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On January 15 Dr. Steven C. Deller, an economist and professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison came to discuss the economic outlook of Sauk Prairie. He discussed population growth, employment growth, unemployment rates and commuting in the area. 

Some residents of Hidden Oaks subdivision and other properties dealing with high water tables since August 2018 are finding some solace in reviving a long dormant drainage district.

Over 60 people from surrounding communities attended a Jan. 9 training in Mazomanie, conducted by the League of Women Voters of WI.  The volunteers will offer free, non-partisan assistance with voter registration at local libraries, Southwest Technical College, UW-Platteville and local high schools.

The Village of Prairie du Sac board met on Jan. 28. The board was presented with a pre-sale report of $3,690,000 in general obligation corporate purpose bonds by Ehlers. The sale of these bonds would be used to cover capital projects in the village.

The word “sheriff” sparks a vivid image in the minds of most Americans. A beige uniform, a shotgun and a vast, rural territory in which geography and culture make law enforcement very different than it is in bustling cities. The word comes from late Old English, when it was used to describe royal authorities in various shires.

Damon Michalski had been Nicholas Day’s friend since the fifth grade. Even after Day left to serve in the Navy, they remained close. “There was just no disconnect,” said Michalski, who said his friend’s appetite for life – for jet skiing, for laughing and joking around, for running – was insatiable.

Swine flu. Bird flu. Zika. Ebola. It seems like every year, a different potential pandemic makes headlines. While they cause worry, conversation and speculation in the general population, medical professionals must tackle how each contagion could impact local communities - and how to respond. 

In the middle of the 20th century, American schools used to run “duck and cover” drills in which students were taught to hide beneath their desks under the pretext that doing so would protect them from an atomic bomb. The A-bomb didn’t end up dropping in the United States. It was Japan that felt the brunt of those blasts.

An attorney for the county is on paid administrative leave and a former Reedsburg Independent editor has filed an open meetings complaint regarding an investigation taking place within the county.

On Jan. 8 the Sauk Prairie Police Commission voted to sponsor Tanner Leister to the Law Enforcement Recruit Academy. Sponsorship means that the State Department of Justice, training and standards bureau will pick up the costs associated with attending the academy.