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The Cardinals scored eight runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good over the Pirates.
The Cardinals withstood early offense by the Pirates to storm back to win 14-13 over the Pirates Saturday afternoon.
For the graduating class of 2023, the pandemic colored many of their early high school days, theater being one of many casualties. In this way, Mamma Mia has provided a sort of full circle moment to its seniors, a chance to go out with a bang. That was the intention behind the musical choice…
Beaver Dam and Oshkosh West have become familiar opponents on the diamond. Ahead of their next meetings, we got to know Ginny Bryant.
Thomas Dietz, born and raised in Beaver Dam, is now starting up a Wisconsin pet waste management empire, one scoop at a time.
Sometimes, history repeats itself. Other times, however, it buys the present a nice corsage and the two go dancing cheek to cheek.
Sometimes, history repeats itself. Other times, however, it buys the present a nice corsage and the two go dancing cheek to cheek.
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See which schools received WIAA sportsmanship awards and honorable mention recognition.
Amid the impending closures of Wisconsin’s Fennimore and Portage Energizer plants, Senator Tammy Baldwin has requested that the Federal Trade Commission investigate Energizer’s 2018 merger with Spectrum.
An historical monument is set to be placed in Portage but the location remains up in the air as to whether or not it will be on city or county property.
The clock starts ticking, and you’ve got two minutes to share your views — 120 seconds in which to try and make a salient point or two in front of the legislators and audience assembled. It’s a short window, so you intend to make the most of your brief appearance. While you can raise your vo…
Local Events
Columbia County Emergency Management and the Columbia County Highway Department have sandbags and sand available to people in Columbia County at the main Highway Department Shop, 338 Old Highway 16 West, Wyocena. This is due to the potential for flooding as the result of rapid snow melt and …
MADISON — Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin has expanded its Medicaid service area to include Sauk, Columbia, Jefferson, Iowa, Grant and Lafayette, according to a March 29 press release. Previously, GHC-SCW served Medicaid enrollees exclusively in Dane County.
If you look at giving back to your community like its a football game, Rio Elementary School has just taken home the Lombardi trophy.
Sauk County is developing a plan for the future route of the Great Sauk State Trail (GSST) and is asking for the public’s input with two open houses (April 11 and 12) and with an online survey.
The Portage Common Council will have two new alderpersons later this month after winning Tuesday’s spring election.
The Trail’s Lounge Supper Club’s last supper was at the end of March. The Madani family have retired and sold the business. They've owned and operated the beloved Portage restaurant since 1976.
Standout Gavyn Hurley was among area representatives on the Associated Press' All-State teams announced on Tuesday. Here are the honorees.
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization keen on conserving the state's natural wonders, is offering over 200 experiences with naturalists statewide in the coming months.
Two people have been charged with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Poynette on March 28.
Headlines read “New chatbots will change the world.” For those of you who are still unclear as to what they are, I will enlighten and scare you all. ChatGPT is a generated, pretrained transformer. Of course, we don’t really know what that means, but go with it. It means a digital assistant, …
Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre's mainstage season includes "You Can't Take It With You," "Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville," and "Laughter on the 23rd Floor."
Brownie is a 2 ½-year-old Akita mix. She is a 60-pound gorgeous girl looking for the right home. She smart, loyal and sweet and does well in the home. She is housetrained. Do the recommended breed research to see if an Akita is the right breed for your household. This is a unique breed with …