Category Archives: Local News

Elon Musk awards $1 million to Wisconsin voter
Billionaire Elon Musk says a Wisconsin voter has been awarded $1 million days before the conclusion of a fiercely contested state Supreme Court election that has broken spending records and become a r...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 Benjamin Sperandio / CC

Farmers gather for Ag Day at the Capitol
More than 350 farmers from across Wisconsin gathered for Ag Day at the Capitol on Wednesday and they were united by one central concern: advocating for the issues that matter most to the farming commu...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025

New grocery store opening in Mineral Point
A new locally-owned grocery store is set open in the downtown area of Mineral Point, officials announced in a release on Tuesday. Located on High Street, the new store called Staple and Fancy will fea...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025

Wisconsin to recruit fired federal workers, Evers says
Governor Tony Evers says his administration will help recently fired federal workers find jobs in Wisconsin. Thursday, Evers announced the creation of a new portal for fired federal workers to connect...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait

No injuries from Cobb grass fire
On Wednesday at 1:22 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a grass fire near the intersection of Highway 18 and Blue River Road in the Township of Eden. Cobb Fire Department, C...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 cbransto / CC

No injuries in Mineral Point grass fire
On Wednesday at 4:43 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a grass fire in the ditch line near the intersection of State Road 39 and Old Hwy 39 in the Township of Mineral Point...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 liz west / CC

7 seek 4 seats on Lancaster Common Council
Seven individuals are running for four seats on the Lancaster Common Council in the April 1 election. James Hibbard is running unopposed for the District 2, Ward 2 seat being vacated by outgoing Alder...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Wisconsin woman sentenced to prison for mailing drugs to Dubuque
A Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for mailing thousands of dollars worth of drugs from Arizona to Dubuque. 42-year-old Tiffani K. Bradley of Sheboygan, Wis., received...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025

Highway work in Crawford County begins Monday
Work on a more than 7-month $21 million project on Highway 131 in Crawford County starts Monday. The Wisconsin DOT says the project will reconstruct a stretch of 131 between Highway 60 in Wauzeka and ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 Hannah Rosen / CC

Dubuque Council affirms support for tax increase of 3.9% for average homeowner
On Tuesday night, the Dubuque City Council followed through on setting the maximum property tax levy for fiscal year 2026 at $10.06 per $1,000 of taxable value, a 1.38% increase over FY 2025. The incr...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 GotCredit / CC





