City officials chose not to make public health guidelines mandatory in a special council meeting Tuesday, allowing businesses and city properties to remain open without restrictions, but they did extend their ability to hold meetings remotely.
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Ann Zarek and Laird Hintz, Burlington, play tennis Thursday afternoon at Campbell Park in Baraboo. The courts are open for singles play only, with a maximum of 10 people allowed inside the fence at any given time. Zarek and Hintz are spending the weekend at a private campground in Baraboo.
Ann Zarek, Burlington, plays tennis Thursday afternoon at Campbell Park in Baraboo. The courts are open for singles play only, with a maximum of 10 people allowed inside the fence at any given time.
Baraboo Fire Chief Kevin Stieve talks about the city plan for disasters and citywide COVID-19 procedures during a special Baraboo Common Council meeting in March 2020.
For Portage and Baraboo residents alike, navigating an appropriate reaction to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be voluntary as both cities…
Memorial Day events in Columbia and Sauk counties are altered or canceled due to concerns about COVID-19, including Baraboo, where a public ob…
Following major business closures due to COVID-19, Sauk County’s sales tax revenue is down $2 million and the county’s finance committee is lo…
Applications are open for small businesses in Baraboo looking to obtain emergency assistance after common council members approved the Small B…
Local and state tourism officials acknowledged “significant losses” in Baraboo, Portage and Wisconsin Dells brought by the coronavirus pandemi…
The Green Vine stayed open until April 11, offering its wraps, sandwiches and smoothies through curbside takeout, but business slowed so much …
Due to concerns over COVID-19, Downtown Baraboo’s Concert on the Square series has been canceled for this summer, for the first time in almost…
The site of the former Sauk County landfill looked different Wednesday as members of the National Guard and Sauk County Health Department stoo…
Public libraries in Baraboo and Portage will reopen Tuesday with various restrictions and safety measures in place after being closed since Ma…
An orphaned bear cub from Alaska is slated to move to Baraboo’s Ochsner Park Zoo once the permitting process, which is currently on hold, is r…
A new handicapped-accessible entrance will open Saturday at Baraboo’s Ochsner Park Zoo, which also will soon feature a new exhibit to give its…
