A view of Prairie View Subdivision, located north of Highway 14 and west of Highway 23, from the air in June 2008. Residents had to be rescued by boat from Prairie View Subdivision after the flood. Twenty-eight homes in the town of Spring Green were bought out and demolished or relocated after the flood. (Home News file photo)
An area with frequent flooding problems could finally see some relief this year.
During this month’s Sauk County Board meeting, supervisors approved a Memorandum of Understanding to build a drainage ditch in the town of Spring Green. It also approved a recommendation to see grant funding for the endeavor.
Bald eagles perch close to a permanent nest they are likely to begin using in early February. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
Nesting birds often share duties, maybe not evenly, when nests are built, eggs are incubated, young are feed before fledging, and training young after fledging to find their own eats.
One constant I’ve noticed in myself as I’ve grown older is that I’ve become more reflective. Perhaps that comes with age, but there are times when I see or hear something and it makes me physically stop and reflect.
The individual income tax filing season began on Monday, Jan. 29, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is ready to help taxpayers with their tax preparation and filing needs.
Tax-related identity theft involves the theft and misuse of your Social Security number (SSN). It generally happens in one of two ways: Someone uses your SSN to get a job and their employer reports that person’s income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as if it were yours, or someone uses your SSN to file for your tax refund.
Now’s the time to get an ID for voting in this year’s elections. (Reedsburg Independent file photo)
Ahead of the Wisconsin Primary on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds voters how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting.
