Category Archives: Local News
Battery company loses energy, likely abandons Wisconsin facilities plan
More than a year after startup Wisconsin Battery Co. swooped into Fennimore with plans to fill a gap left by a shuttering Energizer facility, the company has dropped off the map. Grant County Economic...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Reeves Wealth Management at Edward Jones donates $10,000 to the Valley-to-Eastside Expansion Project
The Valley-to-Eastside Expansion Project received a funding boost from Reeves Wealth Management at Edward Jones. Their generous $10,000 donation supports the land acquisition project. The nonprofit Pl...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 In Photo (L-R): Amanda Kroll (PCA member), Alyson Reeves, Ben Reeves, Elizabeth Reeves, Alaina Reeves, and Jeffrey McDonald

New auto shop coming to Dubuque
An auto shop chain is building a new location in Dubuque, city planning and development officials confirmed. A Brakes Plus location will be located on Northwest Arterial, between Starbucks and Tidal W...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025
Two dead following Delaware County crash
Authorities said two people were killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Delaware County. 33-year-old Anthony N. Mentzer of Monticello and 44-year-old Bobbi J. Bauers of Delhi, both were killed in th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

192,369 voters removed from voter registration log
The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced it has deactivated 192,369 voter registrations through the Four-Year Maintenance process required by law. The individuals deactivated by the Wisconsin Elec...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Platteville pool project moving along
About four months after Platteville voters signaled their support for the construction of a new municipal pool, city leaders are chipping away at the project. Several elements of the project are in th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Dubuque motorcyclists injured in crash
Police said a motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for an evaluation Friday after a Dubuque crash. 65-year-old David A. Rath of Dubuque, complained of pain and was transported by Dubuque Fire Departme...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Platteville seeking applicants for Common Council vacancy
The city of Platteville will soon seek applicants to fill a recent Common Council vacancy. Tom Nall announced at the July 22 council meeting that he was resigning, saying he needed to focus on address...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Former Lafayette County Sheriff's Deputy died
A longtime member of the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department has died. 65-year-old John Reichling of Darlington passed away last Thursday. John's professional career began when he was hired by the L...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Richland Center man dead after motorcycle crash
On Friday at approximately 7:47 PM, the Iowa County 911 Center received a report of a serious crash on Highway 130, north of Spring Valley Road in Clyde. Preliminary investigation indicates that 21-ye...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 Andrew Taylor / CC





