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The village of Glenville is located southeast of Baraboo, just outside the city limits. It was not known as Glenville until around 1890 when the name first appeared in the Baraboo News under the heading of “News Notes from Glenville.”

Sauk County Democrats will welcome the public to meet an assemblyman and senator this week.

Motorists should be on the lookout for construction on Highway 33 in Baraboo.

The street will be redone between Mulberry Street and Highway T. Preliminary work began Sept. 18, and construction is expected to finish in 2024.

During construction, Highway 33 will be closed and detoured using I-90/94 and Highway 12.

The Sauk County Partnership for Prevention will screen a documentary about how the Internet can affect teen drug, alcohol and vape abuse.

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.

Yellow is autumn’s color when the chlorophyll molecules lose their ability to reflect green light to our eyes, and when chloroplasts become chromoplasts. These cellular organelles, plastids, change and now we see yellow reflected light not the monotonous greens. 

Wisconsin’s sprawling university system is under a lot of stress.

A few years ago we saw the merging of two-year campuses into regional schools.

And now we’re seeing the shrinking of some of those regional institutions due to enrollment declines, a drop in state aid and other financial challenges.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded more grant funds to address opioid addiction and overdoses.

The announcement was made during International Overdose Awareness Day, which is Aug. 31.

An Elroy man was taken into custody Aug. 27 on charges related to OWI.

The oak’s fruit is commonly known as an acorn, an old Gothic name (akran) that was applied to important forest produce. Botanically the acorn is a nut, as is a chestnut and hazelnut, and yes an oaknut.