After 25 years in business, Mary VanBeek is “unofficially retiring.” The Mary’s Café & Pub owner has sold the building to ...

The Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 12U baseball team took first place in a tournament that was hosted in Chetek June 15. The competition ...

Eau Claire resident Kal Lund, aced his second hole-in-one to date when he made a hole-in-one on hole No. 4 at Sunset View ...

Chetek’s Fishy Four Run/Walk returns for its 37th anniversary at the 2025 Liberty Fest celebration. Although preregistration for this year’s event is over, participants looking to help break the atten ...

C-W Boys Golf Team’s honors continue with the Chetek Chamber of Commerce recent Liberty Fest announcement. The organization ...

Weekly prize winners were: longest drive in the fairway, hole 3—Molly Johnson; closest drive to the marker, hole 5—Lois Klay; least number of putts, hole 7—Cindy Erickson and Hannah Lee. Molly Johnson ...

Chetek is known for its summertime street dance. Larry Chapman, a lead guitarist and song writer, showcased summertime in ...

Bridge work will result in an overnight closure of southbound US Highway 53 this week between the Chetek and New Auburn exits in Barron and Chippewa counties.

Over the years, I’ve created an extensive wildlife photography catalog; however, this photo is arguably my favorite of ...

10:55 a.m., A motor assist was reported on Highway 53 in Chetek. A caller reported that a trailer had a flat tire and was pulled off the roadway on to the should. The reporting party requested law ...

The Chetek Alert office will have limited office hours on Thursday, July 3, and will be closed Friday, July 4, in recognition of Independence Day and for Liberty Fest event ...

Chetek is filled to the brim with people and anticipation for the town’s most popular festival—Liberty Fest—which kicks off this Thursday, July 3, and continues through Sunday, July 6.