Category Archives: Local News

Cryptocurrency Scams on the Rise
Richland County Sheriff Clay Porter wants to update the community on the increase in cryptocurrency type scams. Cryptocurrency is defined as digital and/or virtual currency with the records being main...
Feb 29, 2024

Platteville Tourism Enjoyed Excellent Year in 2023
Platteville area leaders this week applauded early indicators that 2023 was another standout year for tourism. Platteville Regional Chamber Director Wayne Wodarz presented an annual tourism report to ...
Feb 29, 2024

Two Members of Clayton County Sheriffs Department Given Awards of Merit
Two members of the Clayton County Sheriff's Department have been given Awards of Merit from Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman. Deputy Dylan Rumph and Dispatcher Tabitha Chambers were recognized for t...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 29, 2024

Blanchardville Man Arrested For Violating Protection Order
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a protection order violation Tuesday around 1:30pm. Deputies contacted, and later, arrested 37 year old Richard Stone of Blanchardville for Vi...
Feb 28, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Nominations For Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Seats
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors. There are two Southw...
Feb 28, 2024

Large Fire In Field Near Dodgeville Extinguished
In Dodgeville, the Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a large fire in a field near Munz Road in Dodgeville Township around 3pm Monday. Mineral Point Fire and EMS along with Dodgevil...
Feb 28, 2024 shaireproductions.com / CC

Brush Fire Gets Out Of Control in Iowa County
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a brush fire that had gotten out of control and approaching a home on Ihm Road in Dodgeville Township Monday around 5:30pm. Dodgeville Fire an...
Feb 28, 2024 cbransto / CC

Money To Fight Pollution Still Not Released
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reiterated Tuesday that he will veto a Republican bill that would create grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals and again asked GOP lawmakers to release t...
Feb 28, 2024

Dubuque Breaks Two Temperature Records on Monday
Monday's unseasonably warm weather broke Dubuque high-temperature records both for Feb. 26 and the entire month. Officials with the Quad Cities office of the National Weather Service said the temperat...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024 jean pierre gallot / CC

Durango Man Arrested for Eluding & Excessive Speed
Authorities said a man observed driving more than 90 mph on a Dubuque street led law enforcement on a chase last week. 43-year-old Cody J. Brehm, of Durango was arrested at 8:47 a.m. Monday at the Dub...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024





