Owen Bowman, 81, of Grantsburg, passed away on April 11. The celebration of life for Owen Bowman will be held at Hummer’s Event Center, in Grantsburg, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Visitation is from 1 until 2 p.m. on Saturday at the event center. Interment will be at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner,…
Beatrice “Bea” Hunt, 92, of Rice Lake, passed away on January 21. She is survived by husband, Ramon Hunt; and daughters, NormaRae Hunt and Ramona Hunt. The memorial service for Beatrice Hunt will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, in Rice Lake, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Saturday…
Betty Van Natta, 86, of Barron, passed away on March 5. She is survived by her sons, Randal, Rodney and Steve. The memorial service for Betty Van Natta will be held at First Lutheran Church, in Barron, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is from 10 until 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.
Jerome Funches, 65, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 18. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, Elizabeth, Juquan and Matthew. The visitation for Jerome Funches will be held at Skinner Funeral Home, in Rice Lake, from 4 until 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Mark Regner, 69, of Spooner, passed away on February 26. The celebration of life for Mark Regner will be held at Round Man Brewing Company, in Spooner, on Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Lonnie Ritter, 66, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 3. He is survived by his brother, Tom Ritter. The funeral service for Lonnie Ritter will be held at Skinner Funeral Home, in Cumberland, at 3 p.m., on Saturday. Visitation is 1 until 3 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Help meteorologists issue storm warnings by attending a SKYWARN storm spotter training class; — Gov. Tony Evers says more security may be needed for Wisconsin’s top elections official; — and there’s changes to walleye fishing regulations. These stories on today’s local newscast.
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Today’s sportscast from the Northwest Wisconsin Sports Desk.
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — As we head into severe storm season, the National Weather Service and Barron County Sheriff’s Department are teaming up to provide volunteer SKYWARN storm spotter training. The class is open and free for residents and emergency responders. SKYWARN is a NWS program that helps get critical, on-the-ground information to meteorologists, as…