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Thu
08
May

Old School Pub holds opening party

The Old School Pub at the La Valle Center will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. May 10. The Center is located at 109 S. River St., La Valle.

Erich Mobley will entertain from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be food and drinks, as well as free merchandise for the first 50 guests.

Admission is free. Food and beverage prices vary.

 

Thu
08
May

Minnesota woman arrested on drug charges

A Minnesota woman was apprehended in Reedsburg last Saturday on drug-related offenses.

Thu
08
May

Reedsburg man charged for child porn possession

A Reedsburg man is being held on five felony counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Reedsburg Police Department.

Jesse L. Luke, 25, was charged by the Sauk County District Attorney’s Office in an investigation that’s been ongoing for the past couple of years, according to the Reedsburg Police Department.

Thu
08
May

Sheriff’s Office resolves 60-year-old disappearance case

The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office has closed the book on a disappearance case dating back to 1962.

The woman who went missing, Audrey Backeberg, has been located alive and unharmed.

At the time of her disappearance, Backeberg was 20 years old and living in Reedsburg.

Thu
08
May

On the Same Page: Friends Book Sale, local history and genealogy field trips begin next week


The Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place during Library open hours May 15 through May 18. (Submitted photo)

Next week heralds the beginning of the spring Friends of the Reedsburg Public Library Book Sale on Thursday, May 15, which runs through Sunday, May 18. On Wednesday, May 14, the Local History and Genealogy group embarks on their first summer field trip of 2025.

Thu
08
May

Cooperative announces top local cows from January

South Central DHI has released its roster of best-performing animals from January.

The top Holstein came from Bells Udder Farm in Camp Douglas. P-3291 produced 46,833 pounds of milk that tested at 4.1 percent and 5100 cheese yield.

Thu
08
May

Business after Five will feature historic site celebrating anniversary this year


The Pioneer Log Village on the east side of Reedsburg is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. (Independent Star News photo)

The Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce will have its next Business after Five at the Reedsburg Area Historical Society/Pioneer Log Village. It will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 8 on the grounds, which are located off Highway 23 to the east of Reedsburg.

Thu
08
May

Director Matt Scott talks Reedsburg Parks and Rec for 2025

The summer season is getting closer and that means things are ramping up for the Reedsburg Parks and Recreation Department and Director Matt Scott. Scott is happy with where things stand as a whole with the Department as May gets going.

Thu
08
May

Happy Hustlers 4-H club sells brats and other goodies


Over the weekend the Happy Hustlers 4-H club grilled brats and sold baked goods to fundraise. They looked to be having a good time along Highway 23 in Plain. Pictured, here are Zane Rodgers and Clayton Thering. Photo by Joe Block.

Over the weekend the Happy Hustlers 4-H club grilled brats and sold baked goods to fundraise. They looked to be having a good time along Highway 23 in Plain. Pictured, here are Zane Rodgers and Clayton Thering. Photo by Joe Block.

Thu
08
May

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