The Barron County Fair provided visitors with summertime memories July 16-20 at the county fairgrounds. The fair included ...

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department released an announcement alerting the community to the possibility that attendees of a ...

Russell Christenson, 36, of New Auburn, is charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child and repeated sexual assault of ...

Chetek Hydroflites Waterski Show Team brought their all to the Wisconsin State Waterski Show Championships this past weekend ...

Nearly every angler that targets the elusive muskellunge dreams of joining the 50-inch club. Many become infatuated with the ...

The Barouns recently returned from a trip to Montana. The couple visited the East Glacier Lodge in Montana at Glacier ...

Local and area public school districts are experiencing a mixed bag of emotions with the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) recently released general aid estimates for the 2025-26 school year.

This week’s winner of Chetek’s 2025 Catch-and-Release Fishing Photo Contest is Logan Nickelotti, of Chaseburg, who recently caught this 9-inch bluegill on July 13 while fishing on Prairie Lake. The ...

8:31 a.m., A caller from the 800 block of north Second St. in Cameron reported a subject for digitally harassing them. The caller alleged that a male subject made a false social media account in the ...

Aug. 1, is the deadline for trappers and hunters who wish to pursue bobcat and fisher this fall. Since 2020, trappers no longer need to apply for and draw ...

Get ready and set your calendars for Chetek’s thrilling WaterMania VI powerboat racing event Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday Aug. 10. In its sxith year, the event features the power ...

Samantha Sommerfeld, Barron County Treasurer, is reminding residents that the 2024 Postponed Real Estate Taxes are due on or before Thursday July 31, 2025.