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The Alliant Energy Foundation raised $515,000 to support programs that fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa and Wisconsin. The amount is the largest on record in the company’s 17 years of hosting the annual Drive Out Hunger event.  

Oliver is a domestic shorthair tabby cat that came to the shelter as a stray. He is about 4 years old. This HANDSOME boy is a favorite amongst the cat socializers. Oliver has it all! He comes to the front of his kennel to greet you and is very easy to pick up and carry.

Autumn is approaching; is here; and is leaving all at the same time. Fall is detected in the smell of decomposing leaves, by the sight of colored fruits, felt in the texture of chestnut burs, heard in the sounds of wind whistling through pine needles, and tasted in pumpkins grown during summer. 

On Oct. 12, a group of leaders from all corners of Sauk County descended upon the 6:8 Inc. facility in Sauk City. The group is part of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL), facilitated by UW-Madison Sauk County Extension Educator Morgan McArthur.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is expected to make an appearance in Richland Center.

The Richland County Democratic Headquarters will hold an open house from 1:15 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3. Comments will kick off the event, and Baldwin is scheduled to speak at 1:45 p.m.

Headquarters is located at 900 N. Main St., Richland Center.

It takes an unusual season or plant to show flowers with frost and snow. 

Early snowfall may catch a late blooming variety or a still later flower. 

October frost and hard freezes can sometimes catch the end of some lowland prairie bloomers.

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

The Dellona Town Board is agreed to fund a deputy clerk position in the proposed 2024 budget.

The deputy clerk would be helpful if or when the existing town clerk decides to step down.

In his 11th year of stewardship, Madison College President Jack Daniels, III has announced he will retire in June of 2024.

The announcement was made at a meeting of the Madison College District Board on Oct. 4.

Here is one fungus, if mature, anyone can identify with ease.

The giant puffball is pure white, feels like soft leather, is the size of a softball to a bushel basket, with most being soccer-ball size.