Richland County News

The horrific discovery at Richland County's Thyme and Sage Ranch provides a timely lesson as to why oversight inspections of animal 'rescue' facilities are needed.

The Clark County, Dunn County and Eau Claire County animal shelters have taken in nearly 30 dogs seized last month at a Richland County facility.

Even after two weeks of three daily feedings, Lady Jane, a miniature poodle, is thin - thin enough that the pet locator chip can be seen beneath her skin, and her ribs and backbone protrude from her body.

Ten dogs that were rescued from a shelter that deputies say kept the animals in poor conditions, are now at the Eau Claire County Humane Association.

Oshkosh and Green Lake animal shelters have made room from some of the 300-plus dogs seized from a Richland County animal sanctuary last week.

A woman accused of mistreating animals at a sanctuary for lost and found animals in Richland County pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Friday.

On Thursday, May 21, Jennifer Petkus, founder of the Thyme and Sage Ranch - a sanctuary once entrusted to care for homeless animals in Richland County, WI - was charged with 11 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty and five forfeitures after nearly 400 animals were seized from her property.

The Dane County Humane Society is still accepting donations and supplies to help take care of the animals seized May 19 from Thyme and Sage Ranch in Richland County.

Published May 21, 2009 at 2:55 p.m. The owner of Richland County's designated animal shelter was charged Wednesday in Richland County Circuit Court with 10 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, a day after more than 300 dogs were seized from her property by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Jennifer Petkus, owner and founder of the animal shelter where more then 300 dogs were seized, was charged with 11 misdemeanor animal cruelty charges in Richland County Circuit Court on Wednesday.

More than 300 dogs have been seized from a shelter that operated as a sanctuary for lost and found animals in Richland County.

National and state humane officials and the Richland County Sheriff's Department are investigating more than 300 cases of animal abuse and at least one animal death at a shelter in Cazenovia.

Date and Time: Saturday, May 09, 2009, at 5:40 p.m. Details: Grant County Sheriff Keith reports that the sheriff`s department received a report of a 14 yr old female that was assaulted on her parenta s property in the village of Stitzer.

Authorities say the foster mother of a 9-month-old boy who died when she taped a pacifier to his mouth faces charges.

Richland Center Losing your job or facing a drastic drop in income is one of the most stressful events a person can experience.

To celebrate the life and works of Frank Lloyd Wright , and commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death, Wisconsin has proclaimed April 9, 2009, Frank Lloyd Wright Remembrance Day.

Gov. Jim Doyle has proclaimed Thursday as 'Frank Lloyd Wright Remembrance Day in Wisconsin, in memory of Wisconsin's most famous son.' Today marks the 50th anniversary of Wright's death, according to the proclamation.

When farm fields have yet to awaken from winter, the maple trees provide.The temperature has to be just right - ideally below freezing at night and mid-40s in the daytime - for the clear, sweet sap to drip, drip, drip from holes drilled in the broad trunks of towering sugar maples.But by the end of the monthlong maple-sugaring season, the Bauer ...

Becki Hilleshiem and her family wanted to help Joen M. Fazel. But now Fazel, who lived above the Hilleshiem family's music shop for more than 20 years, is accused of the store's demise.

A rural Viola man convicted of shooting at SWAT teams during an all-day standoff last April was sentenced Thursday to 48 years in prison.