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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.