Category Archives: Local News

AG Kaul joins coalition to protect the Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (A...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2025

Boscobel High School to host a blood drive
The American Red Cross urges the public to give blood or platelets now to help combat the significant weather impact on blood donations this winter. People of all blood types - especially those with t...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2025

National Weather Service offering spotter training before severe weather season
The US National Weather Service of La Crosse Wisconsin is holding their free weather spotter training again. Grant County Emergency Management will be in Fennimore on March 24th, 6:30pm at the Southwe...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Flood Safety Awareness Week tips
This week is Flood Safety Awareness Week. Grant County experiences more flash flooding than any other county in Wisconsin, with 38 recorded events since 2006. A Facebook post from the Grant County Eme...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2025

Time to remove fishing shanties
Deadlines are approaching for ice fisherman to remove their permanent ice shanties. The Wisconsin DNR sent out a reminder Tuesday of the dates by which shanties should be removed, based on their respe...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2025

Joann Fabrics closing all locations
Joann Fabrics has shifted course and will now close all of its locations. The bankrupt fabrics retailer announced earlier this month they planned to close 500 of their 800 stores. Sunday, they announc...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 25, 2025

New dispensary opening in East Dubuque
A new adult-use cannabis dispensary in East Dubuque will open next month. Bridge City Collective, will host a grand opening from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. March 8. According to a press release, the grand open...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 25, 2025 Yarygin / Depositphotos.com

Former Dubuque Fire Chief passed away
A former Dubuque Fire Department Chief has passed away. Chief Dan Brown died Friday at the age of 68 following a brief illness. Chief Brown began his career with the Dubuque Fire Department in January...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 25, 2025

Retired Galena K9 passed away
The Galena Police Department announced the death of a retired K9 officer via a Facebook post. Over the weekend K-9 Copper passed away. He was a bloodhound owned by retired Jo Daviess Deputy and Part-t...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 25, 2025 Photo courtesy of Galena, Illinois Police Facebook page.

Teen arrested for THC following traffic stop
On Monday just after 9:30 AM Iowa County Sheriff's deputies initiated a traffic stop on Highway 151 and East Survey in the Township of Dodgeville. As a result of the stop,19-year-old Nicolus Davis Jr....
Courtney Chaffee Feb 25, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC





