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The Mauston Lioness Club will be sponsoring a 5k run-walk next month to help feed the hungry.  The Feeding Our Children 5K Fun Run-Walk will be held Saturday, June 29th, 2013 at Veterans Memorial Park in Mauston.  Registration begins at 8am and the event starts at 9am.  The cost is $25 for adults and $10 More >

   The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) is celebrating another success in its efforts to reintroduce a wild migratory whooping crane population in eastern North America. A whooping crane chick hatched yesterday in Marathon County, Wis. The chick, #W1-13 (W = wild hatched), is the offspring of the whooping crane pair consisting of a female More >

An Arkdale man has been charged in Juneau County with sexual intercourse with a child.  According to the complaint, 20-year old Harlan Applebee allegedly had sexual intercourse in 2011 with a girl and fathered her child.  Applebee is summoned to appear in court on June 5th, 2013.

A Mauston man has been charged with disorderly conduct-domestic abuse.  According to the criminal complaint, last month 22-year old Christopher Brooks allegedly screamed and made threatening remarks during a custody hearing at the library in Mauston.  Brooks is summoned to appear in court on July 10th, 2013.

The Necedah School District will see a 5% reduction in his health insurance premiums next year,” said School Superintendent Larry Gierach.  “Monday night during the Necedah School Board’s Regular Monthly Meeting, the Board decided to stay with WPS another year because the renewal rate is minus 5-percent.   In other business, the Board decided to lengthen More >

“Monday night the New Lisbon City Council approved the Lions Club request and plans to build an addition to the Riverside Park Pavilion,” said Clerk Lisa Vinz.  “The Council approved the 24 by 24-foot addition with plans for a section of the addition being enclosed in the future.  In other action, the New Lisbon City More >

“Student fees will remain the same at Wonewoc-Center for the 2013-14 school year, but lunch prices will increase a dime,” says School Superintendent Art Keenan.  “K-6th grade lunches will go from $2 to $2.10 and 7th-12th grade lunches will go from $2.25 to $2.35.  The increase in lunch prices is a result of the USDA averaging More >

The Wonewoc-Center School Board approved the open enrollment applications Monday night during its Regular Monthly Board Meeting.  Superintendent Art Keenan says, “There are 10 new out and 7 new in.  Only one application was denied because of the age of the child and because we don’t offer the program the parent was looking for.” During More >

A Necedah woman was arrested for disorderly conduct.  The deputy said Sunday morning about 4am he responded to a residence in the 1000-block of Bluff Street in the Village of Necedah for a disturbance.  Following an investigation, 18-year old Shar Stirk was taken into custody for allegedly getting into an altercation with her boyfriend.  During More >

Juneau County authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Necedah man.  Court documents state 30-year old Deandre Glover is 5’4” tall, weighs 130-pounds with brown eyes and black hair.  He has been charged with theft and three counts of bail jumping.