Oshkosh Northwestern Media has named Oshkosh, WI, City Manager Mark Rohloff its 2013 Newsmaker of the Year.

Cedarburg had never offered recreation programming before, but in October 2009, the town board directed Administrator Jim Culotta to create its first recreation program.

What do you do when you have a stretch of road where people drive too fast, you've tried all the usual ways to try to get them to slow down but nothing works?

Built during World War I as temporary housing for African-American workers brought from the Deep South to fill manpower shortages, they are Wisconsin\\\'s only known existing community housing project built exclusively for black workers.

The powerful June 2012 derecho that ripped through the eastern half of the United States left parts of Kanawha County, West Virginia, without electricity for as long as a week. Downed trees and power lines trapped people in their homes, businesses closed, and residents were scared and desperate for essentials like power, water, and gasoline.

Between 2000 and 2010, the City of Renton's minority population grew by 165 percent, and non-white individuals now account for more than 50 percent of the population.

Our city is searching for citizen feedback on important issues, but we keep hearing from the same cast of characters — or worse, nobody at all.

The city of Issaquah places a high priority on sustainability, setting rigorous goals to reduce its environmental impact.

The work of local government is vital to quality of life in Shelton but is sometimes taken for granted. This video, featuring the city's mayor, city administrator, and city staff, demonstrates the importance of their work and the passion they feel for it.