Several years ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced a program to clean up Lake Mendota at a cost of almost $18 million over 10 years. However, county residents say they’d be willing to pay $52 million for the job, according to a University of Wisconsin Madison survey.

Whether you’re new to Madison, seeking vegetarian recipes or looking for produce that’s in season, there’s a web site made for you. Just type http://www.madfarmmkt.org/ and you’ll find all you need to know about that seasonal ritual, the Dane County Farmers’ Market. You can take a tour, take a quiz, find a new recipe or find your favorite vendor.

With the farm economy in recession, the goal of

A new book on African-Americans in Wisconsin presents a current profile of the population and how it has changed during the past 25 years. The book now makes an earlier research report more accessible to professors, students and policy-makers.

For several dozen homeless grade-school students, it was one-on-one excitement: a chance to meet some heroes of the hardwood.

Donald R. Peterson, emeritus professor of agronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died of a heart attack Saturday, Aug. 8 in Madison. He was 73 years old.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association presented a check for $5,000 to the Norman F. Olson Cheese Research Scholarship fund July 23, bringing the fund to “critical mass” for annual support of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student.