Category Archives: Local News

Dairy group seeks candidates for Dubuque County royalty
Dubuque County Dairy Association seeks candidates for Dubuque County Dairy Princess and other royalty. The Dubuque County Dairy Princess is open to 16- to 24-year-olds who live or work on a dairy farm...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 07, 2025

Loras College chapel bells to ring again
Loras College announced Thursday that they are bringing back a campus tradition: the ringing of the Christ the King Chapel bells. The bells have been silent for nearly seven years due to a restoration...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 07, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Public comment requested for spongy moth aerial treatment plans in local counties
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting public comment on its planned 2025 spongy moth aerial treatment plans. Treatment plan maps, spray informatio...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 07, 2025
Dubuque County deputy resigns following public outcry
A newly hired Dubuque County Sheriff's Department deputy resigned today, following significant public outcry related to a previously dismissed criminal charge. Matthew Pothoff resigned after the depar...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025

Crawford County Sheriffs investigating damage to a fence and field in Prairie du Chien
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating damage to a field and a fence on Radio Lane in the Township of Prairie du Chien. The damage occurred sometime during the afternoon hours of Saturd...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025

Plea agreement entered, hate crime dropped against Drapeau
A felony charge of criminal damage to property with a hate crime modifier was dropped as part of a plea agreement with one of the brothers involved in a fight in August 2024. According to online court...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025

Congressman Derrick Van Orden threatens to report veteran, former VA employee to DOGE
The representative of Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, Republican Derrick Van Orden, is under fire for a message he sent to Army veteran and former VA employee, Tony Ruiz. The message has gone ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025

One injured following accident in Freeman
On Wednesday at approximately 7:47 a.m., the Crawford County Sheriff's Office responded to a traffic crash on County B east of Highway 35 in the Township of Freeman. The driver, 35-year-old Ryan Deega...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025

Steuben man arrested for drugs
On Wednesday at approximately 1:53 a.m., a Crawford County Sheriff conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 61 and County X in the Township of Clayton. The driver was identified as 21...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC

Spooner man arrested for disorderly conduct in Wyoming Township
On Wednesday at 8:48 AM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance at the intersection of Sneed Creek Road and High Point Road in the Township of Wyoming. As a result, 62...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 06, 2025





