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• Wisconsin eyes fixes for emergency mental health system
  By Erin McGroarty Wisconsin Watch    When Chrissy Barnard faced a mental health crisis and most needed care, law enforcement  handcuffed her, placed her in the back of a patrol car and drove her five hours to Wisconsin’s only state-run mental health facility for the general public.     Full text available to subscribers only. If […]
• Northwest Dane Senior Services scrambles to find meal supplier
  An announcement by Little John’s, a non-profit organization that provides hot meals to other non-profits and government agencies, left Dane County Senior Dining holding the (lunch) bag last week when they drastically reduced production and cancelled contracts.    Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below […]
• Black Earth’s former administrator censured for running for office
  Last year’s Assembly District 81 candidate and former Black Earth Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer, Shellie Benish was recently publicly censured and banned from future membership by the Wisconsin City/County Management Association (WCMA).    Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To become a […]
• Sauk County Health Department changes name
  Starting in 2023, the Sauk County public health department-formerly recognized as the Sauk County Health Department- will begin incorporating a series of new logos and using its new preferred name of “Public Health Sauk County” in its communications.    Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login […]
• New video documents Sauk Prairie’s nine buildings on the National Register
  Pictured, from left to right: Kurt Wenger, videographer of Dropframe Productions; Paul Wolter, Executive Director of Sauk County Historical Society; John Hart, Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society; Dan Kelter; Rachel Konkle, editor and special effects of Horizon Studios; and Connie Konkle, Producer and narrator with the Friends of Sauk City History. Photo by Joe Block […]