Poynette Press

11/16/2024

I don’t quite know what to do with myself in this warm fall weather. Shouldn’t we be crunching through snow or at least hiking on frozen ground? Shouldn’t my watercraft all be in storage and my skis be by the front door? Instead, on an afternoon in …

I don’t quite know what to do with myself in this warm fall weather. Shouldn’t we be crunching through snow or at least hiking on frozen ground? Shouldn’t my watercraft

11/11/2024

Elections are over, and you breathe a sigh of relief. The exhaustive campaign season has concluded, and newsrooms can return to some level of normalcy.

11/08/2024

At the Columbia County Board of Supervisors Highway Committee meeting on Thursday morning, Highway Commissioner Don Nichols reviewed state projects in the area, with relief of one completed, but another proceeding into the coming seasons.

At the Columbia County Board of Supervisors Highway Committee meeting on Thursday morning, Highway Commissioner Don Nichols reviewed state projects in the area, with relief of one completed, but another

11/07/2024

The number of annual union petitions in the state has more than doubled in recent years, suggesting interest in unionization is on the rise even as the share of Wisconsin workers in unions has fallen substantially.

The number of annual union petitions in the state has more than doubled in recent years, suggesting interest in unionization is on the rise even as the share of Wisconsin

11/01/2024

A Waunakee man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for possessing over 500 grams of methamphetamine for distribution.

10/23/2024

This afternoon the Lodi Optimist Club hosted another legislative candidate forum at the Lodi High School with the two candidates for Assembly District 42, Maureen McCarville and Rebecca Witherspoon.

The Lodi Optimist Club hosted two public forums for area State Senate and State Assembly candidates in October. On October 23, 2024, State Assembly District 42 candidates Maureen McCarville (D-DeForest) and Rebecca Witherspoon (R-DeForest) will participate in a public forum.

10/21/2024

Please note that the deadline for any letters regarding current candidates and election-related issues is Oct. 22, for our Oct. 25 issue. In part, this allows candidates, if necessary, an opportunity for direct response in the week before the Nov. 5 election.

10/17/2024

On October 16, 2024, the Lodi Optimist Club featured State Senate District candidates Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Sarah Keyeski (D-Lodi).

10/15/2024

It all came down to a two-point conversion attempt that failed for Marshall.

10/08/2024

By blanking Deerfield 20-0 on Friday in an Eastern Suburban Conference clash, the Poynette football team moved above .500 for the season with only two more games remaining in the regular season.

By blanking Deerfield 20-0 on Friday in an Eastern Suburban Conference clash, the Poynette football team moved above .500 for the season with only two more games remaining in the

10/07/2024

All the ingredients were there.

09/29/2024

Author’s Note: I’m traveling quite a bit this month, which means I’ve been reminiscing about past trips. In 2018, I spent the entire summer in Alaska, and saw a few new species of loons. This article recounts those sightings. After leading Loon Pont…

Author’s Note: I’m traveling quite a bit this month, which means I’ve been reminiscing about past trips. In 2018, I spent the entire summer in Alaska, and saw a few

09/26/2024

Our September 20 issue listing of Poynette High School homecoming events mistakenly included a description of Lodi homecoming events. The Poynette High School Homecoming parade took place in downtown Poynette on Sept. 25. On Sept. 27 the Poynette Hi…

Our September 20 issue listing of Poynette High School homecoming events mistakenly included a description of Lodi homecoming events. The Poynette High School Homecoming parade took place in downtown Poynette

09/26/2024

Hillary Clinton famously failed to visit Wisconsin in the 2016 campaign and lost the Badger State and the presidency to Donald Trump.

09/25/2024

Wisconsin’s job market made a strong recovery from the pandemic, with total employment hitting record levels in 2023. Our state also boasts an unemployment rate below the nation's, and saw an increase in average worker wages that outpaced inflation …

Wisconsin’s job market made a strong recovery from the pandemic, with total employment hitting record levels in 2023. Our state also boasts an unemployment rate below the nation's, and saw

09/21/2024

The sweet, descending notes of a Canyon Wren cascaded down the sandstone cliff and reached my ears above the rumble of a 30-horsepower motor on the back of our raft. In the days leading up to this rafting trip down the Colorado River, I’d been hopin…

The sweet, descending notes of a Canyon Wren cascaded down the sandstone cliff and reached my ears above the rumble of a 30-horsepower motor on the back of our raft.