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🌱 Barron school funding referendum fails as Wisconsin shifts blue
Barron, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Barron! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Barron school funding referendum fails as Wisconsin shifts blue
- Barron gymnasts earn placements at Wisconsin Dells meet
- Investigations opened after inmate dies at Barron County Jail
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
- Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Barron County stays red, but state goes blue; local legislators comment (gazettextra.com) — Barron Area School District voters rejected a $7.5 million operating referendum, with 1,809 opposed and 1,328 in favor, according to unofficial results. The defeat came as Barron County backed Republicans while Wisconsin voters elected Democrat David Crowley governor and gave Democrats control of both legislative chambers. 
• Kipsters level 5 team takes 1st at Wisconsin Dells (apg-wi.com) — Barron gymnasts Freya Jefferies and Kassidy Nelson earned individual placements at the Nov. 7–8 Bear-A-Boo meet in Wisconsin Dells. Jefferies finished fifth all-around in level three junior C and third on beam, while Nelson tied for fifth on vault in level four seniors. Their Rice Lake-based Kipsters club also won the level five team competition.
• Authorities to investigate Barron County Jail in-custody death (tncontentexchange.com) — An inmate died at Barron County Jail on Nov. 8 after staff found him unresponsive in a cell he occupied alone, the sheriff’s department said. Local authorities are investigating, and the state Department of Corrections will conduct an independent investigation. Officials have not released his identity or a cause of death.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Celebration at the Rice Lake Middle School →
Rice Lake Middle School, 204 Cameron Rd, Rice Lake
9:30 am -
Bingo at the Moose Lodge →
Rice Lake Moose Lodge, 40 E. Newton Street, Rice Lake
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Special Olympics
Cameron Elementary School, Cameron Middle School
5:30 pm -
Wednesday Adult Open Gym
Cameron SD Cameron, WI 54822
5:30 pm -
Balterdash at Lehman's Supper Club →
Lehman's Supper Club, 2911 South Main Street, Rice Lake
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Community Walking Track
Cameron Elementary School Walking Track
6:30 am -
Cameron Community Walking Track
Cameron Elementary School Walking Track
5:00 pm -
4th Grade Girls GNBL
Cameron Elementary School GYM
5:30 pm -
8th Grade Girls GNBL
Cameron Middle School Gym
5:30 pm -
HS Boys Basketball Open Gym
Cameron High School Gym
5:30 pm -
6th Grade Boys GNBL
Cameron Elementary School GYM
7:00 pm -
5th Grade Boys GNBL
Cameron Middle School Gym
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- With the 9-day gun deer season opening in just a few weeks, we're reminding hunters about the availability to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
The DNR is especially interested in samples from the CWD sampling priority areas, but hunters anywhere in Wisconsin can submit a sample from their… (Nextdoor )
- Environment Control of Wisconsin posted a job opening for Cleaner in Barron. Apply here.
- Allstate Peterbilt Group posted a job opening for Parts Warehouse/Delivery Driver in Rice Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barron here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rice Lake
- Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake hosts veterans display (sanfordhealth.org)
- Fortnightly Club recognizes Winfield as Senior Girl Honoree (apg-wi.com)
- Women's basketball: Wisconsin hits the ground running in 2026-27 season (badgerherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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