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Tavern survives to serve another fish fry
Found: 1 Week 1 Day 8 Hours 31 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - NORTH FREEDOM — The last historical building in the unincorporated town of LaRue is still open for business today, thanks to the quick work of local firefighters, says the owner of the LaRue Tavern and Dance Hall on County Highway PF. Despite about $4,000 of damage from an electrical fire, the tradition of fish fry Friday will sizzle on, said the new owner, Michael Kessenich. Just don't count on flaming shots to celebrate ... ...
Putting out a bar blaze
Found: 1 Week 2 Days 8 Hours 32 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Firefighters controlled an electrical fire at the Larue Tavern and Dance Hall, County Road PF, Wednesday evening at about 8. No injuries were reported. North Freedom Fire Department officials said mutual aid was requested from Rock Springs and Baraboo fire departments because it was feared the fire would spread between the walls. The fire appeared to have started near an electrical junction box and then spread upwards to the second story, ... ...
County won't waive fines levied against big cat refuge founder
Found: 2 Weeks 3 Days 9 Hours 24 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Sauk County will give the owner of a wild cat rescue facility in Rock Springs a little more time to pay his fines, but officials are unwilling to waive them altogether. During a closed session meeting Aug. 11, the Sauk County Executive and Legislative Committee authorized the county's attorneys to give Wisconsin Big Cats Rescue and Education Center owner Jeff Kozlowski until June 2009 to pay the $6,250 he still owes the county. ...
Rock Springs works to get back on its feet
Found: 2 Weeks 4 Days 6 Hours 57 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Rock Springs — After more than two months of blood, sweat and tears, at least one downtown Rock Springs business is set to reopen. And the perfect storm of flooding, bridge repairs and road construction that brought the village to a standstill may be about to break. "I haven't been the same since," said Zach Dammen, manager of the Coach House Restaurant on West Broadway in downtown Rock Springs, when asked about the ... ...
DA wants more time for child sex assault defendant
Found: 3 Weeks 11 Hours 2 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - The county prosecutor wants to ask for more than 12 years of prison time when child sexual assault defendant Charles Clayton-Jones is sentenced after he allegedly had contact with children and illegally obtained a passport. Clayton-Jones, 42, of Rock Springs, defense attorney Christopher Van Wagner of Madison and Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett appeared in court Friday morning. They were there to argue over whether the plea agreement he accepted in April ... ...
Sex assault convict had UK passport
Found: 4 Weeks 2 Days 1 Hour 7 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Charles A. Clayton-Jones looked like a man prepared to run for the border ahead of his child sexual assault sentencing next month, the county prosecutor said Friday, after officers found a recently issued British passport and ID documents with his appearance altered and a false name when he was arrested this week. Clayton-Jones, 42, of Rock Springs appeared wearing jail orange and shackles as deputies escorted him into Sauk County Circuit Court Friday ... ...
Big cat refuge gets big break
Found: 4 Weeks 2 Days 1 Hour 7 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Rock Springs — The operator of a big cat sanctuary hopes donations will increase after the facility won tax-exempt status recently from the Internal Revenue Service. The Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Education Center got the designation late last month as a public charity, said Andrea J. Farrell, a Madison-based attorney working for the animal refuge. Contributions, bequests and gifts to the center are now deductible on people's federal tax returns. A ... ...
Finally, some good news for Rock Springs
Found: 1 Month 2 Weeks 2 Days 42 Minutes ago
Baraboo News Republic - Rock Springs — After much concern about restrictions on development of the village's business strip, officials said Monday none of the businesses that received flood damage in early June are in an area that would prevent them from rebuilding. But the village likely will lose an entire street due to demolitions. Appropriately enough, it started raining during Monday night's meeting of the Rock Springs Village Board. It caused the ears of those in ... ...
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