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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.

The village of Mazomanie and Wisconsin Heights School District discussed the COVID-19 outbreak at their board meetings last Monday and Tuesday. Little did they know how quickly events would unfold. A week after the discussions the school districts are closed, groups over 50 are banned, and there has already been a run on toilet paper.

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PdS Bancorp held its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, February 25, at Lake Wisconsin Country Club. Bank of Prairie du Sac is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PdS Bancorp, a one-bank holding company. 

At the February 25 Village of Prairie du Sac board meeting, the board was presented with the results of their sale of general obligation corporate purpose bonds. There were nine bidders for the municipal bonds. The final sale was to The Baker Group out of Oklahoma City for the amount of $3,640,000.

William Wenzel will be spending three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Judge Patricia A. Barrett sentenced Wenzel to 13 years, 10 of which are extended supervision. Wenzel must register as a sex offender. 

On February 23 the Sauk Prairie School Board discussed the offer of $270,000 made by the police commission for the vacant

The Sauk Prairie Police Department is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred on Monroe Street in Sauk City Sunday.