3 running for county judge (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Three people met Tuesday's deadline for filing their nomination papers allowing them to seek the position of Jefferson County Branch I Circuit Court Judge to succeed the retiring longtime holder of the position, Watertown's John Ullsvik.

Riding the trails (The Daily Mining Gazette) HANCOCK - Craig Winters was working on his snowmobile outside the Ramada Inn in Hancock Saturday trying to figure out why the machine cut out on him at one point while he was riding at 50 miles an hour Friday. Winters, who is from McHenry, Ill. said his snowmobile stopped dead on a trail, and soon after someone riding behind him almost ran into him. That person gave him a tow and got him off the

Eagle-Vanguards finish third at Warrior Invite (The Sauk Prairie Eagle) As far as third-place finishes go, the one turned in by the Sauk Prairie-Wisconsin Heights boys swim team at the Waunakee Invitational on Dec. 27 was about as dominant as they come.The Eagle-Vanguards won seven of the 11 events — including two individual events by both Matt Friede and Tyler Lentz and another by Tyler Evans — en route to 374 points, just 24 behind runner-up Milton (398) and 125 ...

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: UW keeps rolling vs. Northwestern (Wisconsin State Journal) Three much improved Big Ten Conference opponents. Three wins. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team kept its unblemished start to the Big Ten season alive Wednesday night, pounding Northwestern 74-45 in front of an announced crowd of 17,230 at the Kohl Center. That's nothing new. The Badgers have now beaten the Wildcats 11 straight times in Madison, with the last 10 wins coming at the Kohl ...

St. Charles man dies in Wisconsin snowmobile crash (Daily Herald) A St. Charles man has died after a snowmobile accident in Wisconsin, the second northern Kane County resident to die in similar circumstances in recent days.

Wisconsin Newspaper Association moves offices (Wisconsin State Journal) The Wisconsin Newspaper Association has moved its offices to Capital Newspapers, 1901 Fish Hatchery Road. The trade association for Wisconsin's daily and weekly newspapers had been at 3822 Mineral Point Road. Established in 1853, it is the oldest press association in the world and offers a full-service advertising placement bureau and a newspaper clipping service. The phone number is ...