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 women's basketball: UW-Ohio State preview (Wisconsin State Journal) VITALS Who: The University of Wisconsin Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) vs. the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2, 3-0) in a Big Ten game. When, where: 8 p.m. Thursday, Kohl Center. TV: Big Ten Network. Radio: 1310 AM. Tickets: Available at the Kohl Center or by calling 608-262-1440. BADGERS LINEUP Starters 11: Rae Lin D'Alie 5-3 Jr. 7.9 ppg. 30: Alyssa Karel 5-7 So. 14.3 ppg. 13: Teah ...

Milk prices keep falling in Wisconsin (The Capital Times) The price paid to Wisconsin dairy farmers for their milk is expected to average $17.10 per hundredweight in December, 70 cents lower and $5.10 less than December 2007, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. The expected U.S. milk price for November is $15.90, down $1.20 from November. All 23 of the major milk-producing states were expecting lower milk prices in December compared ...

University of Wisconsin community prepares for funding cuts (The Capital Times) With almost certain state funding cuts coming down the pike, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin recently took the unusual step of holding campus forums to give faculty, students and staff a chance to float ideas on how best to absorb revenue reductions. Perhaps even more unusual, people showed up -- approximately 400 in all attended three mid-December forums, ...