Jefferson News

A backyard Fourth of July fireworks party ended when a misguided firework hit a 12-year-old boy.

A central Iowa city remains under a boil order after a water main broke over the weekend.

As a teenager, Michael Lee Ammons signed up for harmonica lessons because he wanted to learn to play a small instrument that traveled well during his frequent camping trips in the Wisconsin woods.

Twin boys were born yesterday at Meriter Hospital; and they received a special visitor online.

A man accused of driving his boss to suicide can be charged with identity theft for sending e-mails that appeared to be coming from the boss, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Buchta are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Harvey J. Buchta and Marie A. Schultz were united in marriage on June 18, 1949, at St.

Dave Walz, Watertown, was presented with the Haskell Noyes Wisconsin Conservation Warden Efficiency Award for 2008 last Saturday .

EDGAR -- Edward William Wiederhoeft, 91, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson County until 3:15. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has also been issued for Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, and Waukesha Counties until 7:00 pm.

The Department of Natural Resources is looking for public comment on the City of Jefferson's request to extend its sanitary sewer collection system to the Riverview Heights area.

Ernst Henry Wendland was born June 16, 1916, in Watertown, Wis., the son of Professor Ernst A. Wendland and Anna nee Krienitz.

The Unified Catholic Schools of Oshkosh has appointed Rob Becker, principal of Jefferson Elementary School, as the system's first superintendent.

Most kids, when asked, will tell you the morning meal is crucial. "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." "It always helps me get through the day and it wakes me up in the morning." West Elementary in Jefferson values the importance of breakfast too, and offers a universal breakfast program that gives all the students attending school a ...

Uitca at Stoughton, 7:30 p.m. GAMES NEXT SUNDAY Lodi at Albion Orfordville at Evansville Deerfield at Fort Atkinson Whitewater at Cambridge Jefferson at Lake Mills Evansvillea TMs defending West Division co-champions are back in gear in the Southeast Section of Home Talent League baseball.

Angela Scharrer, daughter of Stephen and Ann Scharrer, is the recipient of the 2009 Sheboygan Rotary Club scholarship of $8,000. She is completing her senior year at Sheboygan North High School and plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Charlotte next fall where she has been accepted into the school of architecture.

Four schools in Oshkosh missed the federal benchmark for student achievement in reading this year, according to standardized test scores released this week.

As of 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, one probable case of swine flu has been confirmed in Jefferson county, according to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Standing inside 301 N. Broom St., you can't hear the clanging alarm bells or the "wheeoo!" of the siren, but there are clear signs this otherwise modern office building was once home to firefighters and the tools of their trade.

Businesses have come and gone in Lake Mills over the last 80 years but the American Legion Post 67 hamburger stand has been a constant on the city's downtown square.

Thursday, April 9, 2009, 5:05 PM by Bob Meyer Another twist in the Olsena s Mill receivership case.