from Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Caleb Frost…
Contention over dumping and subsequent “No Littering” signs was discussed by Rice Lake City Council at its Sept. 22 meeting.
Within a week of discontinuing its K9 program, Rice Lake Police Department sold dog Cuff to the Polk County K9 Assn. for $5,000 on Sept. 1.
Republican candidate for State Assembly Dave Armstrong is continuing to get major media attention for his social media habits.
The City of Rice Lake has extended its COVID-19 emergency order through the end of the year, with one notable exception.
An 11.5-acre parcel in Rice Lake is a candidate for a large housing development project through a new state program.
MADISON —A Hayward woman is one of nine people selected to serve on the People's Maps Commission, a nonpartisan redistricting commission charg…
The fall series of Thursdays From the U, a lecture and performance series, is under way. Due to COVID-19, it will be held entirely online.
The Barron County Board of Adjustments met the morning of Aug. 24 to hear an appeal to the to the expansion a nonmetallic mine in the Town of…
Late in July, President Donald Trump used his Twitter-powered megaphone to muse about postponing the Nov. 3 election, citing alleged — and wid…
Unclaimed freight, tax credits, refunds, even luggage happens every so often; apparently unclaimed bodies can also be added to that list.
The Barron County Board’s Executive Committee is awaiting guidance from the Wisconsin Counties Association before making any decision on whet…
The City of Rice Lake is purchasing a small area along Messenger Street from a private entity in order to repair a deteriorating retaining wall.
Rice Lake City Council voted unanimously July 28 to open up city streets to ATV/UTV traffic, with the exception of some major roads.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of nationa…
Despite five neighboring residents who spoke against a request by Todd’s Redi Mix Concrete LLC to rezone 57 wooded acres from Ag-2 to Mineral …
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