WIAA Cross Country Division 2 Sectional Results from 10/21/17

The Mauston High School Cross Country varsity teams competed at the 2017 WIAA Division II-Westby Sectional Cross Country on Saturday, October 21st. The top two teams in each race as well as the top five individuals in each race advanced to the 2017 WIAA State Cross Country championships, that will be held at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, October 28th. Fifteen teams competed at the Westby with over a hundred runners in each race. “Our sectional featured some of the best teams and cross country runners in the state. The girls race feature two of the top five ranked teams in girls division two cross country

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Governor Walker Announces Over $108 million in Payments to Local Governments

Governor Scott Walker announced that local governments received quarterly payments totaling $108,187,044 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Payments to Wisconsin’s 1,925 local units of government include: $104,915,193 in General Transportation Aids; $3,015,876 to 117 municipalities entitled to receive Connecting Highway Aids; and $255,975 to Milwaukee County for Expressway Policing Aids. General Transportation Aids help defray the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under local jurisdiction. Connecting Highway Aids reimburse municipalities for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways within municipalities. For calendar year 2017, local governments will share an estimated $433 million from

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Overture breaks ties with Tom Wopat

In 2009, the Overture Center named its high school music theater awards after Lodi native Tom Wopat, who played Luke Duke on “The Dukes of Hazzard.” After Wopat was accused of indecent assault, Overture announced it is severing ties with the namesake Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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The Proud Boys and the Alt-Right

The Proud Boys have complained about being described as “alt-right,” by Democracy in Crisis. But the complaint proves the point of the column, which argued that organizations that do not overtly espouse racism can act as bridges for racists. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Here comes the sun

A new brewery is in the works for downtown Lake Mills. Owner and brewer Lane Smith will first contract-brew at House of Brews, then build out the taproom and brewhouse. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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