The Columbia County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is taking the lead to establish the Columbia County Economic Recovery Team, with the purpose of building a collaborative effort with organizations across Columbia County. The Economic Recovery Team will meet the unique needs of the…
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The Lodi Police Department and the Poynette Police Department are each looking for a police officer to join their respective forces.
Lodi Public Library is hiring a qualified individual as Library Page. The primary responsibilities of the position are to shelve library materials and maintain the order of the collection. Other duties include: filling holds for library patrons, preparing new materials for circulation, assis…
Diana Karls was recently honored by the Lodi Community Action Team (LCAT) for her Lodi Pride and dedication to the community. Karls was the CREW/Pool Director within the Lodi School District and is currently a member of the Lodi Optimist Club. She is also involved in Activate Lodi and other …
On May 21 at approximately 3:19 p.m., Columbia County dispatch received several 911 calls about a vehicle that had crashed on County Highway K near Dalton Road in the Town of Lodi. Shortly after initial reports came in, callers reported the operator of the vehicle fleeing on foot from the cr…
Nursing homes — in the state and nationally — have been hot spots for outbreaks of COVID-19, and their residents face increased risk of illness and death. This has been heightened by the statistic that 40% of COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin were those living in nursing homes.
The Lodi area community will celebrate the class of 2020 with a parade on Sunday afternoon, May 31.
Memorial Day is a day for me to remember all the men and women who have given their lives while in military service for their country. This day is especially important to me as two neighbor boys I grew up with gave their lives during World War II, as well as others from the small town of Joh…
On Memorial Day, my thoughts go back to the day in February, 1944, when four Japanese suicide planes crashed into my ship, the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, killing 120 and injuring many more. And, I think how lucky I was as a first loader on a quad 40 anti-aircraft gun, when o…
As a veteran who served in France and Germany during World War II, Memorial Day to me, is a day to remember those who did not return home. Just after my graduation from high school and prior to being drafted into the Army, a telegram was delivered to my father stating that my cousin, James C…
Robb Grindstaff, general manager of APG Southern Wisconsin, will be retiring June 30.
Prior to its monthly meeting May 19, the Lodi Common Council held a public hearing regarding the special assessments to residents for construction being done on Pond Street.
Recently, the Lodi community helped out the Prairie Valley Resale Store, located in downtown Lodi, which has been struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. The community held a 12-hour walk-athon at the Lodi High School track, with at least one person running or walking the track during the …
A total of 19 area nonprofit organizations have received community grants totaling $36,100 from Alliant Energy through its Foundation.
The Lodi Agricultural Fair has been a strong community tradition for more than 150 years.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Division of State Patrol are reminding motorists to be extra alert for deer along roadways. Deer activity typically increases during May and June as females search for places to give birth and young deer separate from their mothers.
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Food pantries, school meal programs, and other food security efforts throughout south central Wisconsin will be able to provide dairy, beef and pork products to families and individuals in need thanks to $4,500 worth of contributions from Vita Plus.
The Lodi Valley Farmers Market is set to kick off its season on Friday, May 22. The annual market will once again take place next to Koltes Do-it Center o the “village green.”
On Thursday May 14, shortly after 4 a.m., a Gray 2017 Ford Escape with Wisconsin license plate 886-ELZ was stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Elm St. in the City of Lodi.
On April 8, a group of nine former Columbia County Board members sent a letter to the current county supervisors. The letter was in regards to the upcoming election of a Board Chairperson and the subsequent Vice Chair seats.
For more than a decade, the Prairie Valley Resale Store has been there for the people of Lodi and the surrounding areas.
When customers in Lodi and Poynette go shopping at their local Piggly Wiggly store, they won’t see much difference on the meat shelves.
The Village of Dane farmer’s market is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 12 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Plans are to have the farmer’s market weekly in the parking lot in front of Lake Melvin Park.
On May 1, the Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) joined forces to start a new program connecting Wisconsin pork producers to local meat processors, consumers and the growing number of people experiencing food in…
The current pandemic hasn’t slowed down area gardeners from growing fresh vegetables to keep their homes filled with healthy foods during the coming months.
Arlington’s Theodora Collins was among this year’s Wisconsin 4-H Foundation scholarship recipients.
A motorcoach from Kobussen Buses will be participating in a rally at the nation’s capital.
Alliant Energy customers in Wisconsin would see steady electric and natural gas rates into 2021 under a proposal the company filed today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW). This proposal delays the periodic rate review the company otherwise would have filed this month, wh…
At 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, the Columbia County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery at the All-Stop Mobil in the Town of Arlington.
At 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, the Columbia County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery at the All-Stop Mobil in the Town of Arlington.
While Governor Tony Evers is allowing some state parks to open back up on Friday, May 1, there a few in the area that remain closed.
Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation welcomes five local leaders to its board of directors. The new board members are Paul Merline, Mary Beth Schall, Jane Elmer, Carol Jefferson and Maribeth Baker, MD.
With spring in air, many are looking forward to purchasing farm-fresh produce at their local farmers markets.
After sitting around the house for over a month, area residents can indulge themselves in the books that their local libraries have to offer.
Golfers in the Lodi and Poynette areas can once again hit the links at Lodi Golf Club, Shepherds Meadow in Poynette or their other favorites. However, there are restrictions in play as the state is still under the “Safer at Home” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Prairie du Sac Dam parking lot area and access road will be closed the week of May 4. Alliant Energy is continuing work on a dam improvement project. It requires barges to be put in the Wisconsin River above the dam. Closing the parking lot area and access road will allow about two dozen…
Recently, the Ice Age Trail Alliance-Lodi Valley Chapter announced Wendell Holl as its winner for the 2020 In the Mud Award.
Brianna Johnson, 23, of Lodi, was one of 12 new Dane County Sheriff’s deputies sworn in on Monday, April 20, by Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation joins transportation workers and officials throughout the country in observing the annual National Work Zone Awareness Week April 20-24.
Another arrest was made in conjunction with the two inmates who escaped from Columbia Correction Institution in Portage during the early morning of Thursday, April 16.
In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, while people are cooped up inside to remain healthy, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism is offering online activities to inspire travel plans for the future and virtually explore the state’s natural wonders.
Sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know. An interesting chain of relationships resulted in Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation procuring three trailers to be used at area clinics as they perform curbside testing for COVID-19.
Two inmates were reportedly captured the morning of Friday, April 17 in Illinois, a little more than 24 hours after escaping from Columbia Correctional Institution.
Lodi High School graduate Kaeci Buettner was recently initiated into the Honor Society of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
Lodi High School graduate Matthew Saager was one of 10 seniors on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team who were named to the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
April 6: A 23-year-old female was given a warning for speeding during a traffic stop.
Below are the final results from the April 7 election for the area, after all absentee ballots were counted April 13. Some results were noted as still being unofficial, per the Columbia County website.
Dane County has posted the unofficial results of the April 7 election, showing that Mary Lou Hyatt has won the election for Dane Village President.
Reach Out Lodi will deliver 10-pound food boxes to multi-family housing units in Lodi, Dane and Harmony Grove. On Friday April 17, these will be delivered by Reach Out Lodi in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin.
The Department of Natural Resources has closed over 40 state properties amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, per the direction of Governor Tony Evers.
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