MARSHFIELD -- The Prep Singers of Luther Preparatory School in Watertown will present a Lenten concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9529 Highway 13 S. The choir is 37 voices strong.

County officials around the state have seen varied levels of success after tweaking the size and structure of county government.

The final day of BorderFest saw no drop in attendance or activities. Thousands flocked to the State Farm Arena and its grounds Sunday to get final glimpses of Australian wildlife, musical acts and other performances.

It would be going too far, I suppose, to call ourselves latter-day "vigilantes." We docile and uber-friendly Wisconsinites are more easterners than westerners that way.

Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill that will make it easier for poor people to be represented by public defenders.

Despite a four-year-old law requiring Wisconsin government to post contract information online for public review, the state is one of the worst in the country at doing so, a national government research group says.