Watertown Daily Times

Residents throughout the area are preparing today for the first major winter storm to hit the area this season. Weather officials are predicting up to 12 inches of snow by Wednesday morning. Full Story »

JEFFERSON - It had all the makings of a standoff right from the start Monday - an alleged cop killer with motorcycle gang ties and “Nothing To Lose” tattooed across his throat was introduced to a courtroom fringed with a dozen tense, glaring sheriff's deputies. As it played out, this encounter erupted into a melee of violence likely never before seen in modern-day Jefferson County Circuit Court. Full Story »

LAKE MILLS - The extended family of Milt Strauss of Lake Mills erupted in high-fives on Sunday night while watching the final CBS television episode of “The Amazing Race.” Full Story »

JEFFERSON - Andrew Joshua Wirth of Jefferson was expected to appear in Jefferson County Circuit Court this afternoon in the shooting deaths of an off-duty police officer and her boyfriend in an incident in a Jefferson tavern early Sunday morning. Full Story »

The Watertown Health Department will be holding H1N1 vaccination clinics at local schools for school-age children. Full Story »

A 28-year-old Watertown man was arrested early Saturday following a one-vehicle accident in the parking lot of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Watertown. Full Story »

JEFFERSON - Pay increases for nonunion employees in 2010 and adjustments to the Countryside Home labor contract to help facilitate the transition of the home from county to private ownership will be on the agenda of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors when it meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the courthouse in Jefferson. Full Story »

JOHNSON CREEK - Another chapter in the famed Gobbler Supper Club in Johnson Creek is about to be written. Full Story »

Tickets are currently on sale for Watertown High School's Holiday Concert. The concert will be presented at St. Bernard's Catholic Church on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 4 and 7 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. The 4 p.m. concert on Sunday is sold out. Full Story »

When Watertown residents who hate snow woke up this morning they should have had smiles on their faces. Those who live in Jefferson County south of Interstate 94 were not so lucky. Full Story »

Residents gathered to join in the Christmas spirit Thursday night at the 12th annual Gifts for Watertown Kids event. Full Story »

TOWN OF LOWELL - One person was killed and two others were seriously injured Thursday night when a Ford Explorer collided with a New Holland tractor. Full Story »

LAKE MILLS - Three vehicles and all of the keys to every car in the lot were stolen from Lakeland Buick Pontiac Chevy, 321 Tyranena Park Road, Lake Mills, sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Full Story »

The Watertown Main Street Program has announced the winners of the Winter Wonderland Festival's gingerbread house decorating contest. Full Story »

As area residents begin celebrating the Christmas season, the Daily Times would like to share in the special holiday by sharing memories of Christ-mases past. Full Story »

A Watertown resident has decided to run for one of three positions available on the Watertown school board. Full Story »

Mike Meyer of the Watertown Fire Department has retired after serving the city for over 41 years. Full Story »

The Dodge County Sheriff's Department has released December's Dodge County's Top Five Most Wanted. Full Story »

The Watertown Common Council Tuesday approved the first readings of seven ordinances that deal with parking on various streets in the city. Full Story »

Watertown police Chief Tim Roets would like to remind residents of the proper steps to take this winter during snow emergencies. Full Story »

Watertown Mayor Ron Krueger and two city aldermen have taken out nomination papers and intend to run for re-election next spring, according to city Clerk Mike Hoppenrath. Full Story »

The Watertown Depart-ment of Public Health will be holding an H1N1 vaccination clinic from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at the city's public health office, 515 S. First St. Full Story »