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Discrimination complaint filed: Brodt versus Barron County
Found: 1 Day 14 Hours 36 Minutes ago
Barron News Shield - Discrimination complaint filed: Brodt versus Barron County...
Study: Countys health about average
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Chippewa Herald - Study: Countys health about average...
Teen pleads insanity in bringing gun to school
Found: 2 Days 6 Hours 16 Minutes ago
Wisconsin Examiner News - A 17-year-old Rice Lake student accused of bringing a gun to school to shoot someone has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Barron County Circuit Judge James Babbitt has ruled there's enough evidence for Michael Millermon to go to trial. Babbitt ordered a mental competency exam. ...
Hunters challenged to donate venison
Found: 2 Days 16 Hours 29 Minutes ago
Barron News Shield - Hunters challenged to donate venison...
Comprehensive Plan meeting Dec. 3
Found: 2 Days 16 Hours 29 Minutes ago
Barron News Shield - Comprehensive Plan meeting Dec. 3...
Judge hears text-message arguments
Found: 2 Days 17 Hours 47 Minutes ago
La Cross Tribune - SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A judge said he will rule later on how many text messages will be allowed as evidence in the trial of a Minneapolis firefighter accused of killing his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend in northwestern Wisconsin....
Eau Claire, Beaver Creek group get grants to fight invasive species
Found: 2 Days 23 Hours 17 Minutes ago
Leader-Telegram - Forty-one towns, counties and local lake management districts are among those who will share nearly $2.5 million to fight the spread of aquatic invasive species in state waters, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank announced this week.Among the largest awards were almost $200,000 grants to both the city of Eau Claire and the Friends of Beaver Creek for work in St. Croix, Dunn, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties."Wisconsin is defined by water. These grants support community-based efforts to prevent species such as Eurasian water-milfoil and zebra mussels from choking our waterways or crowding out our native species," Frank said of the DNR's program known as Aquatic Invasive Species and Prevention grants. "This work is important to our quality of life, our water quality and our fishing and tourism industries."Frank released the list of grant recipients at the second annual Northern Wisconsin Economic Summit at the Lake of the Torches in Lac du Flambeau.Since its inception in fiscal year 2004, the aquatic invasive species grant program has invested about $9 million in grants to reimburse local projects up to 75 percent of expenses. Half of the total awarded in the last five years has gone for work in northern Wisconsin, and nearly 50 of Wisconsin's 72 counties have received AIS grants. The program is funded with the state's motorboat gas tax. Other area awards included $20,000 to Barron County and $6,375 to the Dummy Lake Management District in Barron County....
Sheriff's deputy is suicide victim
Found: 4 Days 3 Hours 9 Minutes ago
Hudson Star-Observer - A St. Croix County sheriff's deputy is the apparent victim of a suicide.
Darren Hyland, 28, New Richmond, died Friday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident happened in Dunn County, said Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, and law officers there were handling the investigation.
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Group suing Chippewa Falls to stop sand plant
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Chippewa Herald - Group suing Chippewa Falls to stop sand plant...
Hallberg finding his formBaseball: Hallberg returns to form in Hawaii
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Leader-Telegram - This year was a bit different for Mark Hallberg.In all his years of playing baseball, the Barron High School graduate and minor league infielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks' system had never been forced to deal with a serious injury.That is, until April 4, when Hallberg tore a ligament in his left thumb during his second game with Visalia (Calif.), a high Single-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks."It was pretty different," said Hallberg, a former standout with the Eau Claire Express and Cavaliers. "I've never been injured like that, so it tested my patience."Hallberg, who played college baseball at Illinois-Chicago and Florida State before becoming a ninth-round MLB draft pick by the Diamondbacks in 2007, had surgery on his non-throwing thumb 10 days later. Although he still played in 69 games with Visalia, Hallberg missed two solid months of action."I've never been injured, so the whole rehab process was something new to me," Hallberg said, going on to speak about his rehabilitation."It went well. It was very productive, and I got back on time - or even before they expected - so that was good."In an effort to get Hallberg some more at-bats and make up for the time he missed with his thumb injury, the Diamondbacks organization sent him to play Hawaii Winter Baseball, a four-team league filled with minor leaguers from high Single-A and Double-A levels."Most of these guys are on the radar for their respective organizations," Hallberg said. "It's a good league out here."Hallberg has more than held his own. Playing with the West Oahu CaneFires, who are based in Waipahu, Hawaii, he has hit .366 - third-best in the league - and leads HWB with 41 hits in 32 games."I've felt pretty good since I've been playing out there," said Hallberg, who arrived in Hawaii on Sept. 24. "I've had an opportunity to prove myself and feel pretty comfortable and pretty good at the plate. Definitely, I feel like I've been pretty consistent, so that's always a plus."Hallberg also had 24 runs scored, five doubles, three home runs, 21 RBIs and a .424 on-base percentage for the CaneFires, who wrapped up their season in the HWB championship game Sunday. Keeping line with one of the trademarks of his game, his strikeout numbers were low - just 13 in 112 at-bats before Sunday's title game."I think it's an opportunity too for the organization to get a look at you going up against some of the other top prospects from different organizations," Hallberg said. "Also, to get more at-bats and give you some time to work on some things."After playing his initial minor league baseball with Yakima (Wash.), a short-season Single-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks, he then moved up to play with Visalia this past season, where his solid numbers continued despite his thumb injury. He hit .283 with 42 runs, 77 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, three homers and 29 RBIs."It was good," he said. "It's a step up. I played fairly well. I didn't play as well as I would have liked, but that's probably being greedy on my part. I did fine."It was an up-and-down year. I wish I could have been more consistent."With the HWB season completed, Hallberg left Hawaii on Monday and flew back to Wisconsin, where he will stay for about two and a half months until Diamondbacks spring training begins again in February.When Hallberg returns to Arizona there is a chance he could be moved up once again - this time to the Diamondbacks' Double-A affiliate, the Mobile (Ala.) BayBears. While it's far from certain at this point, there is hope that the 2004 Barron graduate could take yet another important step toward the major leagues."I would like for that opportunity, but I can't say that at this point because it's out of my hands," he said."It's leaning toward that way, but I don't want to say, 'Yeah,' and not be there. ... It's a very good possibility."...
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