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Nearly 700 third-grade students participated in this year’s Rural Safety Day Camp May 12-14 at the Sauk County Fairgrounds.

Blackcaps, also known as black raspberries, are ripe and ready to pick but not quite at peak. This aggregate fruit is made up of tens of individual fruitlets, each a fruit in its own right.

Ahead of Wisconsin’s Primary Election on Aug.

Wisconsin State Patrol troopers will be riding alongside semi-truck drivers this week in the annual Trooper in a Truck enforcement and education campaign.

The Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) celebrated the conclusion of its nine-month program on May 19 with a presentation to the Sauk County Board of Supervisors before heading over to Mike’s Italian Restaurant for further remarks.

The 2026 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show has a special contest for kids 15 and under who are actively quilting or sewing.

Entries for the Kids’ Quilt Challenge must be received by Aug. 9.

Gift cards will be awarded to the top three quilts. The prizes are $200 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place.

The ladies seen in the accompanying picture were switchboard operators in the Baraboo telephone exchange in 1916.

Often called “hello girls,” it was their job to intercept incoming calls and redirect them to the party being called, whether locally or long distance.

Wisconsin is observing Invasive Species Action Month, and J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is warning the public of the risks of releasing goldfish into local waterways.

A record number of volunteers are taking part in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Adopt-A-Highway program to help keep roadsides clean across Wisconsin. Cleanup efforts have begun along state highways with the seasonal change and spring weather.

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is hosting its fourth annual Birds, Bees and Butterflies Event.

It is free to the public and open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13. There’s something for all ages both inside and outside of the Visitor Center, N11385 Headquarters Road, Necedah.