Livingston News

Severe weather Thursday on top of monsoon rains last weekend turned southern Wisconsin into a quagmire, with roads and bridges washed out, entire towns and villages under water and emergency shelters set up ...

Grant County is under a state of emergency after severe storms lashed parts of southwest Wisconsin Thursday afternoon.

For UW-Madison engineering Professor John Scharer, a visit from his daughter who lives in New York usually means a drive east on Interstate 94 to Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport.

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Mother Nature, we have a problem. Life of a Tomato This is the first in an occasional series about one reporter's experiment in growing tomatoes, from planting seeds to harvesting fruit. via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

HORTONVILLE - The American Legion Auxiliary units in Outagamie County are collecting picnic and personal care supplies to send to military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. via WisInfo

“She cares about her community she's helping people plant other trees not hers.”

An area community is showing no signs of defeat three years after the largest wildfire Wisconsin had seen in 25 years ravaged parts of Adams County. via WSAW

“We've always gotten along quite well.”

Grant Loy and Dennis Lundell shake hands after Loy won a Grant County supervisor's position in a game of high-card draw Thursday. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

The chairwoman of a northern Wisconsin Chippewa tribe has been voted out of office after some complained that she was jeopardizing the tribe's involvement in a proposed Beloit casino project. via WBAY

“Rick is an outstanding forester and public servant. He is very deserving of this honor”

Rick Livingston, Baraboo, was honored recently as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources State Forester of the Year for 2007, the agency announced today. via Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...

“But we shouldn't be going through this; it's holding us back.”

Bad River Tribal Council members agreed on Wednesday to consult with the tribe's legal department on its constitution, in hopes of finding direction for how to proceed with a recall petition. via The Daily Press

Two Grant County villages have been selected to receive an Urban Forestry Grant from the Department of Natural Resources. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- Platteville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kathy Kopp is running for state Assembly in the 49th District this fall. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

LANCASTER, Wis. -- A candidate for the 49th Assembly District has decided to also run for the Grant County Board of Supervisors. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

LIVINGSTON, Wis. -- Ever since he was elected in November 2006, Phil Garthwaite has known there would be plenty of challengers in 2008. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“No one really knows. It could be $90 million. It could be $60 million.”

South Beloit council putting together final numbers The sales tax incentive agreement meant to attract Target to South Beloit has changed again, which the City Council discussed at Monday's meeting. via Beloit Daily News

I grew up in Merrill during the 1960s and '70s and have fond memories as a kid. I went to Franklin School, now an apartment complex, one block from my house. via WisInfo

“Of a Feather: A Brief history of American Birding”

WGTD is owned and operated as a public service of Gateway Technical College and is an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio. via The Journal Times

“This is going to reduce everyone else's market share just that much more”

An Iowa-based chain is entering the increasingly competitive Madison grocery market with a plan to revamp the vacant Kmart site on East Washington Avenue. via Wisconsin State Journal

Lavern "Buzz" Marshall, of Livingston, received the Driver Safety Volunteer of the Year Award during the 2007 AARP Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony Oct. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald