Benton News

BENTON, Wis. -- Landowners along the Fever River in Lafayette County are reminded that they cannot obstruct navigation along the popular waterway.

A Lafayette County man was arrested twice in less than two hours for drunken driving on Friday night.

A Lafayette County man is arrested twice in less than two hours for drunk driving on Friday night.

“I still can do special orders if they call and want certain pastries or breads.”

Rising flour prices and fewer winter customers forced Caroline Baumberger to close her Simply Sweet German Bakery in Kewaunee in January. via WisInfo

Arcadia Publishing will release "Lead Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin," a photo history, by Carol March McLernon, on Monday, April 7. The book is a collection of more than 200 vintage photos focusing on the ... via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“I'll give out a message to the youth of America!”

BEFORE MICHAEL Mann and Johnny Depp wanted to make a movie about John Dillinger , John Dillinger wanted to make a movie about John Dillinger. via The Capital Times

Honor students FULTON, Mo. -- Benton Williams of Greenwood was recently named to the Fall 2007 dean's list exemplary academic performance at Westminster College in Fulton. via WisInfo

A small town in southwest Wisconsin is offering free land to one family wiliing to build and live in the area for at least 5 years. via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

“Our intent is to specifically target a family and try something different ... to increase our enrollment”

How often do you get the chance to win a 15,000-square-foot residential building lot for free? Officials in Benton, a village in Lafayette County about 80 miles southwest of Madison, are offering just that. via Wisconsin State Journal

“This is a young department and we're aggressive”

It took the village board just 30 minutes Monday to break up a police department that has been a local fixture for 30 years. via The Monroe Times

HAZEL GREEN - Another Dubuque area teen has died in a car accident. Andrew Demuth, 17, of Hazel Green, Wisconsin died in a rollover accident late Wednesday night near Benton, Wisconsin. via KCRG