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.

Riverland welcomes new staff (Austin Daily Herald) Riverland Community College has welcomed a number of employees to new roles over the past six months. Some of the employees are new to Riverland, while others have taken on new roles and responsibilities:

Wolverines earn NCAA berths (The Oakland Press) Michigan’s men’s and women’s cross country teams each sewed up NCAA championship qualifying berths at the Great Lakes Regional cross country meet Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.

Wisconsin DNR: Economy not affecting hunting license sales (Pioneer Press) WAUSAU, Wis. — With two days to go before Wisconsin's tradition-steeped deer hunt begins, the state says license sales are on track to equal what were sold a year ago despite the sour economy.

Wisconsin Lottery says illegal pull-tab games cost state millions in revenue (Canadian Business) Ryan J. Foley November 20, 2008 - 3:56 p.m. MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Illegal pull-tab games are costing the Wisconsin Lottery millions in revenue, but prosecutors rarely go after their operators, according to an audit released Thursday.

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: Top competition awaits in Virgin Islands (Wisconsin State Journal) Marcus Landry and the other three seniors on the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team know all about the Paradise Jam. Landry, forwards Joe Krabbenhoft and Kevin Gullikson and guard Morris Cain were freshmen when the Badgers won the tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands in November 2005. But when UW opens play Friday on the island of St. Thomas, the Badgers will likely run up against stiffer ...