Regional

Tue
29
Dec

Sauk County meetings for January

The following meetings are scheduled and will be held at the West Square Building in Baraboo unless otherwise noted.

The address is 505 Broadway.

Prospective attendees should be aware that meetings may be postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19 or lack of business.

Tue
29
Dec

Sauk County Gardener: Caring for poinsettias

“Flowers are like friends; they bring color to your world.”– Unknown

Tue
29
Dec

Back Home with Chris Hardie: Plowing forward with project snow

Living in Wisconsin and facing winter means finding a way to deal with snow — whether I shovel it, blow it or move it through mechanical means.

Tue
29
Dec

County Board approves senior meal programs, other projects

Numerous efforts, including two senior meal sites, were approved at December’s Sauk County Board meeting.

Tue
29
Dec

Naturally Speaking: Cashews


Cashew pieces are almost too much for the tufted titmouse. (Photo by Jerry Davis)

Winter holidays bring familiarity with some otherwise uncommon fruits, plants and flowers.

Who would guess cashews grow on shrubby trees and are classified in the sumac family, along with poison ivy and poison sumac?

Wed
23
Dec

Sauk County Gardener: Resolutions

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”— C.S. Lewis

Wed
23
Dec

How to assist, seek help from pantries

Demand is high at regional food pantries, but the public can reach out to help.

Sauk County Public Health is promoting these organizations in hopes that people will donate to them.

Wed
23
Dec

Naturally Speaking: Evergreens


Photo by Jerry Davis

It’s the season for evergreens, so let’s look at the botanical meaning of the term and who fits the definition.

Most generally we’re talking leaves, needles in the case of pines, spruces and firs.

Sun
20
Dec

South Central DHI announces top cows through September

South Central DHI has released its roundup of the best-performing animals through September.

The top Holstein came from Bells Udder Farm in Camp Doulas. O-1816 produced 42,276 pounds of milk that tested at 4.3 percent and had a cheese yield of 4772.

Sun
20
Dec

Sauk County promotes app to encourage healthy living


Lisa Martin, upper right, leads a webinar about MyStrength. Also attending the meeting was Jeff Jelinek, below Martin's image, of Sauk County Emergency Management. (Screengrab by Heather Stanek)

With so many people feeling overwhelmed by the current situation, Sauk County Public Health and Emergency Management are encouraging residents to take some time to think about themselves.

Department officials are promoting MyStrength, a website and an app that help users track everything from their sleep habits to medical conditions.

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