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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 26 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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Marijuana and money taken as evidence after search warrant JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
“On Wednesday April 18, 2018 the Siren Police Department - with assistance from the St. Croix Tribal Police Department and their K-9, Reese - conducted a search warrant in the Village of Siren,” Sybers said. “The search warrant was related to the sale of illegal drugs. An adult female was arrested for felony drug charges and an adult male was arrested for drug charges.” Siren PD also took drugs, drug paraphernalia, money and a firearm as evidence from the residence. Also pictured in the evidence photo are multiple smoking devices, a scale, and a book on growing marijuana. The case is still under investigation and no other details were available at press time. STACY COY | SENTINEL
And this year’s Prom queen is.... Nobody was more surprised than Macy Moore herself when the crown was placed upon her head during the coronation ceremony on Saturday afternoon as part of Grantsburg’s Grand March. Fellow queen candidate Jenna McNally, left, could hardly contain her excitement for Macy. More photos on page 31.
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Grantsburg basement fire remains under investigation Multiple grass fires ignited over weekend JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
A fire started in the basement of the home of Lowell “Olie” and Marlys Olson on Saturday night - destroying two rooms - but firefighters were able to save the structure. The Olsons were home at the time and were rescued before the flames had a chance to spread throughout the house. Grantsburg Fire Chief Cory Barnette said he got the call around 8:14 p.m. for a structure fire on Oak Street in Grantsburg. Siren and Webster Fire Departments assisted Grantsburg Fire
Department and Grantsburg Police Department and DNR officials were also on the scene. “When we got there the fire was in the basement and luckily it was contained there and stayed that way,” Barnette said. He said the Olsons could not evacuate without assistance from their son. People on scene said there was just an incredible amount of smoke billowing from the house. “My guys were in there and they couldn’t see the fire when inside the building,” Barnette said of the amount of smoke in the house.
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‘We were able to save the structure because the fire was able to be contained to the basement.’ Cory Barnette Grantsburg Fire Chief “At first we couldn’t pinpoint the origin when we first arrived,” Barnette said. Once they found the origin of the fire it was a standard operation of putting out the flames and reducing damage to
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the structure. Two rooms on the west side basement were destroyed by the fire and the whole basement heated up once the doors were opened, but the fire was still contained. There was no smoke or fire damage outside of the basement. “We were able to save the structure because the fire was able to be contained to the basement,” Barnette said. He added they had cleared the scene around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, but Barnette and state investigators were on the scene investigating the fire for a
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