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updated: Wed Jun 11, 2008 08:26 pm

Rio News

Local news for Rio, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Jun 11 | WiscNews.com

Tornado injures six

Citizen Staff/Cory Schaefer A downed tree lays in the front yard of a house Sunday morning that was damaged by a tornado Saturday afternoon along Highway G in the Town of Courtland.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

WIFR

Midwest Weather Recap

The Nation's Weather Saturday saw another day of strong to see thunderstorms across portions of the Midwest.

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Related Topix: Weather, Cambria, WI, Waukesha, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

WYOW-TV Eagle River

Authorities Report Tornadoes Across Wisconsin, 5 Injured

Authorities in central Wisconsin say at least five people have been hurt as tornadoes and powerful storms ripped through the area today.

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Related Topix: Weather, Columbia County, WI

Mon Apr 28, 2008

Stevens Point Journal

Some Wis. schools consider consolidation amid financial woes

“I wouldn't say that there's anybody out there that's gung-ho about the idea, but we have to talk about what are we going to do.”

Financial problems and declining enrollments have a number of Wisconsin school districts looking at dissolving or consolidating. via Stevens Point Journal

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Sat Apr 26, 2008

The Capital Times

Rio schools sued over religion group

Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on Friday filed suit against the Rio School District for allowing a evangelical group to use its facilities for religious activities for free. via The Capital Times

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Related Topix: Madison Metro, Madison, WI, Dane County, WI, Education Etc.

Mon Apr 21, 2008

WisInfo

Many Wisconsin dairy farmers switch to grazing

“Farmers had been taught that was the way to go for a long time”

MILWAUKEE - Bob and Karen Breneman found it difficult to accomplish all that had to be done around their southern Wisconsin dairy farm, but they didn't want to hire more help. via WisInfo

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Wisconsin, Energy, Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Wed Mar 26, 2008

WisInfo

Election preview: Kewaunee County Board Supervisor District 13

Address: E4447 Wisconsin 54, Algoma. Years in District: 71. Date of birth: Nov. via WisInfo

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Thu Mar 20, 2008

WisInfo

Richard A. 'Dick' Pavlat

Mr. Richard A. 'Dick' Pavlat, age 89 of Redgranite, passed away early Saturday morning, March 15, 2008 at Banner Gardens Hospice in Mesa, Arizona. via WisInfo

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Fri Feb 29, 2008

Wisconsin State Journal

Man jailed on heroin charge

A Madison man charged with homicide earlier this week for providing heroin that killed a woman in October was jailed Thursday on $15,000 bail. via Wisconsin State Journal

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Related Topix: Stoughton, WI, Madison Metro, Madison, WI, Drugs

Wed Jan 30, 2008

Watertown Daily Times

Dodgeland board tables ratification of union contract

“It is up to individual schools if they want to have sixth-grade students”

The Dodgeland School Board Monday night tabled action to ratify the 2005-07 tentative agreement between the district and the Dodgeland Education Association and also tabled action on the principal's contracts ... via Watertown Daily Times

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Sat Jan 05, 2008

Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

Snowplow bursts into flames

“He couldn't grab his lunch box, his cell phone ... nothing.”

A Columbia County snowplow erupted in flames Thursday morning while making its rounds in rural Columbia County south of Rio, forcing the driver to dive from the cab to avoid serious injury. via Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

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Tue Dec 25, 2007

Madison.com

Slippery roads still pose risk

“The roads were clear for the most part and traffic was moving at normal speeds”

A passenger died from injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Wisconsin 16 near McCrae Road west of Columbus on Sunday morning. via Madison.com

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Related Topix: Columbia County, WI, Cambria, WI, Columbus, WI, Wisconsin

Thu Dec 20, 2007

WiscNews.com

'Trees for Troops'

“The idea was just to let them get a nice, real tree”

For Rex Miller, owner of Miller's Christmas Trees on Otsego Road, having trees roll off his 20-acre tree farm is standard procedure during December. via WiscNews.com

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Related Topix: Poynette, WI

Thu Dec 06, 2007

WMTV Madison

Budget Cuts Delay Plows In Columbia County

“If they tell me that they are just not out there that would make the decision a little bit easier to make that delay or that cancellation.”

Wyocena: Budget cuts in Columbia County have led to some really long delays in getting the roads plowed. via WMTV Madison

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Related Topix: Wyocena, WI, Columbia County, WI

Fri Nov 30, 2007

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...

Pardeeville Quick Stop no longer registering deer

Pardeeville Quick Stop, 510 S. Main St., Pardeeville is no longer a deer registration station, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. via Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...

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Mon Nov 26, 2007

Madison.com

Prescription for success: Company helps small-town pharmacies lower...

“We really haven 't tried to add locations. It just basically made sense once we had the original five because most of the infrastructure was already in place, ”

Prescription for success: Company helps small-town pharmacies lower prices and maintain that personal touch Shrinking profit margins and the proliferation of larger pharmacies make community drugstores seem as ... via Madison.com

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Mon Sep 17, 2007

MaxPreps

Wisconsin High School Football - Rio sneaks past Cambria-Friesland

The Rio Vikings football nudged the visiting Cambria-Friesland Hilltoppers , 6-0 in Friday's league bout. via MaxPreps

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Related Topix: High School Sports - Trailways Small League, Cambria, WI

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