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 member of the Barron Police Department has passed away unexpectedly, according to Barron Police Department Chief Joe ...

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The Chetek Weyerhaeuser Area School District is welcoming new faces to its classrooms for the 2025-26 school year. They are, ...

High School football returns this Friday as fans will fill the stands to cheer on their favorite Wisconsin teams. The ...

After claiming four consecutive year overall championships in the Open Men Pro Division (highest level), Chetek’s Brody ...

82-year old Robert Karstensen was charged with 11 counts of child sex crimes in Eau Claire County and is now facing an ...

Wednesday Aug. 13, board members from the Blue Hills Sportsmen’s Club presented a check to Chetek Police Chief Ron ...

BetterLife Weyerhaeuser social group member, Janice Zmrazek, (seated above) presented a check for $3,700 to the President of ...

Fire Away Roadhouse and Rest Camp is comin’ in hot with its second annual Sauced Field Market and Flavor Fair this weekend.

A fire was reported at a Tainter St. address over the weekend. On Friday, Aug. 15, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department ...

Support the Chetek Chain of Lakes fishery and local organization Walleyes for Chetek by attending the annual Labor Day weekend raffle drawing fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 31.