Guard unit prepares for duty in Iraq (Greater Milwaukee Today) OCONOMOWOC - Nearly five years after returning from his first tour of duty in Baghdad, Capt. Tony Gatlin is training to return to Iraq. He will leave behind his wife, son and future daughter, who is due to be born in a couple of weeks.

City wastewater treatment plant employee is awarded (Watertown Daily Times) Watertown's wastewater treatment plant laboratory manager Judy Tholen received a service award from the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Associa-tion.

Explosion Lawsuit In Works Against WE Energies, Dorner Inc (WISN 12 Milwaukee) OCONOMOWOC, Wis. -- An Oconomowoc man is suing after an explosion destroyed his rented home and leveled a church. Tim Lemieux is suing Dorner Incorporated and WE Energies for $1 million each after a ruptured gas pipe triggered the April 2008 explosion.

Wisconsin Bankruptcy Filings Up 38% (WIFR Rockford) MILWAUKEE (AP) -- More than 12,000 bankruptcy cases have been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin this year.

NEWS UPDATE: Efforts to protect the Lower Wisconsin Riverway turn to the night sky (The Sauk Prairie Eagle) SPRING GREEN — On a crystalline fall night, when the stars seem almost within reach, the view from the dark bank of the Lower Wisconsin River is of shadowy bluff and of still water and reflected constellations.On many such nights, the glowing stars in our galaxy trace a luminous path across the vault of the night sky.Timm Zumm, of Spring Green, frequently takes groups on outings down the ...

Number Of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Filings Up (CBS 5 Green Bay) The financial crisis leaving its mark on Wall Street is weighing heavily in Wisconsin as well. There's been a 38 percent increase through October of last year.