Health

New study analyzing Wisconsin’s health insurance marketplace released

Updated Sep 28, 2022
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Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has released a report evaluating enrollment in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, other coverages, and the uninsured population. The Wisconsin Individual Health Insurance Market Analysis (Market Analysis) was conducted thanks to fun…

Coordinator for county ADRC presenting on dementia program

Updated Sep 28, 2022
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The Chetek Lutheran Church Women, W/ELCA, will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 1:30 p.m. Katrina Hanson will be the speaker. Hanson is the Daybreak Coordinator for the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Barron County. Her role is to provide social programming for individuals living with…

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Sather Family Dental back in Chetek two years after fire

Updated Jan 26, 2022
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Two years ago, five fire departments from Chetek, New Auburn, Cameron, Barron and Rice Lake dumped a quarter of a million gallons of water on a fire at Sather Family Dental at 118 Douglas St., Chetek. Dr. Nik Sather, owner and dentist, learned of the fire through his son, who received a mes…

Variant of COVID-19 detected in Barron County

Apr 1, 2021
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On March 31, Barron County Public Health was alerted of several confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7. This strain of COVID-19 has been shown to spread more quickly and is associated with a higher rate of death.

Possible COVID-19 exposures at area establishments

Updated Aug 13, 2020
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People at six locations in southeast Barron County may have been at risk of exposure of COVID-19 during certain times last week, according to Barron County Public Health.

Three new cases confirmed; total at 10 for Barron County

Updated May 7, 2020
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Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Barron County, the Barron County Public Health Department said on Thursday afternoon, May 7.

New, seventh case of COVID-19 in Barron County

Updated May 1, 2020
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A new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Barron County on Friday afternoon, May 1, according to Barron County Public Health.

Free COVID-19 testing in Turtle Lake for area residents

Updated May 1, 2020
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A drive-through testing site for COVID-19 will be opened in Turtle Lake on Sunday and Monday, May 3 and 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other area testing sites are listed at the end of this article.

Five of Barron County's six cases are out of isolation

Updated May 1, 2020
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Five of the six positive cases reported in Barron County have sufficiently recovered from COVID-19, have no symptoms and have been released from isolation. Barron County Public Health reports no new cases as of Friday morning, April 17.

Open enrollment for health insurance announced

Nov 6, 2019
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Gov. Tony Evers, together with Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Dept. of Health Services Sec. Andrea Palm, Commissioner of Insurance Mark Afable and other state and local officials and stakeholders, announced on Friday, Nov. 1, the launch of open enrollment for the health in…

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Witches Night Out, wine walk this Friday in Chetek

Updated Oct 25, 2018
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This Friday, Oct. 26, will be the wicked return of Witches Night Out and the fall wine walk with special goblets, er, glasses included for this Halloween-themed event.