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Don’t forget the wildlife, particularly the birds and fox/gray squirrels. 

A few birds, even though the orioles are long gone, will take citrus. 

Turkey and other bird carcasses will be picked clean by a number of species; even squirrels love the meat, it seems. 

Almost anything is appetizing to hungry birds. 

Two transportation programs will increase their fares starting Jan. 1, 2024.

A Lodi resident is running for the District 6 seat on the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board.

Ryan Ripp is running for the district, which encompasses Sauk and Dane counties.

Corn producers have until Jan. 10 to vote.

The Wisconsin State Patrol asks drivers to prioritize safety this season and plan for a sober ride home from holiday celebrations.

 Officers have stepped up enforcement to stop impaired driving during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The national effort runs through New Year’s Day.

The International Crane Foundation hopes to receive a specialty license plate through the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles.

If approved, motorists will be able to obtain the plate to show their support for the Foundation.

Many people find that the holidays are a warm and happy time of year.

Public Health Sauk County has launched new e-learning training for the use of Narcan.

Narcan is a nasal spray that is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Sauk County’s training is free, self-paced and available anytime.

The County also offers live training.

This holiday season, the Wisconsin Lottery is working with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University to build awareness that lottery products are not an appropriate gift for minors.

Christmas-like characteristics show in Cedar waxwings, beginning with a bright, red waxy substance exuded from feather shafts of adult birds during second or third years. Their holiday like diet is sweet, too, consisting of berries, flowers and tree sap.

The white-tailed deer, aka Virginia deer, aka whitetail, and aka Odocoileus virginianus is Wisconsin’s state wild game animal, along with 20 and more state symbols.