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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 34 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

DAIRY DAYS: Check out scenes from this annual celebration. P18-19

Siren teenager dies in car crash

State Champs!

EUGENE SISKORSKI

The Webster Tigers baseball team proudly hold up their trophy after defeating St. Mary Catholic on Thursday to claim the 2018 Division 3 State Championship. Story and photos on pages 15-17.

Weekend storm waters continue to wreak havoc in Burnett County JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY –– On Monday afternoon the Radigan Flowage Dam west of Dairyland failed and caused flash flooding downstream on the Tamarack and St. Croix Rivers. This weekend brought excessive rain, thunderstorms, a tornado warning and road closures to Northwestern Wisconsin. Rivers are expected to crest by mid-week following heavy rainfalls from seven to 12 inches over the weekend in Burnett County.

INITIAL RESPONSE Burnett County Highway Commissioner Micheal Hoefs said , “Burnett County initially handled the heavy rains well.” He added there were a number of trees knocked down and some minor washouts, but said it was not nearly as bad as 2016. Hoefs was referring to the July 2016 torrential rainfall Burnett County received that led to boat landings being closed by the National Parks Service along the St. Croix River because the water level SEE STORM WATER, PAGE 2

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TOWN OF SWISS––On Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 10:10 a.m. the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 35 near County Highway H in the Town of Swiss. The driver, Savanna Bearheart, 16, of Siren was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Burnett County Medical Examiner. One adult passenger and two juvenile passengers were transported from the scene to area hospitals with what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries. No updates on any of their conditions were available at the time of this release. Initial investigation of this incident indicates that a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier was southbound on STH 35 when the driver entered the ditch on the west side of the highway, overcorrected and entered the east ditch, overturning. The Wisconsin State Patrol, Danbury Fire Department and North Memorial Ambulance also responded to this incident. No further information will be released at this time; investigation and crash reconstruction continues by the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office.

County officially withdraws grants for potential campground in Swiss JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

GOVERNMENT CENTER –– After months of discussion the Natural Resources Committee has officially killed their proposal for setting up a county campground. The committee voted to not go forward with the project and instead will focus on promoting existing campgrounds. “Burnett County is not a commercial business,” said committee Chair and County Supervisor Ed Peterson. “Let’s have a vote to put this to rest. I say we officially withdraw our grants and deny the campground going forward.” The proposed campground was estimated to cost $1.2 million. The county had already applied for grants to cover the total cost of construction of the campground and Forest Administrator Jake Nichols said his department would have to travel [south] to interview

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for the grants. “I don’t want us to go down there and fight for this if you all don’t want to go through with it,” Nichols said. The proposed location in the Town of Swiss was not favored by the town and they sent a letter to the committee earlier this year that stated their reasons. Among the reasons were noise complaints, added traffic and competing with private campgrounds. George Costello, Swiss Supervisor attended multiple meetings to voice his disapproval. “We already have numerous campgrounds in the county and some of those are expanding,” Costello said. “It doesn’t make sense for the county to continue with this project.” The larger issue with the campground facing the county was consistent maintenance and liability costs they would face down the line with the project.

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