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The Village of Mazomanie approved a lean budget at its Nov. 27 meeting, whittling thousands from proposed expenditures to bring it under the levy...

The Village of Black Earth Board Meeting was held on December 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Board president Pat Troge and trustees James Coyle, Pam...

Wisconsin lawmakers were called back into session last week, planning to take a vote on whether the state should give tax credits to paper giant...

The deadline for news submission during the holidays will be Friday, December 21, 5 p.m. for the issue on the 27rd and Friday, December 28, by 5...

The Black Earth Village Board met on November 13 at 6:00 p.m. to review items of village business, including the proposed 2019 budget. The board...

The Sauk City Village board unanimously approved the 2019 budget at the board meeting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. There were no comments during the...

The Village of Prairie du Sac finalized the budget for next year at Tuesday’s meeting. The 2018 mill rate (payable 2019) for the village is $6.274...

Arena Village President Matthew Schroeder started the Arena Village Board meeting November 15 with the usual beginning items on the agenda. This...

Municipal Court Judge Dwight Pulsfus has decided not to seek an additional four year term on the bench of the Sauk Prairie Municipal Court. When his...

The Village of Mazomanie held a special public meeting on November 15 to inform residents about flood recovery options and the FEMA Hazard Mitigation...

A new celebration will take place starting next fall. Sauk County Board unanimously accepted a proposal declaring the second Monday in October as...

The Village of Mazomanie will be looking for ways to reduce expenses, with some projects that had been part of long-range planning likely to be put...

Holly Jolly Sauk Prairie is coming December first. Events include: Selfies with Santa – 9 a.m.-2 p.m, at the Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society;...

Flu season is now in full swing, and the Public Health of Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) urges anyone six months or older to get a flu shot to help...

In late October, Sauk County and the Ho-Chunk Nation convened a meeting with 54 attendees for the third workshop for “One Sauk, Naturally,” an ini...

A meeting that lasted just over 7 hours culminated in the Sauk County Board passing its 2019 budget. Although there was other business on the agenda,...

The Sauk City Village Board reviewed the proposed 2019 budget during the Village Board meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 and covered some of the...

After nearly three months of losing the main artery for regional traffic, both bridges spanning Black Earth Creek are open for business. The flood wat...

The Sauk City Library presented conceptual designs to a proposed addition to the current library to the Sauk City Village Board on Tuesday, November...

Sauk County voters gave the affirmative to four referendums in the fall election. Results were confirmed and made official last week. Each referendum...

Wick Buildings Inc. Board of Directors announced that Allan Breidenbach has been selected as Wick’s new President. Breidenbach assumed the role on...

Mazomanie, Black Earth, Sauk City, and Prairie du Sac voter turnout topped Dane County’s 69%, and was well past the state’s 59%. 5,534 residents i...