Regional

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.

Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, has scheduled four public hearings on the state budget.

The closest one to our area will take place in Wisconsin Dells. It is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12 at Wilderness Resort’s Glacier Canyon Conference Center, Sandstone Meeting Room, 45 Hillman Road.

Wisconsin lags behind Vermont, New York and Maine in production of gallons of maple syrup; way behind. Vermont sugar shack boiling creates 2,550,000 gallons, while in New York 845,000 gallons flow on pancakes and French toast. Maine is at 672,000 gallons while Wisconsin comes in at 440,000 gallons.

The Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) kicked off its seventh of nine sessions last week by visiting the Sauk County Law Enforcement Center.

A 51-year-old Fitchburg resident is looking at multiple charges stemming from a March 16 stop in the town of Sumpter.

South Central DHI has rolled out its most recent list of top cows. The list is valid through January.

The best-performing Holstein came from Bells Udder Farm in Camp Douglas. P-3260 produced 40,785 pounds of milk that tested at 4.4 percent and 4389 cheese yield.

Bird watchers are invited to be part of a special event at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.

The Friends group will host a watching session from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25. This will be an opportunity to watch for returning cranes and other early arrivals.

The Farmer Angel Network and Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation will host a public meeting about suicides.

It will feature Tim Markle, author and founder of the Forgiveness Factor. He will talk about the role of forgiveness in suicide prevention.

Area residents will have the chance to share their views about proposed improvements on US 12 from the Sauk County line to WIS 13 in the Dells.

Sauk County residents may have noticed the change to the Sauk County Health Department.

The entity has been going by “Public Health Sauk County” for some time and will start incorporating new logos and its name in rebranding efforts this year.