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James Frederick Harvey, Webster, is in custody.

Luck man killed in hit-and-run accident in St. Croix Falls

ST. CROIX FALLS – U.S. Hwy. 8 was shut down in St. Croix Falls over the weekend, following a fatal hit-and-run accident. It happened a little after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, Oct. 3. The …

Polk County Bookings

Polk County Sheriff’s Department booked the following people the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 5:

Burnett County Bookings, Circuit Court, and Warrants

Burnett County Sheriff’s Department bookings the week of Sept. 28; Burnett County Circuit Court criminal and traffic dispositions charges for the report date of Sept. 29; Burnett County Circuit Court warrants for the report date of Sept. 29.

Friends of Interstate and Straight Lake State Parks annual meeting set for Oct. 14

CROIX FALLS – The Friends of Interstate and Straight Lake State Parks will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Ice Age Interpretive Center at Interstate …

Wisconsin youth deer hunt set for Oct. 10-11

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt will run Oct. 10-11, giving hunters 15 and younger an opportunity to learn from mentors, the state Department of Natural Resources announced. …

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Eleven-player Football Roundup

St. Croix Falls continued its win streak on Friday in their 50-6 victory over Cumberland.
ST. CROIX FALLS – The St. Croix Falls football team heads into its final home game of the regular season on a four-game win streak and coming off another dominating win. The Saints followed a …
Siren’s Evan Hunter kicks the ball in the homecoming game against Frederic.
Vikings have shot to even record
FREDERIC – While Frederic can even its season record at 4-4 with a win in this Friday’s regular season finale, Siren just wants its first win since the season opener. The two teams met last …
Logan Bockman and Brady Belisle
Former SCF teammates face off Saturday
ST. PAUL – Two former high school football teammates face each other at the next level Saturday. St. Croix Falls alumni Brady Belisle and Logan Bockman will be on opposing sidelines when …
Roger Steen
Steen named to UW-Eau Claire Blugold Hall of Fame Class of 2026
EAU CLAIRE – Roger Steen of Luck has been named to the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Hall of Fame Class of 2026 as a men’s field thrower. Steen attended UW-Eau Claire from 2011 to 2015 and threw the shot …
LUF’s Sophie Hill golfed in the Division 2 sectional on Monday.
Hill reaches sectional
LUCK – Sophia Hill gave the Luck/Unity/Frederic girls golf team a representative in the WIAA Division 2 sectional Monday but her postseason trip ended there. Hill earned an individual transfer …
(L to R): Christine Bertsh, No. 1 singles, and Breeyn Nelson, No. 2 singles, both finished third for Unity/Luck tennis in the Middle Border Conference finale.
Top-three spots for two Unity/Luck tennis players
AMERY – The Unity/Luck girls tennis team ended the regular season with a pair of top-three players. In the Middle Border Conference finale on Sept. 29, the co-op tennis team had two players …

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Leader Community News

35 hikers open Mammoth Challenge on Pine Lake, Straight River segments

There were 35 hikers on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Pine Lake Segment trailhead for the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Mammoth Hike Challenge kickoff.

FREDERIC – On Sunday, Oct. 4, 35 hikers kicked off the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s free Mammoth Hike Challenge by walking about 4.5 miles along the Pine Lake and Straight River segments of the Ice …

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Webb Lake Fire holds sixth annual booya

A ripping-hot pot of booya awaited attendees at the lightly rainy event at the Webb Lake Fire Hall on Oct. 3.

TOWN OF WEBB LAKE – Webb Lake Fire and Rescue held its sixth annual booya fundraiser at its fire hall on County Road H on Saturday, Oct. 3. Ticket holders were invited both to a giveaway for …

Community members participate in inaugural bullying prevention awareness walk

Participants get ready for the 5K in their matching shirts.

OSCEOLA – The group Let’s All Be Friends hosted its first-ever 5K event on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Osceola Intermediate School. The 17 walkers who preregistered received a …

Inter-County Leader Recent Obituaries
Stanley and Donnis Benson
Stanley and Donnis Benson
Stanley (“Gene”) Eugene Benson, 96, and Donnis (‘Donnie”) Verle Benson, 92, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at Meadow Lakes Senior Center in Rochester, …
Janice F. Spoelstra
Janice F. Spoelstra
Janice F. Spoelstra passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 at 12:05 p.m. at Frederic Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Janice was born on May 3, 1947, to Rancy and Alice Alberts …
Lorella Elaine (Swenson) Swain
Lorella Elaine (Swenson) Swain
Lorella Elaine (Swenson) Swain, age 75, of Tampa, Florida, went peacefully to her heavenly home on Sept. 29, 2026. Lorella was born on Oct. 4, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the late Warren …
Terry Adolphson
Terry Adolphson
Terry Adolphson, 72, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, passed away on Sept. 26, 2026. He was born on Feb. 1, 1954, to Albin and Alice Adolphson and lived his entire life in rural Falun, Wisconsin, where …
John Palmer Berg
John Palmer Berg
John Palmer Berg, age 69, of Frederic, Wisconsin, died at home on Sept. 30, 2026, with his wife lovingly by his side. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, John graduated from Osseo High School in …

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