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Public works report gives snapshot of road improvement projects
Mar 10th
During the Director of Public Works Report Tuesday night at the Mauston City Council Meeting, Rob Nelson gave a snapshot of area D.O.T. 6-year road improvement projects. Nelson said, “This year a 14-mile stretch of Highway 58 south of Mauston to the Sauk County line is slated for an asphalt overlay and could impact More >
Two area men charged for physical altercation
Mar 10th
Two area men were charged this week in Juneau County as a result of an incident at a Camp Douglas bar New Year’s Day. The deputy said about 2:30 am, 33-year old Steven Henricks of Camp Douglas and 35-year old Kenneth Henricks of New Lisbon allegedly got into a physical altercation with a couple More >
City of Mauston Spring Clean-up includes electronics
Mar 10th
City of Mauston 2010 Spring Clean-up is scheduled for April 19th, 20th, and 21st. Public Works Director Rob Nelson announced at the City Council meeting Tuesday night the City will be working with a Reedsburg company this spring and collecting electronic waste at the same time. Computer towers, laptops, keyboards, mouse, speakers, wires, DVD/VCR payers, More >
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Madison among cities wooing Google
Mar 10th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Madison is among cities around the country
trying to persuade Google to test its new fiber-optic network which
is expected to be more than 100 times faster than current Internet
connections.
Madison officials say the Google Fiber network could bring more
than 1,000 jobs and $97 million in infrastructure investment to the
city.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz More >
Gun deer hunters net 11 percent fewer bucks in ‘09
Mar 10th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials say gun deer
hunters harvested about 93,000 bucks last year. That’s an 11
percent decline from the previous year.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the drop was
steeper for antlerless deer. The DNR says gun deer hunters
registered 147,000 last year, down 40 percent from 2008.
The DNR attributes the More >
MADD urging hearing on drunken driving bill
Mar 10th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The national president of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving is urging Wisconsin lawmakers to hold a hearing on a
bill that would toughen drunken driving penalties in the state.
The proposal would legalize sobriety checkpoints and make a
first-offense drunken driving arrest a crime instead of just a
traffic violation.
MADD President Laura Dean-Mooney asked the More >