Category Archives: Local News

Sen. Marklein celebrates passage of EMS related bill
Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) celebrated the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 182, relating to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tuition reimbursement, Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) s...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 20, 2025

Wisconsin Senate recognizes Southwest Technical College as #1 community college
On June 18, the Wisconsin State Senate officially recognized Southwest Wisconsin Technical College as the #1 community college in the nation, celebrating the college's selection as the 2025 winner of ...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 20, 2025 June Dairy Month Interviews Sponsored by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Wisconsin DOT warns of roads buckling due to extreme heat
A reminder from the Wisconsin DOT: extremely high temps like those forecast this weekend means the risk of pavement buckling increases. When weather changes from cool to very hot very quickly, slabs o...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 20, 2025

Registration open for youth fishing club in Jo Daviess County
University of Illinois Extension is launching a Fishing Spin Club for youth entering grades 6 through 12. The program is designed to introduce youth to the fundamentals of fishing while encouraging ou...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

DATCP announces $450K settlement with CenturyLink over price misrepresentation allegations
Internet provider CenturyLink will pay Wisconsin $450,000 to settle allegations that it misrepresented its monthly prices, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announce...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Aging and Disability Resource Center restructuring to county level
Despite a restructuring of the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Southwest Wisconsin, the agency's county-level leaders are not anticipating an impact to services. Green County recently announce...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Hollandale woman arrested following domestic disturbance
On Wednesday at 6:51 pm the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance that had taken place at a residence on County Road F in Moscow Township. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Forecasters issue extreme heat watch tri-state area this weekend
Forecasters have issued an extreme heat watch for a large swath of the tri-state area this weekend as temperatures are expected to soar. The extreme heat watch is effective from noon Saturday, June 21...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

Wisconsin DNR to hold 2 Grant County events highlighting invasive species
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will mark Invasive Species Awareness Weekend with a pair of events in Grant County. Volunteers will remove two invasive species, honeysuckle and burdock, ...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

SW Wisconsin tourism saw slight dip in 2024
Southwest Wisconsin leaders say weather was largely to blame for a slight dip in tourism economic impact last year that bucked the statewide trend of continued growth. Wisconsin's total economic impac...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 19, 2025

