Category Archives: Local News
Compeer Financial awards 22 schools with grant funds
Compeer Financial announced 22 middle and high schools across Wisconsin will receive up to $4,000 each to support agricultural education programs and equipment through its Agriculture Education and Cl...
May 28, 2025 The Agriculture Education and Classroom Equipment Grant from Compeer Financial helps schools like Randolph Township School District provide students with needed programs and equipment, such as a pump and starter fish for aquaculture. Pictured are members of the Randolph Cambria-Friesland FFA chapter.
Sex offender release in Lancaster
The Lancaster Police Department is announcing the release of a sex offender into the community. On June 3, Mack Rimson will be released to Community Supervision. Rimson will be residing in Lancaster a...
May 28, 2025
One transported following crash in Eden
On Tuesday at 6:29 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle crash on Highway 80 in the Township of Eden. Cobb Fire, Cobb First Responders, Highland Fire, Highland EM...
May 28, 2025
Emergency response training in Lancaster today
Lancaster residents might notice unusual noise or activity today during a tactical law-enforcement training exercise. The Southwest Wisconsin Emergency Response Team exercise will occur form 9 a.m. to...
May 28, 2025
One dead following tractor vs motorcycle crash in Muscoda
On Tuesday at 9pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office took a report of a motorcycle vs. tractor crash on Hwy 133 near Taylor Rd., in the Town of Muscoda. When deputies arrived, they learned 37-year-old...
May 28, 2025
Ice Dinosaurs opens at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Get ready for a field trip of epic proportions at the National Mississippi River Museum at their summer exhibit Ice Dinosaurs: The Lost World of the Alaskan Artic. After the success of a dinosaur exhi...
May 23, 2025
Family of UW-Platteville student killed Monday creates a GoFundMe
The family of Kelsie Martin has set up a GoFundMe to help them honor her. Martin, who just graduated with a psychology degree from UW-Platteville, died Monday after suffering a gunshot wound at Wilgus...
May 23, 2025
Blackhawk Bridge to remain closed for Memorial weekend
Memorial Day travelers planning to cross between Iowa and Wisconsin via the Blackhawk Bridge will need to find alternative routes over the holiday weekend. The Iowa Department of Transportation says t...
May 23, 2025
Prairie du Chien business closing - laying off 44 employees
Closure of a business in Prairie Du Chien will affect 74 employees, according to a notice filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development last week. Truvant North America, listed as a pac...
May 23, 2025
Recent upgrades bring 'spark' to Dickeyville Park
Dickeyville Park is much livelier than it once was. This is the result of an effort to bring more amenities to the park by a group of residents. Renovation of the pickleball and basketball courts were...
May 23, 2025
