Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks including J Sainsbury Plc rose. The London-based Times reported the supermarket company may be the object of a takeover. Sage Group Plc paced declining shares.

Local medical center names new CFO 
Photo courtesy of SCMC Pamela K. Reis Kluender, the new CFO of Story County Medical Center, is pictured in the hospitals board room. A Huxley woman has been named to one of the key management positions at Story County Medical Center in Nevada.

Catching Up: Net Nerds founder to head out West 
When UW-Madison student Kristen Berman started Net Nerds in 2004, she wasn’t sure what she would do with the computer service company once graduation came around.

Area Briefly 
Woodmore High School will have a mandatory Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in the high school multi-purpose room. In case of inclement weather the meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20.

The check’s in the mail 
EAST CHICAGO | A final accounting of residents eligible for $500 in property tax relief is expected to be completed today. The city pledged $2.2 million to pay 50 percent of 2006 property taxes — up to $500 — for the 3,500 holders of a homestead exemption in East Chicago.

Click Accounting Resources for more information