Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Mar 27, 2025 GotCredit / CC
DRA to consider conservation work on Chaplain Schmitt Island
Wetland conservation work could soon be coming to Chaplain Schmitt Island. Mike Shannon, regional biologist for conservation group Ducks Unlimited, gave an overview of his group's recommendations for ...
Mar 27, 2025
Dubuque man sentenced for damaging a vehicle
A Dubuque man was sentenced to two years of probation after he caused about $8,000 in damage to a vehicle in Dubuque. 47-year-old Johnny T. Webb recently received the sentence from District Associate ...
Mar 27, 2025
Highway partially shut down in Grant County following truck vs. semi crash
On Friday at approximately 11:27am, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a semi versus pickup truck crash at the intersection of Highway 35/61 and County Highway B in Potosi Township. Aft...
Mar 27, 2025
Tesla is suing to open dealerships in Wisconsin, effects on Supreme Court race
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and political groups he backs are pouring millions of dollars into the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the electric vehicle company sues to overturn a state law t...
Mar 27, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
