The Chetek Alert is a weekly newspaper published in Chetek, Wisconsin, a city of 2,000 residents located in southeastern Barron County, which has a total county population of 43,308. The Alert has ...

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

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; ...

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

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 ...

Looking for the coolest seat in town to get a bird’s-eye view of Liberty Fest happenings? Festival goers have the opportunity to take a helicopter ride with Ace Helicopters of ...

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

The Barron/Chetek Youth Hockey Association will hold a fun fundraiser from noon - 6 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Gilligans in Chetek.

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 ...