Star News - Connecting Our Communities

The Black Earth village board narrowly approved $743,000 in improvements to Community Park. The village will have to initially pay for the project...

The United Church of Christ in Mazomanie lost its steeple and bell tower to fire Sunday, Aug. 11. It was a suspected lightning strike. The Mazomanie...

GO Riteway Transportation Group, which is currently under contract with the Wisconsin Heights School District to provide transportation for students,...

Mosquitoes found in Dane County have tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) monitors mosquito traps across...

William Wenzel, 72, of Prairie du Sac, has pled not guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography. He appeared in Sauk County court Aug....

As a school that serves children outside of the Sauk Prairie village limits, Tower Rock Elementary has been envisioning a way to create a community...

Superintendent, Cliff Thompson started off the school board meeting on July 22, 2019 by speaking about summer school leadership and recognizing Dr....

At its July 23 meeting, the village of Prairie du Sac approved changes to an ordinance which will make things easier for the organizers of the annual...

Wisconsin Heights middle school/high school principal Liz Dostal provided a breakdown of state assessments at the board meeting Monday, July 22....

The Sauk Prairie School Board recently set in motion a transition to a new superintendent, Jeff Wright, on Sept. 1. The current superintendent, Cliff...

The villages of Black Earth and Mazomanie will join together to hold its first, locally-sponsored National Night Out from 5:30-7:30 p.m. August 6 in...

Sauk Prairie’s National Night Out will be held Tuesday, August 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Marion Park. Local emergency services including fire and EMS,...

The Mazomanie Community Garden could have a brush dump and burning area on the same property if the village isn’t able to find a different suitable...

A brief filed by Dane County with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin claims there is no need for the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek power...

The July meeting of the Arena Village Board was led by village president Kate Reiman. Speakers on the agenda for the evening were with Dalo...

The Columbia County District Attorney has declined to make public documents concerning the case against former Sauk Prairie police officer Jaime...

A group of eight teenagers got more than they bargained for on the evening of July 16. Settling into camp on an island in the Wisconsin River about 5...

Following a contentious discussion, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors voted to pay $36,400 per year to add captions to its meeting videos. The...

The village of Black Earth is now in compliance with state law after delivering previously unpublished board meeting minutes to the Star News on...

A man drowned after rescuing his children below the Prairie du Sac damn Saturday, July 13. The man was Kou Her, age 53, of Madison. His body was...