Category Archives: Local News

One injured in Platteville plane crash
A single-engine airplane crashed at the Platteville Municipal Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot was the only person aboard and was transported to a nearby hospital with what appear to be minor i...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025

Southwestern School Board candidate requests recount
A candidate in last week's southwest Wisconsin elections has requested a recount after losing by a single vote. Jordan Pergande, who received 628 votes in the Southwestern School Board Area 1 race to ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Dubuque pools set to open May 27
The City of Dubuque Parks and Recreation Department announced today that Flora and Sutton pools are scheduled to open for the summer on Tuesday, May 27, depending on weather. Annual pool passes are cu...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025 IraGirichBO / Depositphotos.com

Darlington teacher received a 'Teacher Fellowship Award'
A teacher at Darlington Elementary and Middle School recently earned an award from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. Mark Acherman received a Teacher Fellowship award from the educational foundati...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025

Blanchardville Village President faces eligibility questions following election
Nearly one week after the spring election, one local government is struggling to move forward with its results. Voters in Blanchardville elected Lanny Gilbertson as village president, but the village ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025

Former Wisconsin supreme Court justice is surrendering his law license
A former Wisconsin state Supreme Court justice who spread election conspiracies and led an investigation into President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in the swing state agreed Monday to surrender his law l...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Apple Grove Church faces another rebuilding setback after tornado destroyed the church
Apple Grove Lutheran Church is facing another roadblock in their rebuilding process, after their insurance company notified the cancelation of their insurance policy. The insurance company provided fu...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025

Dodgeville School District letting 13 staff go after failed referendum
The Dodgeville School District is set to let go of 13 staff members and reduce programming after its operational referendum failed at the polls Tuesday. Without the community's permission to raise the...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Grant County will participate in statewide tornado drill
All municipal warning sirens will sound in Grant County during this week's statewide tornado drill. The drill will be held Thursday and is held in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wis...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025

Barneveld woman arrested for bail jumping
On Monday at 5:15 PM the Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance at the intersection of Sweeny Road and County Road K in the Township of Arena. As a result, 37-year-old K...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 08, 2025





