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  1. Christmas tree growers, retailers are optimistic about sales Christmas tree growers, retailers are optimistic about sales
    The Christmas tree industry may prove its resiliency in the wake of a North Woods drought, national recession and a reduction in the number of trees harvested.
    Updated: Nov 24, 2009 | 3:02 pm | Loading…
  2. Simply the rest: New Interstate facility to handle steady stream of travelers Simply the rest: New Interstate facility to handle steady stream of travelers
    The next time Paul Bixler returns from a trip to northern Wisconsin, one of his regular stops will be considerably more comfortable. There will be more parking, more space to stretch his legs and, most importantly, more toilets and urinals.
    Nov 23, 2009 | 5:30 pm | Loading…
  3. Officials aim to eliminate illegal sex at Olin-Turville Park Officials aim to eliminate illegal sex at Olin-Turville Park
    For years, Olin-Turville Park on Madison's South Side has been known as the place to go for men looking for a quick, anonymous, sexual encounter, city officials and residents say.
    Nov 23, 2009 | 4:40 pm
Columbus woman charged with felony child abuse
PORTAGE - A Columbus woman has been charged with felony child abuse after police say she beat, starved and bound her 5-year-old daughter. Heidi L. Duesing-Christensen, 30, of Columbus, was arrested Thursday and is free on $2,000 cash bail after an initial appearance Monday in Columbia County…
DeForest School District gets funding for instructional programs
The DeForest School District was among 13 school districts in the state that received funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics instructional programs this year through the state Department of Public Instruction. DeForest received $4,054 for a career workshop with an empha…
Clean Air Action Day alert extended through Wednesday
A Clean Air Action Day alert announced last weekend has been extended through Wednesday due to light winds and high relative humidity, the Dane County Clean Air Coalition announced Monday. Last weekend's weather conditions, which are forecast to continue, are ideal for trapping fine particle…
Hunter's Sight-In program helps record number of people
DANE COUNTY - The Dane County Sheriff's Office's annual 14-day Hunter's Sight-In program ended Friday after helping a record number of people prepare for hunting season. The sheriff's office reported 1,669 hunters, more than twice the number from 2008, brought in 2,065 guns to be sighted in …
Packers sign former Broncos CB Bell
Suddenly lacking depth at cornerback after Al Harris' season-ending knee injury, the Green Bay Packers have signed former Denver Broncos cornerback Josh Bell. Bell played in nine games, including five starts, for the Broncos last season. A 5-foot-11, 177-pound second-year player, Bell signed…

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Odd Wisconsin: Profanities considered worse than artillery in Appleton's past
Odd Wisconsin: Profanities considered worse than artillery in Appleton's past
Many communities once had laws that strike us today as odd. In Appleton's case, it isn't the city ordinances that seem strange so much as the relative consequences of breaking them. Every 10 years the common council revised the town's laws. They paid special attention to morality in the 1877…

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