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County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will purchase approximately 74 acres of property surrounding Halfway Prairie School County Park in the Town of Mazomanie. This park is home to the Halfway Prairie School, the oldest existing rural elementary schoolhouse in Dane County.

Dane County seeks to lessen future flooding in the Black Earth Creek watershed by purchasing 79 acres north of US 14 in the town of Middleton.

The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) announced today that FOCUS ON ENERGY earned one of MEEA’s 2020 Inspiring Efficiency Awards. 

Focus on Energy assisted Mazomanie residents with initiatives after the Aug. 2018 floods.

Citizens will need to have an appropriate ID for domestic air travel or to enter federal buildings or military bases later this year.

Real ID takes effect Oct. 1 this year, and the Wisconsin DMV is urging motorists to enroll before the law changes.

People in Mount Horeb and Blue Mounds experienced shock, anger, fear and perhaps most of all, confusion last week when the body of 26-year-old Nicholas Day was found on the side of County Highway JG. 

A 26 year-old Mazomanie man died in a head on collision last Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. on Highway 14 near Kahl Road in the Town of Black Earth. 

On Jan. 16, 2020, Donald L. Burkhalter, 59, of Lone Rock, Wisconsin was taken into custody for the Jan 6 attempted armed robbery at the Sauk Prairie Market in the Village of Prairie du Sac.   

Dave Lucy, Chairman of Arena Township, and two others discussed with the Arena Village Board the need to do something to get more EMTs on that department at the January meeting of the village board.  He said the EMTs have only two or three who are active on the service and have had others take the training but not become active participants.  Lu

Two environmental groups opposed to the Cardinal-Hickory Creek (CHC) powerline have filed lawsuits against the Public Service Commission (PSC) in state and federal courts seeking to reverse the decision to construct the Dubuque, IA-to-Town of Middleton, high voltage line.