Category Archives: Local News

Mount Horeb music students fundraising to perform in London
More than 200 students from Mount Horeb High School have been selected to represent their community on a world stage - the 2026 London New Year's Day Parade. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will b...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

3 injured Elizabeth firefighters in stable condition
The three firefighters injured in a Jo Daviess County grass fire Tuesday are in stable condition but remain hospitalized, according to an updated press release from Jo Daviess County Emergency Managem...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025 sboneham / CC

Dairy Days' Mac & Cheese Fest cancelled
Organizers have canceled a scheduled fundraising event for Platteville Dairy Days. Platteville Dairy Days Committee planned to host its Mac & Cheese Fest Saturday. Organizers stated in a social me...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025 Alan Levine / CC

Janesville man arrested for 4th offense OWI in Benton
On Wednesday at 10:05 PM 75-year-old William E. Arneson of Janesville was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 4th Offense on Highway 11 in Benton Township. Arneson was transported to Lafayette Co...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

Mineral point man arrested following suspicious person call
On Wednesday at 12:55 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a suspicious person near the intersection of Chestnut St and Clowney St in Mineral Point. Mineral Point Police Depar...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

Driver wanted on warrants leads law enforcement on pursuit in Dubuque
Police said a driver wanted on warrants led law enforcement on a brief pursuit in Dubuque. 33-year-old Ashley L. Croft was arrested at 9:47 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of North Booth Street on charge...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

Dubuque County Sheriff's Department warns of phone scam
Local residents have reported receiving calls and voicemails from someone purporting to be sheriff's deputy named Adam Williams, according to a social media post by the Dubuque County Sheriff's Depart...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency offering free compost
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency is offering free compost to residents at four locations. Residents can self-load up to 1 cubic yard of material at no cost at bunkers at the entrance to th...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com

Dubuque school board awards construction contracts for Eisenhower, Irving projects
Dubuque Community School Board members this week awarded construction contracts for renovation projects at two district schools. The board unanimously awarded the two contracts for work at Eisenhower ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025

Red Cross sends volunteers from Wisconsin
The American Red Cross is sending help from Wisconsin to families affected by relentless floods and tornadoes across the south and Midwest. 29 volunteers from various Wisconsin chapters are in south T...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 10, 2025





