Dec 27, 2024 · Formal charges are pending against a 17-year-old Barron County Jail inmate who faces a tentative charge of arson in connection with the destruction of private mailboxes in various Barron County

3 days ago · The effects of insanity pleas and competency examinations on Barron County’s criminal justice system will be the work of a new subcommittee cr…

Dec 27, 2024 · A UTV carrying two people went through the ice on Pokegama Lake near Chetek on Christmas Day.

Dec 23, 2024 · Peter "Pete" McGiffin, 56, Barron, Wis., passed away peacefully surrounded by family and many friends on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Rice Lake. He was born Sept. 26, 1968, to Robert and Shirley McGiffin. Pete graduated from Barron High School in 1987. He farmed with his dad for many years and they did custom combining until his dad died in 2001. Pete then teamed up with his mom and continued ...

Dec 30, 2024 · (The Center Square) – Wisconsin Democrats and elected leaders are remembering former President Jimmy Carter.

Dec 30, 2024 · Heat waves caused by climate change will exacerbate the symptoms of people with brain diseases, increasing their risk of death, researchers reported recently in the journal JAMA Neurology. For example, deaths and hospitalizations related to Parkinson’s increased more than 10% for every increase of 1 degree Fahrenheit over a threshold of 93 degrees, earlier research has established. “These ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Formal charges are pending against a 17-year-old Barron County Jail inmate who faces a tentative charge of arson in connection with the destruction of private mailboxes in various Barron County

Dec 24, 2024 · The Barron County Board of Adjustment approved Wednesday, Dec. 18, an application that would allow for a taproom and outdoor recreation business—the centerpiece being a reindeer farm.

Jan 1, 2025 · That’s according to a report by Climate Central, a recipient of funding by the Bezos Earth Fund and the Schmidt Family Foundation which describes itself as a policy-neutral, independent group of scientists and communicators. The report found that over the last decade Wisconsin has seen more winter days above freezing. Those warmer temperatures have ripple effects on snowfall, winter ...

Dec 16, 2024 · A man and woman were found deceased at Chetek area residence on Sunday, Dec. 15, according to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department.