BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 51 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
CONSERVATION DAY: Burnett County 5th Graders attend annaul event at Crex Meadows P13
County Board votes to open up county roads to ATV traffic JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
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Regional champs! The Grantsburg Pirates captured the Regional championship on Saturday night with a 3-0 sweep of the Phillips Loggers. This is the 27th Regional title in PIrate volleyball history. This year’s seniors show off the plaque (front, left to right) Charli Siebenthal, Linda Harmon, Jenna McNally, Kaitlin Olson. Back: Rachel Tooze, McKenzie Rombach (hidden), Olivia Brock and Randi Siebenthal. See story on page 17.
‘Putting a band-aid on a hemorrhage’
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BURNETT COUNTY –– That is how Allison Fern, Burnett County Department of Health and Human Services Director, described the state’s reaction to the methamphetamine crisis concerning its effect on child protective care services. She said the state did increase funding by $5.5 million last year. “That amounted to around $23,000 for our department,” Fern said. “Since 2013, our placement costs for children have increased by 936 percent.” Placement costs in 2013 were $69,577 and in 2017, it ballooned up to $720,912. Fern made a presentation to the County Board last
BURNETT COUNTY –– In August, officers from the Burnett and Washburn County Sheriff offices coordinated with a special agent from the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to shut down a trafficking operation in Trade Lake. Last week, charges for one of the three suspects involved were dropped. Thomas J. Hoff, 58, Trade Lake, was charged with four counts of delivery of methamphetamine, a class F felony, maintaining a
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SEE ATV, PAGE 2
Charges dropped for one involved in trafficking bust
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BURNETT COUNTY –– There was one vote from a County Supervisor against opening up county roads to ATV/UTV traffic at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Norman Bickford was the only member of the County Board to not vote for opening up the roads; the rest of the Supervisors voted for the resolution to open up county roads. Before the vote, County Chair Don Taylor said that most counties in northern Wisconsin have already passed similar resolutions allowing ATV/UTV traffic on county roads. Highway Commissioner Mike Hoefs explained after the meeting that all county roads will soon be open to ATV/UTV traffic with two exceptions.
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drug trafficking place, a class I felony, possession of methamphetamine, a class I felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor charge. Burnett County Circuit Court records show all felony charges and the single misdemeanor charge have Thomas J. Hoff been “dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.” Thomas’ brother David Hoff, 59, Trade Lake, is still facing
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felony charges for maintaining a drug trafficking place and felony possession of methamphetamine and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The third suspect charged in this case was Bobbi J. Rasmussen, 39 of Trade Lake. She was charged with felony bail jumping. She has an open case in Polk County where she is charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC, possession of THC with intent, restricting or obstructing an SEE HOFF, PAGE 2
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