Sharon Stietz (left), of Argyle, reeled in the sixth $500 panfish of the 2024 Fish-O-Rama season on Sept. 17. The bluegill ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser varsity volleyball team ran into a buzz saw last week when it hosted a highly-skilled Barron Golden ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser football team bounced back from an overtime loss with a 27-13 win at Unity on Friday, Sept. 20. It is ...

A late-night pursuit in Chetek last Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, has resulted in the arrest of a man involved in two open felony ...

Panic in the streets of Rice Lake, lockdowns in schools and commercial buildings, and the deployment of law enforcement ...

Volunteers from Walleyes for Chetek installed another 38 fish cribs to in to Prairie Lake last week. Since last fall, a total ...

The Barron County Youth Shooting Sports Foundation is hosting the 2023 Outdoor Family Field Day from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Rice Lake on Saturday, Sept. 28. All kids ...

Sept. 19, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser hosted the annual Dan Conway Invitational. Plans for the race went through last minute changes ...

Chetek’s outdoor recreation options are going to expand with the sports complex at Gotham Pioneer Park in the coming months.

There are less than 15 pizzas up for grabs for The Chetek Alert’s Pizza Palooza promotion. Give the office a call at 715-924-4118 to reserve your $25 pizza today! Pizza ...

Phosphorus levels in the Red Cedar River are declining, lake groups are working hard to address local issues at their lakes. Farmer-led groups are implementing best management practices, and counties ...

An alleged domestic dispute on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at a rural Chetek home has led to a misdemeanor firearms charge against a 53-year-old man, Barron County dispatch records said.