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On June 5^th, the idea of a combined police force for the Villages of Black Earth and Mazomanie moved a step closer to reality, as police committees from both villages met for the first time to open the discussion. Representing Black Earth were trustees Mitch Hodson, Pam Louis-Reindl, and village president Terry Moyer.

The Sauk City Plan Commission heard 6:8’s plans for what is now called the Sycamore Community, a planned mixed-used development located in one of the village’s business parks.

In contrast to last summer's drought and heat, contuned rain on Tuesday and more in the forecast led to the cancellation on Fire on the River for its oeriginal July 4th weekend dates. With just days before the event, much of the grounds for the festival are under water as the Wisconsin River continues to run high.

A resource designed to help save babies is now open at Reedsburg Ambulance.

A massive multi-alarm fire swept through an apartment building at Bluffview on Saturday, June 22^nd, around 7 a.m. in the morning, displacing 16 families. Sauk City Fire Department was dispatched along with Prairie du Sac Fire, Merrimac Fire, and Sauk Prairie Ambulance for the fire in the Town of Sumpter.

Gary Engberg, long-time outdoorsman and Town of Mazomanie resident, died on Thursday, June 20^th in a house fire at his home along County Highway Y. He was 75. Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with the Black Earth Fire Department, Mazomanie Fire and District One EMS, responded to the house fire at 6:40 a.m.

Heavy rain over the weekend left flooded streets for many villages across the area. Not to be outdone, Black Earth Creek managed to barely top its banks in areas. Luckily once the rain passed the water drained with little to no damage. A lone tree in Sauk City had to be cleaned up after falling across the road.

A Sauk City man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the evening of Saturday, May 18^th.

District One EMS caught the Northern Lights along with everyone else in the Upper Midwest last weekend. On Saturday near midnight in Mazomanie at Hudson and Morril Roads, a member snapped this photo.

As part of the WIS 113 project between Lodi and Okee in Columbia County, the Merrimac Ferry will be closed Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, for resurfacing of the south landing leading to the ferry.

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.