4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (330+ words) Pure joy is usually etched on the faces of the youngsters competing and having the time of their lives in the hugely popular Fastest Kid Race during Shell Lake Town & Country Days on Labor Day weekend. Many families turned out…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (147+ words) apg-wi.com Many people enjoyed the Spooner Ag Research Station’s annual Twilight Garden Tour on Thursday, Aug. 24. The popular event brings people to tour the agricultural station’s outdoor gardens on a weeknight every summer. It was a beautiful…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (766+ words) Mark Walters and Selina on a hike outside of Calgary. Mark Walters’ ATV, and two trailers were used hard on this 4,200 mile journey. Where do I start with this column is a big question as I just returned from a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (854+ words) The Stone Lake Area Historical Society received earlier this month a donated dollhouse built by Thomas Samson Whitten and gifted to his granddaughter, former Stone Lake resident Emily Dickinson. Heidi Sambucetti, Emily Dickinson’s daughter, donated the dollhouse to the historical…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) Town & Country Days parades page A2 SHELL LAKE — Summer is coming to a close, and the Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce is ready to hold its 47th-annual Town & Country Days festival this Labor Day weekend. There are three days of fun…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) The UW-Eau Claire — Barron County campus at 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake, is celebrating its 60th year. Sixty years of education — first as Stout State University, then UW-Barron County Center, then UW Colleges-Barron County and now UW-Eau Claire — Barron County — will be…...

3+ week, 20+ min ago   (283+ words) Cindy Fowler cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of Ojibwe Village on Friday at Pioneer Village Museum, Cameron. Guests join the powwow line. Renowned Ojibwe educator Miscobinayshii, who was born in Cumberland. Rick St. Germaine tells the history of…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (108+ words) apg-wi.com Nine of 10 international students who will be attending Rice Lake High School for the 20-26-27 school year introduced themselves at a Welcome Potluck on Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Park, put on by the Rice Lake International Friendship Association....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (120+ words) apg-wi.com SHELL LAKE — The annual Lake Run & Fastest Kids Race, a fundraiser benefiting the Lakeland Family Resource Center during Town & Country Days, is set for Saturday, Sept. 5. The 5K run/walk and 9-mile run will start at 8 a.m.,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (311+ words) The Northwest Wisconsin Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited will host its 35th-annual fundraising banquet on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Shell Lake Arts Center. Contact Chapter President Dave Zaloudek, seen here at a previous banquet, for ticket information at 715.520.7408. SPOONER — The Northwest Wisconsin…...