The Chetek Alert

12/12/2024

📣 Last chance to submit your photos 📸 of the Chetek Chain of Lakes for a chance to be featured on the cover of the 2025 Chetek Visitors Guide. The winner will receive $100 in Chamber Bucks. Photos need to be vertical and submitted before Monday, Dec. 16. Send photos to the Chetek Chamber of Commerce at [email protected]

12/11/2024

A weekend of Christmas festivities in Chetek ended with the third annual Christmas Parade in downtown Chetek. Dozens of businesses and organizations participated with Christmas themed parade floats, festive music and costumes during the Saturday, De…

A weekend of Christmas festivities in Chetek ended with the third annual Christmas Parade in downtown Chetek. Dozens of businesses and organizations participated with Christmas themed parade floats, festive music

12/11/2024

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser boys’ basketball team tipped off its 2024-25 basketball season last week and was handed back-to-back losses by Shell Lake and Ladysmith.

12/11/2024

Kyle Broadway of the Wiscosnin DNR looked into the fish die-off on Monday, Dec. 10, at the boat landing near Six Lakes Resort in Chetek.

12/11/2024

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm Wrestling Team kicked off their 2024-25 season last week with a quad at Northwestern while also competing in the annual Beef River Brawl in Mondovi.

12/11/2024

When he was planning his career while studying law enforcement, Hunter Scheel’s first instinct was to become a game warden.

12/11/2024

Chetek was filled to the brim with Christmas Spirit on Saturday, Dec. 7. The city was bustling with holiday shopping and Christmas activities, including a tree lighting ceremony in the evening just prior to the Christmas Parade. People gathered on M…

Chetek was filled to the brim with Christmas Spirit on Saturday, Dec. 7. The city was bustling with holiday shopping and Christmas activities, including a tree lighting ceremony in the

12/04/2024

The Chetek Police Department was recently presented with a $500 donation from the Schmidty Open Golf Outing for the local Shop with a Cop program offered by the Law Enforcement Foundation of Barron County. The program helps to provide a joyful holid…

The Chetek Police Department was recently presented with a $500 donation from the Schmidty Open Golf Outing for the local Shop with a Cop program offered by the Law Enforcement

12/04/2024

Main St. was closed to through traffic Tuesday, Dec. 3 for a special delivery from Spring Hill Family Farm. The farm donated the large, Whoville-worthy, tree to the Chetek Chamber of Commerce for its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Main S…

Main St. was closed to through traffic Tuesday, Dec. 3 for a special delivery from Spring Hill Family Farm. The farm donated the large, Whoville-worthy, tree to the Chetek Chamber

12/04/2024

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School boys basketball teams received their uniforms at the ninth annual Jersey Ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2. Each player in the program was presented their uniform by their family member or an influential role model (play…

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School boys basketball teams received their uniforms at the ninth annual Jersey Ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2. Each player in the program was presented their uniform by

12/04/2024

The 2024–25 high school boys basketball season tips off this week across the state as the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser squad prepared for its season opener at home against Shell Lake on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The 2024–25 high school boys basketball season tips off this week across the state as the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser squad prepared for its season opener at home against Shell Lake on Tuesday,

12/04/2024

Main Street is continuing to show signs of aesthetic improvements in the business district as Kurschner’s Super Premium Ice Cream had a new marquee sign for “ice cream” installed on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The ice cream shop is home to Barron County's very…

Main Street is continuing to show signs of aesthetic improvements in the business district as Kurschner’s Super Premium Ice Cream had a new marquee sign for “ice cream” installed on

12/04/2024

Owners found their adult quarter horse mare shot to death on their New Auburn property the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.

12/04/2024

Wellness specialist and instructor, Jennifer Kathlyn (wellnessJen or Miss Jen as the kids call her) is bringing dance and wellness to Chetek with Dance Chetek & Wellness. Kathlyn will be offering classes and individual sessions in the community …

Wellness specialist and instructor, Jennifer Kathlyn (wellnessJen or Miss Jen as the kids call her) is bringing dance and wellness to Chetek with Dance Chetek & Wellness. Kathlyn will be

12/04/2024

A fire that destroyed a two-story residential building at 609 W. Main St., in downtown Cameron, on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27, 2024, resulted in no injuries to either the residents or emergency responders, according to the Camero…

A fire that destroyed a two-story residential building at 609 W. Main St., in downtown Cameron, on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27, 2024, resulted in no injuries

11/26/2024

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser girls basketball team tipped off the 2024-25 season at home last week when they hosted Webster on Thursday, Nov. 21. Despite being tied at halftime, the visiting Tigers prevailed down the stretch and fended off the Bulldogs, …

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser girls basketball team tipped off the 2024-25 season at home last week when they hosted Webster on Thursday, Nov. 21. Despite being tied at halftime, the visiting Tigers

11/26/2024

Seven players from the 2024 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School football team were selected to this year’s Lakeland All-Conference Teams. C-W junior Ethan Brown was the lone Bulldog who was a First Team selection while Aiden Becker, Brodrick Olson, Brad…

Seven players from the 2024 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School football team were selected to this year’s Lakeland All-Conference Teams. C-W junior Ethan Brown was the lone Bulldog who was a First

11/26/2024

Wisconsin’s annual 9-day gun hunt began this past week as several hunters were successful over opening weekend, including two local girls. Cameron resident Brielle Hilger of Cameron, harvested a massive 11-point buck during an all-day sit with her d…

Wisconsin’s annual 9-day gun hunt began this past week as several hunters were successful over opening weekend, including two local girls. Cameron resident Brielle Hilger of Cameron, harvested a massive