The Broadsheet
Headlines from the Barron News-Shield June 11, 2025 edition, plus some extra, newsy recommendations from the editor.
Hello readers,
If anything could bump photos from a record-setting Barron County Dairy Breakfast off the News-Shield front page, it is an outstanding sports team. While laying out the front page Tuesday afternoon and evening, we saved a place for the Barron High School baseball team, whether the sectional final result would be a win or a loss. If you haven’t already heard, the photo below tells the story.
This week’s Sports section also includes some impressive results from the State Track Meet, especially from the Cameron girls’ sprint relays. Pictured below is the 4X100-meter team atop the podium in Division 3. Here’s the full story.
Editor’s Note
A quick update to one of our front page stories—Barron School District Superintendent Diane Tremblay informed us Wednesday morning that she is no longer a candidate for the superintendent job in Hayward. Tremblay stated:
“I will be continuing as Superintendent of our Barron Area School District and I couldn't be happier about that decision. Now let's rally the community around our Golden Bear Baseball Team in Appleton. Go BEARS!!!!”
Headlines
A significant equipment upgrade at the Barron County Waste To Energy facility is going over budget on account of a contractor leaving the project abruptly, according to county officials. The project in question is the installation of a new acid gas removal system at the plant. The equipment is essential to controlling emissions from the plant’s incinerator, and with the upgrade the plant could achieve greater capacity. The overages are at $275,000.
The Barron County Board of Adjustment granted a special exemption to a Town of Maple Grove maple syrup business to expand. Andy and Marilyn Humphrey, proprietors of A&M Sugarworks and A&M Pure Maple Syrup, plan to expand one building at 735 16 1/2 St., Dallas, adding on 32-by-48-foot addition to the backside plus a truck loading dock. The five-member Board approved the special exemption unanimously, including a possible future expansion of a 112-by-56-foot building.
A two-vehicle crash Sunday evening, June 8, on Hwy. P in Barron County left one driver with life-threatening injuries after his truck overturned and caught fire, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. The crash occurred around 5:48 p.m. approximately a quarter mile north of 17th Avenue, near Almena. State Patrol’s initial investigation stated that a northbound pickup truck driven by 26-year-old Oscar Ledesma, of Cumberland, crossed the center line, sideswiped a southbound pickup pulling a dump trailer. The impact with the trailer caused Ledesma’s truck to roll onto its roof and ignite.
One suspect is in custody and a warrant is out for a second suspect in connection with the theft of a safe containing an estimated $30,000 worth of rare coins and firearms from the home of a Cumberland resident, according to a complaint filed Friday, June 6, 2025, in Barron County Circuit Court. The defendants are identified as 19-year-old Logan T. Draper, of Watertown, and 18-year-old Christopher N. Glazar, of Oconomowoc.
That’s all I’ve got for this week. Thanks for reading. If you need to catch up on local news or are looking for more Editor’s Picks, check out the archives at newsshield.substack.com.
—Ryan Urban