Category Archives: Local News

No injuries reported from Mineral Point fire
On Tuesday at 2:44 PM, the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of smoke coming from a structure on High Street and South Vine in the City of Mineral Point. The Mineral Point Fire Depar...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025 brett jordan / CC

3 firefighters injured battling grass fire in Jo Daviess County
Authorities said three firefighters were airlifted after sustaining injuries battling a grass fire in Jo Daviess County. Jo Daviess County Emergency Management states in a press release that Elizabeth...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025 cbransto / CC

Richland Center woman arrested twice in one day for OWI
Authorities arrested a Richland Center woman twice in one day for suspected OWI. The Richland County Sheriff's Office says court staff told them a woman had shown up to the courtroom under the influen...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025

Iowa County 911 system is down, calls routed to Lafayette County
Multiple south central Wisconsin agencies are reporting issues with their 911 system or non-emergency lines Wednesday. Iowa County Emergency Management said around 10:25 a.m. that its 911 system was d...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025

Dubuque school district proposes slightly higher tax levy rate
Dubuque Community Schools officials propose a slight increase to the district's tax levy rate in the coming fiscal year, meaning homeowners would see an increase in the school district portion of thei...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Iowa County 911 call numbers from March 30 to April 5
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department is sharing their recent 911 call volumes. On Facebook, Iowa County 911 Communication Center announced they had 486 calls for service from March 30 to April 5, 2025...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC

US Cellular laying off 4,100 employees nationwide
US Cellular plans to lay off about 4,100 positions across the country. According to a notice from US Cellular, US Cellular is selling all of its wireless operations to T-Mobile. The company said layof...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025

Schreiner Memorial Library to host a Lancaster History Project
Schreiner Memorial Library is holding a Lancaster History Project event this week. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 10, at the library, 113 W. Elm St. Attendees are asked to...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025 Emma London

Lancaster Chamber seeks vendors for Night Market
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce seeks vendors for its summer night market. The market will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on June 10, July 8 and Aug. 12 at Ryland Park. Vendors are responsible for their ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025

Dubuque landfill board nixes federal grant, moves ahead with civilian disposal center
The Dubuque landfill board has decided to move ahead with plans for a customer convenience center while forgoing a $4 million federal grant offered by then-President Joe Biden and frozen by President ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 09, 2025





