Burnett County Sentinel: 8.31.16

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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 VOL. 54 NO. 51 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

A.G. VISITS BURNETT COUNTY: Schimel hears addiction woes first-hand. P7

Suspects apprehended after county break-ins BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

SIREN—Sunday was a busy day for law enforcement officers as two suspects from Siren went on a short crime spree. The day began when Burnett County deputies responded at 9:25 a.m. to a report of a burglary in progress at a commercial building on 4th Street South in the Village of Siren — the former Capeside Cove facility. The suspects were seen fleeing the area on foot as deputies arrived. No official details were released about what actions the thieves took in the building. At 11:22 a.m., a burglary to a residence was reported on Long Lake Lane in the Town of Siren, in which the victim stated that two firearms and ammunition were taken. Deputies searched for the suspects in a wooded area north of the victim’s residence and requested additional assistance. Responding to the plea, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded with addition-

Judge Ken Kutz to hang up his gavel

GOOB COY| SENTINEL

Ride ‘em horsey

BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

Corrie Davis holds on tight during the Showdeo at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds on Thursday. More fair photos on Pages 14-15. Fair results on Page 13.

ATV route approval on hold BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

SIREN—For the time being, ATV enthusiasts in the Webb Lake area will have to wait to legally ride on Co. Rd. H from Webb Lake to Highway 77. Even though the county’s infrastructure committee approved the route requests the Town of Webb Lake had submitted, one route from Bear Lake into Webb Lake and a second from Bear Lake to Hwy. 77, that approval is simply a recommendation which must be voted on by the entire county board of supervisors. “That was an issue — the request was recommended so people thought it was approved,” Mike Hoefs, highway commissioner, pointSEE ATV, PAGE 6

al deputies and a K-9 unit, and the Barron County Sheriff’s Office responded with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to assist in tracking. Then at 2:13 p.m., the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male and female matching the suspects’ description knocking on the door of a residence on Lone Star Road in the Town of Siren; this location is approximately one mile northeast of the area where the suspects had last been seen. Deputies responded to the residence and arrested the suspects without incident. Jesse Lee Stener, 30, and Rose E. Peloquin, 31, both of Siren, are being held in the Burnett County Jail and are expected to face burglary and drug-related charges. The firearms stolen in the residential burglary on Long Lake Lane were recovered and returned to the victim. This incident remains under investigation, and no further information is being released at this time.

SIREN—When Burnett County Circuit Court Judge Ken Kutz bangs his gavels at the close of business on Nov. 23, it’ll not only close an early work week, it’ll bring an end to Kutz’s 33-plus year career serving the residents of Burnett County — 25 years as district attorney and eight-plus years as judge. “It’s been a great ride — I’ve really enjoyed my time here,” Judge Kutz said. “It’s been a privilege and an honor to serve the people of Burnett County.” One of his goals when he took over on the bench was to continue the work of the county’s drug and alcohol court program. “That is a program which started under Judge Gableman and has done an absolutely wonderful job, and I wanted to make sure we continued the good work,” Judge Kutz remarked. He counts the drug court graduations as a highlight of his time on the bench. The drug court is one of the tools the judge has used to attempt to lower recidivism in the county.

TODD BECKMANN | SENTINEL

Judge Ken Kutz will retire at the end of November.

“I haven’t used it as much as I would have liked, but I did develop a community service program with the jail to reduce the jail population,” the judge noted. He admits he didn’t get everything accomplished he would’ve hoped. “There’s a lot I wish I could have accomSEE KUTZ, PAGE 6

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