News
A 29-year-old Grantsburg woman accused of being under the influence of methamphetamine when she drove head-on into another car and killed a man during the winter of 2019 continues to break the conditions of her bond as she waits for her case to be resolved.
It is 3:54 pm, Thursday, July 15. T-minus six minutes. The huge time/temp outrigger clock on the side of the Grantsburg US Bank building showed 81-degrees and 2:54 on the clock - yeah, it was an hour off – but it’s really just a few minutes before the 4 pm permanent closing of the Grantsburg…
The Webster Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Monday, July 19, and it was hard to ignore the temperature of the room, not from upset people but a lack of air conditioning in the high school media center.
The Webster Village Board met on Wednesday, July 14, and among the items they discussed was the latest plan to develop their new village office and police station, which is in a former chiropractor business on Main Street.
The annual Gandy Dancer Airshow takes place this weekend at the V Burnett County Airport in Siren on Saturday, July 24.
The Siren Village Board continues to move forward on the Tewalt Subdivision expansion on the south end of the village, using a large portion of their regular board meeting on Thursday, July 8 to review several pending issues.
Sports
Pro open ovals
CENTURIA – Front L-R: Siren School District Superintendent Kevin Shetler, Head Baseball Coach/Assistant Football Coach Brian Webster and Village of Siren Clerk Ann Peterson accepted $1,000 from Polk-Burnett’s Operation Round Up program for a sprinkler-water reel system for the Siren Ballpark…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that the fall 2021 sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed due to the spring surveys results and concerns over future viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population. Permits and applications will not be availa…
After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Grantsburg Watercross returns this weekend, with lots of racing, including drags and oval racing over water this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Races start at about 3 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, running until abou…
Above: The mens’ winner in the 5K was Matthew Helser.
Obituaries
July 7, 2021, Judith Deblieck, 75, Town of Jackson.
Donald Kenneth Booth, 47, of Superior.
Marshelle T. Hunt, age 74, a resident of Webster passed away o…
Peggy Jean (Peterson) Peper, 81, passed away peacefully on May…
James Allen Nolby, age 86, of Shell Lake died on July 17, 2021…
Opinion
I’ve known or met several Olympians in my years, and even hired a former ski jumper years ago as a sports contributor. He often talked about the camaraderie and unique friendships made in Olympic villages, also confirming that the athletes are actual human beings, smell funny and have spinac…
Have you ever tasted something wonderful at someone’s house and asked then asked them for the recipe? Did your jaw drop to the floor when they said no? Then, did they give you some excuse they can’t give the recipe out because it’s a family secret?
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