Barneveld News

The Department of Natural Resources is getting reports of black bears being sighted this summer in southwest Wisconsin, including Dane, Sauk, Richland and Iowa counties.

For Wendy and Joe Staller, everything comes down to chemistry. As freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the two chemistry majors hit it off instantly.

There is significant damage along portions of the Military Ridge State Trail due to recent storms, causing closure at some sections of the 40-mile recreational corridor running from Fitchburg to Dodgeville, the ...

The French-born wine maker was dressed in blaze orange and perched on Round Top Hill in northwestern Dane County looking for deer when he made the discovery.

Students from the Madison Metropolitan School District lag behind their state peers in data released Friday morning by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in five subject areas for the Wisconsin ...

“Our problems are year to year”

Wisconsin Heights, a cash-hungry school district on the western edge of Dane County, is among a growing number of area school systems considering consolidation to deal with financial pressures. via Wisconsin State Journal

“The chief reason is that the pickup site is near our house”

Kenneth Burns on Friday 04/25/2008 Grocers are going local, too A growing number of bricks-and-mortar stores carry locally produced food year-round, including mainstream supermarkets like Sentry . via The Daily Page

“I asked him how he knew when he had stray voltage, and he said the cows did this, this and this”

An Iowa County dairy farmer has filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin Power and Light, claiming the utility reneged on an agreement that would have settled a stray-voltage dispute out of court. via The Country Today

A young man who once bragged to police that he was "the master thief of the east side" was charged Wednesday with illegally possessing a weapon after a sawed-off shotgun and very detailed plans on how to rob a ... via The Capital Times

An 18-year-old felon, convicted last year of several burglary charges, faces weapons charges after a sawed-off shotgun and detailed plans to rob a bank in Barneveld were found among his belongings at his ... via Wisconsin State Journal

Nick Meyer bagged this good looking turkey in Barneveld, WI. 25 pounds, 1 1/4 spurs, 10 1/2 inch beard. via Outdoor Life

“The third pillar was my fascination with multiple personality disorder, because Badger was the first MPD comic book character”

Ask University of Wisconsin students who Badger is, and most will mention a scowl-faced, sweater-donning Bucky mascot. via The Badger Herald Online

Sometimes you see things and can only slap your head in bewilderment at the thought process involved in arriving at an outcome. via Playground Politics

“General Motors is doing the same thing”

Plans by Chrysler to prune its lineup to eliminate duplicate models are getting mostly positive reviews from area Chrysler dealers. via The Capital Times

“We want to support our farmers in Dane County and the region”

Stoughton welcomes a natural-foods cooperative Kenneth Burns on Friday 02/15/2008 On March 1, 18 months of planning will come to fruition when Stoughton's Yahara River Cooperative Grocery opens its doors at 229 ... via The Daily Page

“The biggest thing I noticed right off the bat was the support”

Nearly two years after a longtime natural foods market closed its doors, a successor is about to welcome customers. via The Capital Times

“The community has totally supported this. ”

Tuesday was like Christmas Eve at the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative. But instead of trying to assemble a bicycle at the last minute, workers -- with a steady snow outside for effect -- began putting together ... via Madison.com

“I have not and I will not drive and drink, ever again.”

The driver who ran a stop sign at the intersection of Syene and Lacy roads in Fitchburg and caused and accident that left the driver of the other car with severe leg injuries was put on probation for six years ... via Madison.com

DODGEVILLE, Wis. -- The Iowa County Board of Supervisors will have six new members next spring. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald