1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (235+ words) The Sun Prairie Piranhas swim team competed at Wisconsin Dells on Saturday, June 27. The Sun Prairie Piranhas swim team took their first loss of the summer on Saturday, June 27. They traveled north to face Wisconsin Dells, their second consecutive road…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (104+ words) hngnews. com Middleton-Cross Plains 8th grader Amy Ma won the 2025 statewide student art contest's "Best in Class" for her painting of a wood duck, pictured here. Featured Weekly Print Ads Sorry, an error occurred. Account processing issue - the email address may…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (635+ words) Carsyn Thiede enjoyed her last youth turkey hunt. L to R Carsyn Thiede and Kensie Keifsnider were welcomed with open arms by the patrons at the Burnett Junction. Kylar Lindgren's first turkey weighed 29 pounds. One of my favorite ways to…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (360+ words) Gunther Knutson said he has four chickens in his backyard as a result of the Waterloo pilot program." In the pilot program allowing backyard chickens, the city required that chickens be kept in an enclosed space to keep out predators....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) Dane County is inviting young people who are passionate about the outdoors, sustainability, and have an interest in careers in conservation to apply for the Conservation Career Pathways Program. Launched by Dane County Parks last August, the organization has announced…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (513+ words) The lot adjoins Lake Kegonsa State Park, Door Creek Wildlife Area and the Lower Yahara River Trail. An effort is underway to purchase nearly 8 acres of land adjoining Lake Kegonsa State Park, the Lower Yahara River Trail and the Door…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (135+ words) hngnews. com Two sandhill cranes forage for food in Sun Prairie. Two sandhill cranes forage for food outside the offices of The Star in Sun Prairie on March 12. The week began with record high temperatures that reached 70 degrees on Monday,…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (137+ words) The state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday that the incident happened on Feb. 21 in the hamlet of East Durham, about 127 miles (204 kilometers) north of Manhattan. The agency said customers at The Market Place had spotted "something extremely lifelike" on…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (647+ words) Posters by student artists taking many interpretations of the theme:" "Soil, where it all begins," cover the walls of the Columbia County Administrative Building. Last week the business-centered browns, grays, and beiges of the Columbia County Administrative Building's first floor…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) Pileated woodpeckers have been increasing in numbers as we allow trees to get big and old. Years ago, Lois Nestel, the Museum's founding director, wrote: "I was stalking a pileated woodpecker whose calls and rapid fire hammerings seemed to come…...