Changes include daily and annual permits as officials address safety, noise complaints and misuse of facilities By Joe Morey Free Press Editor/Publisher The Barron County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved changes to its parks and recreation ordinance Monday, Oct. 19, establishing new regulations and permit fees for county-operated shooting ranges in an effort to address safety concerns, noise complaints and ongoing misuse of the facilities. The ordinance was approved

PTA questions projected savings, district spending and past boundary changes; community calls for five-year plan to preserve Rice Lake district's last rural elementary school By Joe Morey Free Press Editor/Publisher What began as a discussion about declining enrollment at a small rural elementary school has grown into a much larger debate over school district spending, financial accountability, educational priorities and the future of an entire community. At the Rice Lake Are