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St. Croix Falls won the WIAA Division 2 boys wrestling regional at Baldwin-Woodville on Saturday. – Courtesy photo   BALDWIN – With five first-place finishers, the St. Croix Falls …

Millicent Lindahl - Photos provided by KARE-TV / WEAU-TV By our partners at KARE-TV & WEAU-TV OSCEOLA - Osceola High School got quite the surprise from a former student who didn’t forget those …

– Richard Manning POLK COUNTY – A 55-year-old Barron man, charged with his fifth OWI, appeared in Polk County Circuit Court last week and pleaded not guilty. Richard Manning was arrested for …

Volunteer Vicky Olson calls out Bingo numbers. - Photo by Sarah Beth Radomsky FREDERIC –The Barrel House, in partnership with Party for a Lifetime, held a designer purse Bingo event on Sunday, Feb. …

State Highway 95 was shut down for several hours in Taylors Falls when a large truck shifted its load. – Image provided. TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – An oversize load which shifted shut down State Hwy. …

– Michael Denn - photo provided by Burnett County Sheriff’s Department BURNETT COUNTY – A 63-year-old Grantsburg man appeared in court yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 25, on several drug charges. …

  By Associated Press MADISON - Wisconsin is considering bills to ban cellphones in classrooms and to require government employees to return to work in-person. Here are the takeaways from last …

CUSHING - Kathy Mellin Grubbs, owner of the Quirky Quilt Shop, is currently competing in the Entrepreneur of Impact, a layered competition with the potential to win significant exposure and support …

Submitted by Christine Byerly FREDERIC - Musicians Web Macomber and Jay Stackhouse will appear in performance at the Frederic Arts winter concert series on Friday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. The …

OSCEOLA – Osceola High School’s Mental Health Matters Club successfully hosted its second-annual 5K, with the “Spread the Love 5K” on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 15, transforming the …

Submitted by Mike Miles LUCK – After three years of dedicated work and determination building the foundations for local food advocacy, farmers from the Polk-Burnett Farmers Union have …

LUCK – Village of Luck officials are discussing their options this week after a judge ruled in their favor, concerning the lawsuit over 210 E. Park St. The land and buildings located there were …

The Wisconsin Association of Fairs annually presents the Outstanding Fair Person Award. This is awarded to a fair board/county fair committee member being active 12 years or less. This year the …

Isaac Nathan Organ - Photo provided WASHBURN COUNTY – A 20-year-old man from Spooner is due in court on Monday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m., on felony charges of second-degree sexual assault of a child. …

FREDERIC – The number of long-term employees at the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, parent organization of the Leader and yellow Advertiser newspapers, continues to dwindle. …

  NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – Wisconsin’s 7th District congressman is pushing to do away with the U.S. Department of Education. Rep. Tom Tiffany is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to abolish the …

  Submitted by Claire Johnson POLK COUNTY - The Polk County Land & Water Resources Department held its 2025 Conservation Poster Contest on Jan. 16. The theme this year was “Home is where …

We Energies is planning for their 2025 Cookie Book – Image provided   NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Don’t wait! The deadline to submit your recipes for the 2025 We Energies Cookie Book is …

  CENTURIA - “The fish don’t know it’s snowing,” was a comment heard at the Long Lake Ice Fishing Contest on Saturday, Feb. 8. Despite the snow falling, people still came to Long …

  LUCK - Career and Technical Education Month is celebrated in February. Students in area schools have the opportunity to take advantage of great programs available to them in high school …

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