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Black Earth · Black EarthMelissa Ingold was in her garden when she heard the bang. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day as she tended to her many upcoming flowers in a picturesque yard that overlooks the Mount Horeb Middle School’s back parking lot. In a moment, the entire community descended in chaos, uncertainty and fear.See the Story
Fear, resilience and lingering questions in Mount Horeb
Black Earth · Black EarthOn March 27, 2024, at its annual conference held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rural Water Association (WRWA) recognized the Village of Prairie du Sac’s Rick Rothmann with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To become a subscriber, please click here.See the Story
Prairie du Sac’s Rick Rothman honored for service with water utility
Black Earth · Black EarthFormer long-time Sauk Prairie police officer Joel Ludowitz pled no contest to Obstructing an Officer in Sauk County Court on April 19th. He was entered into an 18-month deferred prosecution program in lieu of a prison sentence. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To become a subscriber, please click here.See the Story
Former Sauk Prairie Police Officer sentenced in alleged stolen car caper
Black Earth · Black EarthWhile Black Earth Public Library is still determining the design and cost of library expansion, we want to give the library board and the village board information to make decisions. We are testing the community’s response to a $5 million total cost and whether we can reliably raise $1-$2 million from Black Earth individuals and businesses. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below t…See the Story
Black Earth Library seeks public input on potential mutli-million dollar expansion
Cats · Black EarthThe Sauk Prairie Police Department, along with the Sauk County Drug Task Force, carried out a search warrant on April 5th in the 400 block of Dallas Street in Sauk City, and after confiscating drugs and firearms, arrested Randy L. Luck, 34 of Sauk City. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To become a subscriber, please click here.See the Story
Drug house busted in Sauk City, 28 cats rescued, arrest made
Black Earth · Black EarthA violent crash in the Town of West Point on April 7 has deeply affected the greater Sauk Prairie community, as a family mourns the loss of three—a father, his daughter, and his mother—and another family misses their vibrant father and husband; the final victim was no less a survivor of a heart transplant. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To…See the Story
Victims in crash included three from the same family, friend, Prairie du Sac resident
Black Earth · Black EarthBy: Joe BlockThe Sauk Prairie School District community is reeling after the death of a student in a car accident with multiple fatalities Sunday. Superintendent Jeff Wright confirmed at last Monday’s school board meeting that one of the victims was a student, and that others who died in the crash were tied to the community. According to a Colombia County Sherriff’s Office press release, they responded to a two-vehicle crash at 11:25 a.m. on Hig…See the Story
Five dead in Town of West Point crash, including Sauk Prairie High School Student
Black Earth · Black EarthIn last week’s Star News, there was an article about the Village of Black Earth’s March Board Meeting that included details about resident Dennis Wood asking about a potential community center that could host weddings and formals. Black Earth Library Director Bailey Anderson contributed to this discussion. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are a current subscriber, please use the login below to continue reading this article. To…See the Story