Training wheels no more
Traci Schutt lets go of the handle on the back of her daughter’s bike so that Emily is in complete control.
Traci begins to count. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... She makes it to 14 this time before Emily’s purple Trek bike begins to wobble, and she has to grab the handle to ...more
NEWS UPDATE: Slow arriving sun finally appears in time for Sauk Prairie, Merrimac Fourth of July celebrations
School board approves 7.4% tax hike
The Sauk Prairie School Board bucked an almost decade-long trend of reducing the tax levy for property ...more
Chemical spill forces evacuation of 140 from Unity Health Insurance office Wednesday, 39 taken to hospital for observation
A chemical spill at Unity Health Insurance's Sauk City office building Wednesday afternoon led to the ...more
Army to install windmill at Badger
The United States Army plans to install an estimated 125-foot tall windmill it will use to generate ...more
EDITORIAL: Eagle adopts new online technology
If you’ve seen a televised newscast in the past month, it’s likely you’ve heard about ...more
FFA President: Specialization, biotech are the future of ag
B.J. Chrisler, a 2007 graduate of Sauk Prairie High School, recently was elected FFA president of ...more
Former Sauk Prairie resident sentenced to prison for stealing $80k from employer, setting house on fire
JUNEAU -- A Columbus woman who was convicted of setting fire to her home and stealing more than $80,000 from ...more
Environmental group suggests deer meat harvested near Badger Ammo Plant could be contaminated
For years the Badger Army Ammunition Plant was known as a hot spot for area hunters, but an environmental ...more
National Guard bomb squad shuts down Dr. Evermor's art park over WWII-era ordnance worries
Tom Every has a sculpture in his scrap metal art park south of Baraboo titled "Overkill," which ...more