Category Archives: Local News

Authorities Say Yablonski Looked At Possibly Traveling Out Of State
Sauk County authorities say a search of electronic devices used by a missing teenager revealed Internet searches about possibly traveling out of state. 13 year old James Yoblonski has been missing sin...
Aug 04, 2023

New Child Care Facility To Open in Lancaster
An area child care provider is planning a new location in Lancaster that will eventually have space for up to 200 kids. Renee Troester, of Cuba City, plans to open the center in the former Shopko buil...
Aug 04, 2023
Climatologist Calls Last Week’s Rain, A Million Dollar Rain
Area climate experts say local rainfall last week, paired with unusual temperature fluctuations, helped avert what could have been severe impacts from last week's heat wave. Overall, summer conditions...
Mark Evenstad Aug 04, 2023
Iowa Tax-Free Holiday On Friday and Saturday
Customers will have an additional incentive to shop the next few days, as Iowa's annual sales tax-free holiday will take place today and tomorrow. On those dates, sales tax will not be charged on most...
Mark Evenstad Aug 04, 2023

Hazel Green Man Arrested On Charge of Burglary
Dubuque County officials arrested 34 year old Jason Burks of Hazel Green around 2pm Tuesday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging second-degree burglary.
Aug 03, 2023

Dangerous Material Removed from Browntown
On Wednesday, at about 10:40am, a construction crew working on the wall of a structure on East Main Street, in the Village of Browntown found 8 paper wrapped cylindrical items having the appearance of...
Aug 03, 2023

Two Vehicle Accident At Ridgeway
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a two-vehicle accident on County Road Y in the Township of Ridgeway Tuesday at approximately 7:30pm. Barneveld EMS, the Ridgeway Fire Departme...
Aug 03, 2023

Kayak Overturns At Arena Boat Landing
Iowa County officials received a report of two individuals who had tipped their kayaks near the Arena Boat landing in the Township of Arena Tuesday around 11:30am. The Arena Fire Department and Arena ...
Aug 03, 2023
Galena Trying To Decide On What To Do With Main Street Building
Galena City Council members held a meeting this week and discussed the future of a city-owned building on Main Street, generally agreeing that public restrooms could be a good use of the property. The...
Mark Evenstad Aug 03, 2023
Dubuque County Fair Considered A Success
Even with high temperatures and a thunderstorm that forced the cancellation of the Friday night concert, Dubuque County Fair officials determined this year's fair a success. Attendance dipped slightly...
Mark Evenstad Aug 03, 2023





