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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 swimmers second at conference meet (Watertown Daily Times) HARTFORD - Watertown's boys swim team won six event titles on its way to a second place finish at the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference meet Saturday at Hartford Union High School.

Valentine's Day Eve dinner features local meats and winter veggies at Fountain Prairie Farm (Isthmus) Chefs Earl Gesling and Richard Sweed have been catering events and creating private dinners under the name of Bodhi Personal Chef and Catering for about six months. Their first "supper club"-style private dinner, for Valentine's Day (but taking place on Saturday, Feb. 13), will be held at Fountain Prairie Farm -- a sustainable farm and bed-and-breakfast inn outside of Fall River, Wisconsin.

McFarland, Turtenwald lead Goslings at WLT meet (Watertown Daily Times) WEST BEND - Watertown's wrestling team made great progress in conference dual meets recently, but that doesn't always mean much come tournament time.

Wisconsin Headlines

Illinois tops No. 13 Wisconsin (USA Today) Demetri McCamey scored 27 points to lead Illinois to a 63-56 upset against No. 13 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

McCamey, Illinois shock and snap No. 13 Wisconsin (USA Today) Demetri McCamey scored 27 points and Mike Tisdale added 19 on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Illinois to a 63-56 upset over No. 13 Wisconsin on Tuesday night, snapping the Badgers' 51-0 home record against unranked Big Ten opponents under coach Bo Ryan.

McCamey gets 27, Illinois shocks No. 11 Wisconsin (AP via Yahoo! Sports) Illinois celebrated with all its fans on Saturday. The cheers coming from the Illini locker room on Tuesday night were even sweeter. Demetri McCamey scored 27 points and Mike Tisdale added 19 on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Illinois to a 63-56 upset over No. 11 Wisconsin, snapping the Badgers' 51-0 home record against unranked Big Ten opponents under coach Bo Ryan.

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