Category Archives: Local News

Wisconsin DHS hosting drug take back event
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is hosting a Drug Take Back Day, where Wisconsinites can safely dispose of drugs in their homes. Collection site bins will be throughout the state on Saturd...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025
One dead following Friday crash in Brigham
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Friday, resulting in the county's fourth traffic fatality of the year. At approximately 12:09 PM emergency p...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025

Prairie du Chien School District cutting $1.4 million
The Prairie du Chien Area School District needs to cut $1.4 million from its budget. This means student programs, faculty positions, and bus routes will have to go. The cuts come after the district op...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Pecatonica River Trails Park Campground open for the season
Pecatonica River Trails Park Campground in Darlington is open for the season. Restrooms, Showers, and Dump Station opened this week. Camping reservations can be made online through the City of Darling...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

Iowa farmers won't have to pay into state fund starting this fall
Starting in September, Iowa farmers won't have to pay 1/4 of a cent for every bushel they sell to grain dealers in the state. That quarter went to the Grain Indemnity Fund to pay farmers if the grain ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

Boscobel library receives grant from ALA
The Hildebrand Memorial Library in Boscobel has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an Am...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025 Emma London

Platteville dog breeder included on "Horrible Hundred" list of puppy mills
The Humane World for Animals has exposed 12 puppy mills in Iowa and 4 in Wisconsin including one in Platteville in their annual "Horrible Hundred" puppy mill report. The breeder listed from Plattevill...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

DNR launches new tool 'Wisconsin Fishing Finder'
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) launched their new online resource for anglers called Wisconsin Fishing Finder. The Wisconsin Fishing Finder works using any internet browser to giv...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025
Third Democrat announces congressional bid in Western Wisconsin
Laura Benjamin, a small business owner and former Eau Claire City Council member, announced her candidacy for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on Thursday. Benjamin will face two other primary c...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025

'Transition to Grazing' bill proposed in state Legislature
Wisconsin farmers would be incentivized to switch over to grazing, a practice that advocates say is better for both cows and the environment, under a proposal in the state Legislature. The "Transition...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 branex / Depositphotos.com





