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COVID-19 cases continue to trickle into the area, but at a rate far less than what was seen in the fall. There have been 1,482 cases in general population defined by the Sauk Prairie and Wisconsin Heights School District. The Sauk Prairie School District geographical area has recorded five deaths; the Wisconsin Heights area ten.

Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney announced his retirement on Tuesday. 

Wisconsin’s longest-running bald eagle watching extravaganza is going virtual for 2021!

The Village of Black Earth recorded two new COVID-19 deaths, to bring the total to nine. The Village’s rate of deaths per ten thousand is nine times that of Dane County. 11.7% of those in Black Earth who have contracted COVID-19 have died. That compares to 0.6 percent for Dane County.

United States Rep. Mark Pocan was watching live television footage of the violence that erupted at the nation’s Capital last week.

Black Earth Village President Troy Esser’s effort to remove Mary Scott from the library board failed at last week’s meeting. Seven members of the public spoke out in support of Scott, including the Library Board president and two members.

For the first time in a while, there is very little to report as to new COVID-19 cases in the area. New cases continue, at a rate far less than seen earlier.

Sauk Prairie Healthcare has received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and began vaccinating some of its staff today. Respiratory therapist Elaine Jones and Emergency Room nurse Belle Koch were the first to be vaccinated at Sauk Prairie Healthcare.

At the Black Earth Library Communications and Finance subcommittee meeting on December 28, Library Board member Angie Updike expressed concerns about information leaking out of their previous closed sessions

Top left, teachers and staff at Bridges Elementary put on a parade for their students. Top right, the Easter Bunny visited Black Earth and Mazomanie. Bottom left, a spring morning along the Wisconsin River in Sauk City. Bottom right, Dale Klevin, with the Mazomanie Fire Department, partakes in whitewater rescue training.