The girl’s Chevrolet truck crossed the center line and hit a cement mixer before a Ram truck hit her Chevrolet
- Mark McMullen
A preview of the Waupun football team's 2026 season.
- Nile McNair
A preview of the Mauston football team's 2026 season.
- Sean Davis
A familiar face eager to build off her predecessor's efforts has been tabbed to lead the Warriors athletics department.
- SAUK COUNTY GARDENER Jeannie Manis Sauk County Master Gardeners Association
“Of plants tomatoes seemed the most human, eager and fragile and prone to rot.” - John Updike
- Mark McMullen
A preview of the Columbus football team's 2026 season.
A preview of the Sauk Prairie football team's 2026 season.
The schools, named for the communities in which they’re located, closed after voters rejected a three-year, $11.1 million operating referendum in April.
A preview of the Horicon/Hustisford football team's 2026 season.
Several races in Sauk, Columbia, Juneau and Adams counties have primaries, in addition to those in statewide races.
A petting zoo was added this year as part of an event that has grown from a first responder get-together to a one-day festival.
The real-photo postcard view on the image accompanying this column looks east on Oak Street and was probably taken around 1910. It has been over-printed with a comet, moon, and stars. They were artistically added to the original image to create this novelty postcard. The comet in question ce…
Reedsburg Area Medical Center is celebrating its first two Surgical Technologist apprentices who have successfully completed their apprenticeship training and passed the National Center for Competency Testing certification exam, according to a July 27 release.
The previous patch depicted Devil’s Doorway at Devil’s Lake State Park.
Baraboo outdoors officials presented six options to residents on how to connect downtown to the trail and Devil’s Lake.
A preview of the Portage football team's 2026 season.
Sauk Prairie Healthcare will open its Plain Clinic on Oct. 5 at its new location, 1370 Cherry St., Plain.
The Sauk Prairie Community Club, SP Lions, and SP Optimists will sponsor a program to recognize extraordinary community leaders who are role models to others and help make Sauk Prairie the special place it is. The first awards were presented in 2025; last year’s honorees were Darlene Ballweg…
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will host a public meeting for three noise barriers eligible for construction along Highway 90/94 as part of the Hwy. 39/90/94 Corridor Project in the Wisconsin Dells area. The three proposed noise barriers are located between Xanadu Road and Hwy. 12.
Sauk Prairie Healthcare adds Noah Maerz, MD to Lodi Clinic. He is a family medicine physician able to care for patients of all ages.
Sauk Prairie Healthcare’s Ken Carlson, chief strategy & growth officer, has received the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative 2026 Rural Health Ambassador Award, according to a July 20 release,, recognizing individuals who go above and beyond to strengthen rural health and community partnerships.
Sauk County 4 H recognizes three new inductees into the Sauk County 4-H Hall of Fame on July 9 at the 4-H Performing Arts Showcase at the Sauk County Fair.
The Disney story is loosely based on the true story of the Newsboys’ Strike of 1899, when newsboys held a strike against the two largest newspapers in the United States.
A preview of the Beaver Dam football team's 2026 season.
The city’s Streets Department implemented the Adopt a Storm Drain program on July 15.
The woman was traveling fast down Idlewild Road before hitting a shed.
The dog, who retired in March 2025, once helped his handler seize 82 grams of a cocaine/ketamine mix.
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