I have always loved seeing elephants, giraffes, and other large animals at zoos and wanted to see them up close. So, when I ...

The Chetek Area Veterans Memorial is adding two memorials to its location. Each of the statues is approximately 6-feet tall ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School Band, Middle School Band. Sixth Grade Band and High School Color Guard performed for the ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser boys basketball team split in last week’s action, earning its second win of the season—first at ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm boys wrestling team competed in the Duals in the Dells on Saturday, Dec. 13. This is a ...

Six of the 29 sitting members of the Barron County Board have filed notice of non-candidacy for the 2026 Spring Election.

Christmas festivities are coming to Barron County’s Pioneer Village Museum. Enjoy food, drinks and live music for two days at the museum, west of Cameron, on Friday, Dec. 19, from 4-8 p.m. and ...

A blood drive is taking place in Cameron at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Monday, Dec. 29, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. To sign up for an appointment visit ...

The winners of the annual Bell Press Trail Cam Contest were tabulated through a point system this week by staff members of The Chetek Alert and Rod & Gun Sport ...

Beth Anne Olson, 79, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, passed away on December 9, 2025, at Bay Harbor Assisted Living of La Crescent, Minnesota. Beth was born to William and Norma Burnham in Rice Lake, ...

Mary Alice Williams, 77, of Chetek, WI, slipped quietly into the arms of her savior on December 5, 2025 after a seven-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease which ended with the diagnosis of end stage ...

Terrence ‘Terry’ Roman Marc, 71, of Chetek, Wisconsin, passed away from cancer on December 11, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. Terry was born on October 19, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, to Roman ...