The Chetek Alert is a weekly newspaper published in Chetek, Wisconsin, a city of 2,000 residents located in southeastern Barron County, which has a total county population of 43,308. The Alert has ...
A routine traffic stop in the city of Rice Lake could end up costing a 56-year-old Chetek woman up to 40 years in prison, ...
A Chetek resident whose probation was revoked in connection with a 2019 sexual assault conviction was jailed for nine months ...
While campaigning in the area a couple of weeks ago, Republican candidate for Congress Kevin Hermening stopped by the ...
The city’s new kayak loan program is officially open to the public at the Chetek beach, following a collaborative community ...
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser’s Lee Killoren, a high school science teacher and high school boys golf coach was recently presented with ...
One week after receiving First Team All-Confernce honors for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference 2026 baseball season, ...
A reader of The Chetek Alert recently sent this photo to staff members. Molly Parent, a Chetek resident was sent this photo ...
In July 1776, a small band of delegates gathered in Philadelphia’s sweltering heat to sign a document that shook the foundations of the Western world. They risked their lives for ...
The Chetek Hydroflites Water Ski Show Team performed its third themed show of 2026 on Sunday, June 21. Members of the ski ...
The west side of the Rod and Gun store in downtown Chetek is sporting a new mural, recently completed by local artist Nancy Dutmer. The artwork features super-sized images of ...
Electrically propelled bicycles and scooters, driven by powerful lithium batteries, are becoming increasingly popular around the state of Wisconsin and in Barron County communities, where they are als ...