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In the wake of last week’s local elections the landscape looks a little different, with both school boards seeing changes. In addition, the Village of Mazomanie picked up a new board member, with write in candidate Latrisha Eilers taking the empty seat.

The winds of change blew strongly through the Wisconsin Heights and Sauk Prairie school district on election night, as school board incumbents lost in close but not too close races.

Sauk Prairie Healthcare in Prairie du Sac, Wis. has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™.

Village of Merrimac

Andrew Gallus and Kirk Olson’s terms are expiring. Gallus is running unopposed for Village President and Olson is running for the board. There is one more seat open and two more candidates: Margaret Budde and Nathan Taylor.

Kirk Olson

Sauk Prairie School District

Sauk City and Prairie du Sac seat

Rich Judge (incumbent) versus Holly Walker.

Rich Judge

Personal Bio:

Married, 3 children, a freshman at UWM and a junior and freshman at Sauk Prairie High School

McFarlane Mfg. Co., Inc. expands its precision technology offering by acquiring CMT AG LLC, a precision equipment dealer serving southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

April’s non-partisan local races are shaping up to be at least a little interesting in the Star News coverage area, with competitive races and a few new village presidents stepping into office.

Arena Cheese took Best of Class in the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest for their original recipe Colby Jack cheese. They also took third place in the class of marbled curd cheeses.

Sauk County Supervisor Marty Krueger had one question about the proposed bridge connecting the Great Sauk State Trail and the Walking Iron/Wolf Run Trail in Mazomanie:

“How do we get this done?”

By Lindsey Giese