Rice Lake News Archives

A 41-year-old rural Barron man was charged Tuesday with four felonies, including negligent vehicular homicide, after he drove his truck into three motorcycles and hit a man earlier this month, according to Rusk County Court records.

Kayla Solum's summer job did more than just give her a little extra cash going into college this fall.

The buyer of a scenic property in northern Wisconsin will get more than just its bar and restaurant: They'll have a former hideout of Chicago mobster Al Capone.

Here's a fun guest post from a Clinton Hill brownstone owner... The story: Our 130-year old iron fence was in terrible shape, barely standing at all - the last of the five identical houses in our row to have even pieces of the original.

There's nothing as satisfying as fulfilling a request for a recipe that was a loved one's specialty.

In the past few months I have learned some things about two Wisconsin birds that I haven't been very knowledgeable about.

The longstanding practice of state lawmakers giving away Wisconsin highway maps to constituents at taxpayer expense has some legislators and government watchdogs calling for the handouts to be reined in because of perceived abuses.

They say we are a polite and happy people, we Wisconsinites. Maybe this is still true at, say, the Happy Daze saloon in Kennan.

More than 100 creative people descended on Rome on Saturday to show off and sell some of their best work.

By golly, there's gold out there! The weekend of Aug. 22 and 23 had travelers swarming to the T and T Rider's Club, south of Spencer.

Prison time is ordered for a Rice Lake man with 8 drunk driving convictions. Greg Hillman got 3-years behind bars at sentencing yesterday in Barron County.

"This is what hometown America is like,a says summer resident Sue Figas. a oeYou've got Main Street." Main Street's charm is part of what drew Sue Figas to Rice Lake two years ago, and she's excited for a 2.5 million dollar renovation.