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The greater Watertown area includes Alderley, Ashippun, Ebenezer, Emmet, Grellton, Ixonia, Lac La Belle, Lebanon, Mapleton, Monterey, parts of Oconomowoc, Old Ashippun, Old Lebanon, Pipersville, Richwood, Shields, Sugar Island and Watertown, Wisconsin.

Facts & Places

Watertown is in Jefferson and Dodge Counties
Major roads through Watertown include Highway 26, Highway 16 and Highway 19
Zip codes for Watertown are 53094 (Jefferson) and 53098 (Dodge)
Area code for Watertown is 920
Population for the city of Watertown is 21,598 (2000 Census)
Watertown is home to the historic Octagon House and the First Kindergarten in the United States [Points of interest guide]
Watertown schools include Watertown High School, Luther Preparatory High School, and Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Luther Prep is the oldest Lutheran high school in the United States, tracing its history to its founding in 1865 as the prep department of Northwestern College. [Watertown schools]

Watertown Headlines

Watertown girls down West Bend West (Watertown Daily Times) WEST BEND - Senior guard Erienne Lauersdorf scored 24 points and sophomore center Carley Schumacher added 14, leading Watertown's girls basketball team beat West Bend West 69-57 in a Wisconsin Little Ten Conference game Friday.

Apartment Fire in Oconomowoc (TMJ4 Milwaukee) Fire departments from a number of communities put out a fire at an apartment building in downtown Oconomowoc early Friday morning. Firefighters had to rescue two people from windows.

Apartment Fire in Oconomowoc (TMJ4 Milwaukee) Fire departments from a number of communities are on the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Downtown Oconomowoc.

Wisconsin Headlines

Wisconsin - Team Notes (USA Today) At this time last season, sharpshooter Jason Bohannon led the Badgers back from the brink. Wisconsin was in the depths of a six-game losing streak when Bohannon delivered a career-high-tying 20 points -- including a Kohl Center record 6 of 7 shooting on 3-pointers -- on Feb. 5, 2009 to help the Badgers defeat Illinois and end that dreadful streak.

Patrick Brumm: Wisconsin can do better than other states on nuts and bolts of medical pot (The Capital Times) Dear Editor: The states that have gone before us in recognizing the medicinal value of marijuana have bumbled into pythonesque headaches for a dearth of well-defined procedure. Wisconsin, so says our motto “Forward,” can certainly do better. We can learn from our peers.

Wisconsin Business Owner Dies In Haiti Relief Effort (WISC-TV Madison) MILWAUKEE -- One of two Americans who died after a helicopter involved in Haiti aid efforts crashed in the Dominican Republic is a Wisconsin business owner.

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