Daily Jefferson County Union

(BPT) - La llegada del otoño suele parecer un nuevo comienzo: mañanas más frescas, hojas que cambian de color, un ritmo más pausado. Sin embargo, en muchas partes del país, también indica algo menos visible: una segunda temporada de incendios forestales.

WHITEWATER — Derick Martinez scored a hat trick as Whitewater's boys soccer team knocked off visiting Racine Lutheran 6-1 in nonconference play on Tuesday. Martinez broke a scoreless tie in the 21st minute, then buried a penalty kick in the 29th minute for the halftime margin of 2-0. Wesley Baker scored on an assist from Langdon Coburn in the 45th minute and Niko Valadez's PK in the 62nd minute pushed the Whippets' lead to 4-0.

LAKE MILLS — Talon Lepak scored two first-half goals and Luis Lopez scored two second-half goals as Lake Mills' boys soccer team earned its third straight shutout of the season, 9-0 over Dodgeville/Mineral Point in nonconference action at L-Cat Stadium on Tuesday. Lepak scored in the fourth and 34th minutes while Henry Corsten (sixth minute) and Harrison Corsten (12th minute) also scored before halftime as the L-Cats (3-0) jumped out to a 4-0 lead midway through.

PLATTEVILLE — Lakeside Lutheran's boys soccer team was shut out by Platteville/Lancaster 3-0 in nonconference play on Tuesday. The Hillmen opened up a quick two-goal advantage when Blake Chitwood scored in the 12th minute and Harper Schumacher scored in the 19th minute. Marko Svircev provided an insurance goal in the 61st minute. For the Warriors (0-2-1), who were outshot 7-1, Brady Alvarez made three saves and Brennan Duffy stopped one shot.

PROVO, Utah, Sept. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thread ( threadwallets.com ) wrapped a three-month graduation campaign by sending four members of the Class of ’26, along with the people who got them there, on a trip to the Big Island, Hawaii. The campaign, which ran from April 6 through July 2, invited thousands of graduates to enter online and on college campuses for a chance to win. No purchase required. No paid influencers.

STUART, Florida (AP) — Tiger Woods entered a plea agreement Wednesday to a reckless driving charge following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida. The golf legend previously pleaded not guilty to a driving under the influence charge. Woods was arrested after his SUV clipped a truck and rolled over on its side on a beachside residential road on Jupiter Island. A sheriff’s report said deputies found two pain pills in his pocket and he showed signs of impairment.

When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. And that was just the beginning. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington. Carney said U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare, an order that comes as the world's battlefields rapidly evolve and military tactics increasingly rely on uncrewed systems to fight.

ST. CLOUD, Minn., Sept. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Planning is underway for Inspiration Space Port, a year-round family destination that will place Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale Space Shuttle mock-up, inside a towering 300-foot-wide, 175-foot-tall dome. Wrapped in a spectacular LED exterior, the dome will become a glowing beacon on the Minnesota skyline—a new landmark visible for miles.