Beaver Dam, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/ Beaver Dam, WI News Who39;ll foot Public Enemies bill http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/d8ce402bef96727d56f741f64f81ffc4.html MADISON AP When Johnny Depp came to Columbus to play famed bank robber John Dillinger local officials got left holding the bag And now they39;re fighting over who39;s going to pay a 116000 bill from the filming of the Depp film Public Enemies Traffic was diverted so cars and trucks on state Highways 1660 wouldn39;t interfere by going through the center of Columbus where part of the movie was shot in Recount shows Ripp still in the lead http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/f1e7ac09a07f0597776e8e6bda5cbc42.html Republican Keith Ripp appears to be the winner in the hotly contested 47th District Assembly race after his Democratic challenger did not pick up enough votes in a Columbia County recount Friday to overtake him It is now up to Trish O39;Neil to decide how to proceed Michael Maistelman a Milwaukee lawyer representing her at the recount this week said irregularities in deciding whether absentee ballots should be allowed or rejected and possible differences in the Prep girls basketball: McFarland tops Stoughton http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/f57bb0078c38b5ca9b7e8ee5b53babd7.html Julia Thorson scored 18 points and Kaitlynn Eversoll added 16 points as the host McFarland prep girls basketball team defeated Stoughton 5642 in a nonconference game Friday night Milwaukee Vincent 64 Madison West 42 Nicole Griffin and Tynika Rogers combined for 33 points as the host Vikings topped the RegentsSenior guard Ellie Pearson scored a gamehigh 21 points and sophomore forward Lauren Ward added seven points for West West Allis Central 67 Madison East 45 Iesha Barkley scored Winneconnes new library director has big ideas for small town library http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/c142d2ea74e0c5348353e390eceaaba1.html WINNECONNE Holly Selwitschkas faces brightens as she offers a visitor at the Winneconne Public Library a quick tour of her favorite room BDMS students complete narrative project http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/0aa2932716808083512b030135c9e2f2.html Students in Kerry Stoehr39;s sixth grade class are not only learning about the writing process with their narrative writing project but about themselves34;We had to write stories that tell about something that we did a long time ago or something that recently happened34; Marq Clawson saidThe projects began on Nov 12 with the students brainstorming ideas until they wrote down one item onto which they would focus their attention The students are currently Book views WWII through civilian eyes http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/13d1eb3c0447572cc67df4292891b80c.html An author whose hometown is Beaver Dam has captured firstperson accounts of World War II from the civilian point of view Jean Goodwin Messinger39;s new book 34;Same War Different Battlefields34; features inspiring stories from civilians impacted by World War II Goodwin Messinger grew up on York Street and attended Wilson School After graduating from Beaver Dam High School Goodwin Messinger earned a bachelor39;s degree from Lawrence College in Appleton She went on to Dodge County part of open records audit http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/ed25d70f19d3a8963c044a2b62a31458.html Dodge County was one of 65 counties in Wisconsin to take part in an open records audit this fallThe audit was conducted by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and the University of WisconsinMadison School of Journalism and Mass Communication It involved 317 public records requests filed primarily by newspaper reporters in 65 counties in September and October Daily Citizen staff conducted the audit in Dodge CountyAccording to an audit released Nov The art of making candy wreaths http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/beaver-dam/content/6db52f735be20e59662569928b978630.html HORICON During the 2007 Christmas holiday season Darlene Pegelow donated a handcrafted candy wreath to the Horicon Public Library to be enjoyed by patrons having a sweet toothThis year Library Director Geri Feucht asked Pegelow if she might be interested in teaching the art of candy wreath making at the libraryThe response of Pegelow was yes and Wednesday night the class limited to 10 for ease of working was filled