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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 33 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

STATE TOURNAMENT: In-depth preview of Webster Baseball games in Appleton PAGE 15

District Attorney answers questions about suspected drug houses JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

they will be playing some patriotic songs as well. “We know that people want to hear the hits and the bulk of the show will be our hit songs,” Sterban admits. “We’re coming up there and we plan on having a great time.” The Oak Ridge Boys have been around since 1945 as the Oak Ridge Quartet, but their current lineup has been recording and touring together since 1972. They have 17 number one hits and have recorded 31 studio albums with close to

BURNETT COUNTY –– County Supervisor Gene McClain asked a basic question of District Attorney Bill Norine at the Public Safety committee meeting last Thursday about suspected drug houses in the county. “People may be selling drugs across the street from their house,” McClain said that’s what constituents are telling him. “They continue with asking, ‘why does this go on?’ and ‘how can we stop this?’” McClain said he was asked District Attorney about these suspected houses Bill Norine selling drugs at the pancake breakfast at the Grantsburg Fire Hall earlier this month. “They ask, ‘there’s a house across the street with cars going in and out all the time’,” McClain said of constituents approaching him about these residences. “What can be done about this Bill? Is there a ways to fix the problem with the court system?” Norine understood the issue and commented that there is one of these “suspected drug houses” in his neighborhood. Even though they might be suspected the first step is still a search warrant to prosecute people selling drugs out of their home in Burnett County. “Right now these are all only suspicions,” Norine said. “At some point they may get a warrant and go in to the house.” McClain said there has to be a way to stop this in our community. “Once law enforcement gets the search warrant, they go in with the video,” Norine responded. “That video is of the entire house and once we get that video, we can prosecute them as a drug trafficking house. That’s something we have just recently started doing.” This was followed by a droll conversation of using the K-9 unit to find probable cause in suspected drug houses. Norine explained that the K-9 unit is used more in automobile searches and that the law for using the K-9 unit in houses can get complicated.

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CRAIG BLACKLOCK

An unexpected subject Great blue herons at Cedar Bend rookery, as pictured in Craig Blacklock’s “St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers: The Enduring Gift.” Read the full story and see more photos on page 13.

Oak Ridge Boys show no sign of slowing down Richard Sterban talks about Johnny Cash, Elvis and Elvira JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

“First of all, we’re really looking forward to coming your way. All of the Oak Ridge Boys are excited about the show,” said Richard Sterban, who sings bass vocals for the Oak Ridge Boys. That is how the conversation began with Sterban, who insisted their concert at the Hertel Express Outdoor Amphitheater on Friday will be fun for the whole family. They will play their hit songs along with some new material and because they are a patriotic band,

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