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Pandemic helps fuel ‘re-kindled’ relationships

Ever say to yourself, “I’ll do that someday when I have the time?” But you never have the time, and you never get it done! Then came the dual game-changer,…

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Outdoor safe fun continues in August at ‘Siren Open Air Thursdays’

Bubba the Bear and other entertainment being featured SIREN-Launched in July, Siren continues its ‘Open Air Thursday’ campaign continues through August. Partake in Siren’s great outdoors as community businesses and…

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Saving Dad

Most kids are saved a thousand times over by their fathers. Oh you know, a bandage on the knee, wiping a tear from the face or consoling them when their…

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Grantsburg plans to open school in the fall

School days, school days Dear old Golden Rule days ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick In 1907 when Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards penned the…

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Covid-19 delivers life lessons to all-american

Standing on the brink of one final glorious moment, Delia Labatt was filled with excitement and raw emotion. She waited to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship.…

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’Sound of Music’ emanating once again across Mirror Lake

Ever since the time when Dr. Lloyd and Barb Olson began sharing their beloved land with their family and others, Skonewood Christian Retreat Center has become a haven for those…

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Rotary moves forward

by Byron Higgin After a two-month absence, The Grantsburg Rotarians have floated hope and pontoons in an effort to get their “help others” platform once again afloat. Using mask-wearing, distance-spacing,…

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End of an era in Grantsburg

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. It’s closing time for Fiedler Ford. Jerry Fiedler sat in a chair by the big picture window that looks over the…

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Siren launches Open Air Thursdays today

Submitted by Siren Chamber of Commerce: With the ‘Safer at Home’ order now lifted and our doors opening, finding ways to enjoy a healthy lifestyle again is key to lifting…

WIAA releases sport-specific guideline to return to play

WIAA releases return to play guidelines

Sports are incredibly important to the well-being of the student-athlete. Take a look at this report from UW-Health Research (via WisSports.net). The negative outcomes of keeping these kids shut-down are staggering.…

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Radio Station’s Return to Fall Sports report was inaccurate

The WIAA has reacted to an optimistic, but false, report that said fall sports are returning on time. The original (and only) report came from WNFL radio out of Green…

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Living life in this ‘New Normal’

Is life gone as we once knew it? Will the Coronavirus Pandemic usher in a whole new lifestyle for all of us? Perhaps those questions and many more bang around…