Category Archives: Local News

Aging and Disability Resource Center restructuring to county level
Despite a restructuring of the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Southwest Wisconsin, the agency's county-level leaders are not anticipating an impact to services. Green County recently announce...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Hollandale woman arrested following domestic disturbance
On Wednesday at 6:51 pm the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance that had taken place at a residence on County Road F in Moscow Township. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Forecasters issue extreme heat watch tri-state area this weekend
Forecasters have issued an extreme heat watch for a large swath of the tri-state area this weekend as temperatures are expected to soar. The extreme heat watch is effective from noon Saturday, June 21...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Wisconsin DNR to hold 2 Grant County events highlighting invasive species
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will mark Invasive Species Awareness Weekend with a pair of events in Grant County. Volunteers will remove two invasive species, honeysuckle and burdock, ...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

SW Wisconsin tourism saw slight dip in 2024
Southwest Wisconsin leaders say weather was largely to blame for a slight dip in tourism economic impact last year that bucked the statewide trend of continued growth. Wisconsin's total economic impac...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Dubuque man arrested for threatening someone with a sharpened broom handle
Police said a man threatened another with the sharpened end of a broomstick during a disturbance in Dubuque. 19-year-old Adriel M. Wheeless of Dubuque was arrested at 11:13 p.m. Monday at his residenc...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Wisconsin man withdrew thousands from bank account of Dubuque person with dementia
Police said a Wisconsin man withdrew tens of thousands of dollars from a bank account of a person with dementia living in Dubuque. 58-year-old Kenneth P. Klaas of Sun Prairie was arrested at 7:10 a.m....
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Annual charity car show in Darlington this weekend
An annual car show will raise funds for local organizations and scholarships. Jerry's Automotive 10th annual Cruisin' For a Cause Class Car Show will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Dubuque City Council updates fireworks ordinance
The Dubuque City Council has approved an updated ordinance regarding recreational use of consumer fireworks within the city limits. The updated ordinance reflects recent changes to Iowa law, which no ...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025 bayasaa / CC

Crossing River Health offering smoking cessation program
Crossing Rivers Health is offering Quit & Stay Quit Monday, a free seven-week smoking cessation class, to encourage and assist area residents to quit smoking for good. Classes will take place on s...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025 doomu / Depositphotos.com





