Rick’s Barber Shop opens with two barbers at new Luck location after devastating fire

By Sarah Radomsky|2025-04-03T14:50:51-05:00April 4, 2025|

Rick Sistad of Rick’s Barber Shop stands outside the front of the new shop after the installation of the barber pole. – Photo courtesy of […]

Next Stop Comedy fills Trap Rock Brewing with laughs

By Sarah Radomsky|2025-04-01T09:57:51-05:00April 1, 2025|

(L to R): Comedians, Elliot McVay of Minneapolis, Riley Cosbrove of Lino Lakes, and Tido Maldonado of Minneapolis pause for a photo together. – Photo […]

Webster teen pleads not guilty to arson charges

By Robert Tabern|2025-04-01T09:49:58-05:00April 1, 2025|

– William Johnson   WEBSTER – A 17-year-old Webster teenager has pleaded not guilty to arson charges. Back in December 2024, the Barron County Sheriff’s […]

Blizzard Squirts take third place in La Crosse tournament

ICCPA News2024-01-26T13:24:18-06:00January 27, 2024|

The Blizzard Squirts headed to La Crosse the weekend of Jan. 13 and 14 for the Fire on Ice Tournament. They took third place. Finley […]

Rhys Hoskins and Brewers agree to a $34 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press2024-01-24T13:31:36-06:00January 26, 2024|

Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team’s opening at first base. A person familiar with […]

Pro Picks: Chiefs and 49ers will win to set up a Super Bowl rematch

Associated Press2024-01-24T13:28:06-06:00January 26, 2024|

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. ___ The underdog role has worked […]

PODCAST: Natural Connections – Monarch’s Sacred Trees

Monarch butterflies as we know them in the Northwoods – gliding gently on the humid swirl of summer – are intimately tied to milkweed plants. […]

Tabern Live: Remembering our caregivers during the Christmas season

Sometimes, as editor, a story comes across your desk for possible consideration to be put into the newspaper that really catches your eye. One of those times happened maybe two months ago with a flyer that I saw while walking by the Frederic Public Library.

Natural Connections: Butterflies, pyramids and volcanoes

Volcanoes welcomed us as we descended into Mexico City. Their mountainous, erosion-wrinkled forms were dark with trees. They rose like islands above the tangled web […]