Wisconsin Rapids has sights set high (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) Wisconsin Rapids wrestlers look to regain Valley, state supremacy.

Watertown boys pick up first victory (Watertown Daily Times) WILMOT - Senior forward Des Smith scored 37 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Watertown's boys basketball team to a 74-64 nonconference win over Wilmot Tuesday.

OHS student makes discovery in final frontier (Greater Milwaukee Today) OCONOMOWOC - Adam Beardsley never studied astronomy at Oconomowoc High School and never planned on majoring in it when he enrolled at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wisconsin's agricultural exports up 7 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008. Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Thursday that the $1.5 billion in exports is a record high for a nine-month period.

Wisconsin Salvation Army leader marrying outside organization will lose job, per agency rules (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) OSHKOSH, Wis. - The leader of a Wisconsin Salvation Army will lose his job if he goes ahead with plans to marry outside the organization. Capt. Johnny Harsh of Oshkosh is engaged to a woman who's not affiliated with the Salvation Army. They're planning to marry in June.

Wisconsin holds first conference for female farmers (Pioneer Press) MADISON, Wis. — The state will hold its first conference for women farmers starting Friday in Wisconsin Dells.