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Reedsburg residents will see Utility workers flushing hydrants and working on water mains in October.

Flushing is necessary to ensure adequate water flow and pressure. It also removes sediment from the pipes, which maintains water clarity and quality.

Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

A Reedsburg company has received the highest honor from Corporate America Today.

The organization named Friede & Associates the Best Construction Contractor of the Year for Wisconsin.

The Reedsburg Area Historical Society's exhibit, Prisoners of War: Filling the Labor Shortage on the Homefront, is currently on display at the Reedsburg Public Library.

Be advised that meetings may be postponed or adjusted due to COVID-19.

Meetings are at Reedsburg City Hall unless otherwise noted.

For complete details, including agendas, visit www.reedsburgwi.gov.

Personnel committee, 5 p.m. Oct. 5.

This summer, Beanstack was the online platform used to track reading for both adult and youth library programs. The summer may be gone, but Beanstack remains host to new reading and educational challenges for children and adults.

Locals are among the 481 incoming freshmen to receive scholarships from the University of Wisconsin-Eau-Claire

UW-Eau Claire just announced that it awarded 694 scholarships to first-year students. Amounts varied.

Reedsburg’s Edward Jones Financial Advisor recently donated $1,000 to the Reedsburg School District to provide new water bottles for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Due to COVID-19, schools have gone to touchless bottle filling stations instead of traditional fountains.

Volunteers put in a long day last Wednesday to make it another successful Reedsburg Great Steak Challenge at Viking Village Foods. Well over $70,000 has been raised for the Reedsburg School District Activities Department in the previous 12 years of the event. (Photos by Troy Matz)

The La Valle American Legion will serve a chicken dinner on Oct. 3.

Food will be available via carryouts only from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the legion.

Meals will cost $12 and include a half a chicken, potato salad, applesauce and a cookie.

For more info, call or text 608-632-3451.

According to recent statistics, Reedsburg Public Library’s premier sources for download of digital titles, Wisconsin’s Digital Library and Hoopla, are gaining in popularity during the pandemic.