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VFW Post 1916 celebrated member Phil Craker’s 90^th birthday on Aug. 16. It included motorists driving by to give well wishes at the Reedsburg Senior Life Center. The Reedsburg Fire Department was among those who gave their best to the local veteran. (Submitted photos)

More local people than usual cast their votes in last Tuesday’s Primary election.

A new exhibit about POWs will make its debut in Reedsburg.

Prisoners of War: Filling the Labor Shortage on the Homefront, opens this weekend at the Pioneer Log Village, E7882 Highway 23/33, Reedsburg.

It will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following dates: Aug. 22 and 29, and Sept. 5-7.

A new report from Gallup and Knight Foundation finds a widening gap between what Americans expect from the news media and what they think they are getting.

While Americans increasingly value the media’s role in democracy, they are simultaneously losing confidence in the idea of an objective media as perceptions of bias grow. 

A town hall meeting about homeschooling will be held at 7 pm. Aug. 31 at Five Solas Church.

The meeting will go over the basics of homeschooling and how it compares to public education.

For more information, call 608-524-5856 or visit fivesolas.church.

The church is located at 850 Clark St., Reedsburg.

The Annual Loganville Fireman’s Festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 22.

It kicks off with a run/walk at 8:30 a.m. It will include a one-mile run/walk, 5k run/walk and 10k run/walk.

State Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) has won the Friend of Grocers Award from the Wisconsin Growers Association.

He accepted the honor Aug. 6 at Viking Village Foods in Reedsburg.

Wisconsin’s Critical Access Hospitals ranked in the top three for quality reporting and improvement rates with the Health Resources and Services Administration.

The group was acknowledged for its growth over the past year.

The Reedsburg Lions Club is finding a way to capture the spirit of Butterfest despite the festival being cancelled due to COVID-19 this year.

The club normally sells its burgers during the event, which is held each year in early summer.