Juneau County News

Local officials hope state funds will make Lake Petenwell a cleaner, healthier body of water.

Michael J. McCormick, 52, 2011 Fifth Ave. N., Wisconsin Rapids, died Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2009, in Wisconsin Rapids, as a result of a boating accident.

Rock County Humane Society Executive Director Angela Rhodes spends time with Cassanova, a Shih Tzu recovered with more than 80 other dogs in Necedah.

Deputies caught a teenager who they say lead them on a high-speed chase and stole from people in two counties.

The Governor awarded several area communities with part of more than $7,000,000 in federal recovery funds.

On June 9th, 2009, Juneau County law enforcement officers arrived at a Necedah home occupied by two women to follow-up on concerns for the well being of pets allegedly owned by both.

The South Wood County Humane Society in Wisconsin Rapids is one of 12 animal shelters providing care for 83 dogs and 10 cats recently seized from a Juneau County home.

Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 15 community projects would share $7,045,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support infrastructure and business development projects.

It's a situation that has played out in school districts across the country - an active shooter inside of the building.

Two women have been charged with numerous counts of animal neglect after officers seized 83 dogs and 10 cast from a home, according the a news release from the Juneau County Sheriff's Office.

Prosecutors have charged two women with animal abuse after sheriff's deputies seized 83 dogs and 10 cats and kittens from their home.

Prosecutors charged two Necedah women with animal abuse Thursday after sheriff's deputies seized 83 dogs and about 10 cats from their feces-smeared home.

Information from Juneau County Sheriff's Office news release: On June 9, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Juneau County Humane Officer went to a residence located a W5403 Cty Hwy G in the Township of Necedah for an animal welfare check.

The driver of a vehicle which crashed into a grouping of trees south of Antigo early Saturday remains hospitalized today.

A third person has died from injuries received in a traffic crash Saturday in Juneau County.

Jun. 6, 2009 4:00 p.m. Waukesha native Jeff Hanson , whose sweet falsetto and deft songwriting skills, won him a recording deal with the prominent indie label Kill Rock Stars , was found dead in his St.

Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in Juneau County. Sheriff's officials say a 48-year-old woman from Sparta and an 84-year-old Westfield woman were fatally injured.

Firefighters in the northern Juneau County town of Armenia, north of Necedah, say fire destroyed a mobile home where one man lives.

The estate of an elderly woman whose decomposing body was left in the bathroom of a Necedah home has sued members of a religious sect who took ownership of the house.

The estate of an elderly woman whose decomposing body was left in the bathroom of a Necedah home has sued members of a religious sect who took ownership of the house.