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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 VOL. 58 NO. 44 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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Second resident dies from COVID complications JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
Burnett County Public Health confirmed a second county resident has died as a result from complications from COVID-19. The county has 42 confirmed cases, 27 have recovered. The department also released more information regarding two potential exposure sites. Public Health says there was potential exposure at Adventures Restaurant and Pub in Siren on Sunday Aug. 23 from 11 am to noon and The Shop Bar and Grill in Webster on Wednesday Aug. 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Public Health said they do not issue notifications for grocery stores or gas stations. “You mostly meet people in passing and rarely spend more than 15 minutes within six feet of a person who cannot be identified,” a statement said. “Public notifications are commonly issued for places like bars, restaurants and large events. People at these locations tend to stay longer than 15 minutes within six feet of people and remove their mask to eat and drink.”
Burnett County introduces K-9 Croix The Burnett County Sheriff’s Office would like to introduce our second K-9 “Croix.” Croix came to us from Slovakia. He is a one year old German Shepherd. He is a very big dog that has a calm demeanor. Croix and his handler Deputy Bailey Mangen will be attending intensive training for 10 weeks. That training will involve narcotics detection, apprehension, article searches and search and rescue. We would like to thank the Burnett
County Law Enforcement Citizen’s Auxiliary for their continuous fundraising efforts and thank you to all of the generous donors. Your support has made this possible. Croix is our newest family member and we are very excited to see him get to work. Please welcome Croix! KSW PHOTOGRAPHY
Deputy Mangen and Croix will soon begin 10 weeks of intensive training.
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A moment to remember Chris Fickbohm during the Grantsburg Derby The Grantsburg Ag. Fair held their annual demolition derby on Saturday afternoon, and they took a moment to remember and honor longtime derby driver, Chris Fickbohm, who passed away earlier this year after a strong fight from diabetes and kidney failure.
No damage to Big Gust STAFF REPORT
One of Grantsburg’s famous founders is memorialized with a statue and over the weekend the glass incasing a statue of Big Gust was broken. There were no reported injuries from KAYLA CASEY | SENTINEL
Big Gust on Main Street is some what of a mascot in the area.
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the incident and the statue remained unharmed. The statue is still in place on S. Pine Street in Grantsburg with a piece of plywood covering where the glass was broken. Grantsburg Police Chief Dan Wald said there were no reports on the apartments being broken into. They are also investigating an incident that occurred Saturday night. Wald said that Grantsburg Police
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Officer Bridget Getts responded to a call Saturday night at T-Dawgs. Wald explained that somehow pipes in the men’s bathroom connected to the urinal were separated. It is unclear if the pipe was broken or if it burst, but what the police do know is that there was water “all over place,” according to Wald.
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