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A new officer will be coming to the Sauk Prairie police department soon. At its March 11 meeting, the police commission told Chief Strunz to proceed with the hiring process.

A week after the area slowly began the realize the Coronavirus was not something ‘out there,’ area villages and counties have declared states of emergencies and Governor Evers has enacted a “Safer at Home” order.  Sauk, Dane, and Iowa Counties have all reported cases, with Dane counting 70 cases as of March 23.

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On Sunday March 8, 2020 the Sauk Prairie Police Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Monroe Street in the Village of Sauk City for a report of an attempted homicide. The suspects then fled the area.  

IMPACT ON ELECTIONS?

In our attempt to keep the higher-risk population that we serve healthy and avoid exposure to the COVID-19 virus NWDSS will close for all non-essential services effective Monday, March 16 through Sunday, March 29.   

Services still offered at this time are as follows: 

Keep Calm, and Carry On.

Originally coined by the British government in an attempt to boost morale at the beginning of World War II, the adage is similar to that of the message Sauk Prairie Police Chief Jerry Strunz is hoping to relay with the Codiv-19 virus ramping up statewide and regionally.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi today declared a State of Emergency as county government and its partners continue to coordinate preparedness and response to the spread of COVID-19, known as the Coronavirus.