Sullivan News

By Pam Chickering Wilson Union staff writer JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Optimist Club honored seven students from area schools WedA nesday evening as "Youth Optimists," announcing a $1,000 scholarship for the senior honoree.

Meteorologists called Tuesday night's windy conditions from Dane County east to Milwaukee County a "heat burst." The water in the air evaporated before it hit the ground, causing the air to warm and whoosh to the ground in a sudden, hot burst.

A severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Wisconsin issued Tuesday night by the National Weather Service in Sullivan has expired, however high winds are believed to have toppled trees onto power lines, leaving more than 16,000 We Energies without power.

WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 401 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013 ...A WIDESPREAD FROST...WITH SOME SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT.

By Ryan Whisner Union regional editor This summer, Barrie Park will transform into an outdoor entertainment venue, as a variety of musical and theatrical performances are slated at the Fort Atkinson bandshell from June through August.

The Jefferson Rotary Club held its annual honors luncheon Monday to recognize the top 10 percent of the eighth-grade class at Jefferson Middle School and the area parochial schools, including St.

By Ryan Whisner and Lydia Statz Union staff writers Even with precipitation in the forecast this week, Jefferson County rivers are projected to continue their decline after peaking last week at highs over major flood stage in most cases.

Though the Rock River crested over the weekend, sandbagging efforts continued around the area as many homes and businesses geared up for water that will remain above flood level for many weeks.

In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues - just when they were needed the most.