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Board recommends masks JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
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The fire departments were using so much water to battle the fire at the Dairy that they began to use water from surrounding lakes such as Mudhen by using a lake pump.
Crews battle fire overnight STAFF REPORT NEWS@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
A fire at the Burnett Dairy Cooperative erupted on Monday night when eight crews were called to maintain the fire. The first calls for the fire began around 10:30 p.m. Crews were still battling the flames Tuesday morning
and State Road 70 remained closed to traffic from County Road Y to County Road M. There were no reported injuries from the fire. Initial reports suggest the fire was started after a mechanical malfunction at the dairy. Grantsburg, Siren, Webster and St. Croix Hertel Fire Departments were on the
scene along with Frederic, Cushing, Pine City and Rush City. On the scanner fire crews said they were able to enter the building around 1 a.m. and Tuesday morning the fire was still going but was under control. Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch said the fire re-
The Webster Village Board recently released a statement recommending people wear a mask when “visiting local establishments” especially when social distancing is not possible. “The board understands this is a choice to be made by each entity doing business in the village,” a press release stated. “But we ask for the safety of yourself, our Village staff, and others that you choose to wear a mask in public.” Along with local establishments, the board recommends wearing a mask in public spaces as well to keep everyone safe. The board recommends following the three W’s; Wash hands, Wear masks and Watch distance.
mains under investigation. Burnett Dairy Cooperative is a farmer-owned cooperative based near Grantsburg and was founded in 1896. Follow the Sentinel on Facebook and at burnettcountysentinel.com as the story develops.
Nominations sought for Best of contest Readers of the Burnett County Sentinel are being asked to help recognize the best of everything from food to shopping to best local sports team. An online contest, the Best of Burnett County, begins its nomination phase. A ballot with over 90 categories goes live at www.burnettcountysentinel.com/ bestof Friday, July 24. Readers are asked to nominate their favorites in seven groups: eating and drinking; arts and entertainment; health and fitness; local; services;
shopping and sports and recreation. Readers may nominate in as many or as few categories as they like from July 24 – August 3. If readers nominate at least two candidates in a category, the category will appear on the voting ballot. If only one nomination is received, the category won’t be on the ballot. “It’s not because the one person who was nominated isn’t deserving, we believe to have a contest, you need to have more than one participant,” said
publisher Tom Stangl. “So if you are nominating in a category where there might not be a lot of choices, perhaps nominate a second person or place.” After the ballot is finalized, readers will be able to vote for their favorites once a day from August 14 – September 10. The ballot will be in the same spot, www.burnettcountysentinel. com/bestof. The contest will be conducted
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