Category Archives: Local News

Road Construction Plans Unveiled For Jo Daviess County
A newly released five-year statewide plan includes funding for two major road projects in Jo Daviess County. Plans for the projects were outlined in an Illinois Department of Transportation 2024-2029 ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 17, 2023

Darlington Man Arrested For OWI-2nd Offense in Green County
A man from Darlington was arrested in Green County Saturday for his 2nd offense of OWI. Around 9:25pm, Deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on High...
Jul 17, 2023 Brandon Harer / CC

New Director Hired For Schreiner Memorial Library
Schreiner Memorial Library in Lancaster has announced the hiring of Martha Bauer as its new Library Director. Bauer brings 23 years of experience and a strong passion for community engagement to her n...
Jul 17, 2023

One Vehicle Accident Near Belmont
Belmont Fire and EMS responded to Center Drive Road in Belmont Township for a one vehicle accident Saturday around 9:30am. 53 year old Joseph Gustafson of Cuba City was traveling east when he lost con...
Jul 17, 2023

Groundbreaking Of New Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County
Groundbreaking took place Saturday for the new Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County. The new location for the hospital is just off Highway 23 on Darlington's southside. Speakers were hospital CEO Kat...
Jul 17, 2023

Local Students in National Finals Rodeo
Four area students are competing this week in the 2023 National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming. They qualified with outstanding performances at the Wisconsin High School State Finals Ro...
Jul 17, 2023

Grant County Solar Project Nearing Completion
Alliant Energy crews at the Grant County Solar Project near Cassville are nearing the end of civil sitework as progress continues this summer. Crews are nearly finished constructing driveways and site...
Jul 15, 2023

UTV Crash leads to OWI Arrest Grant County
Just before 11pm Thursday, the Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a UTV crash on Cannon Road near Buckwheat Ridge Road in the Township of Ellenboro. The Grant County dispatch cente...
Jul 15, 2023
Vehicle Enters Corn Field, Leaves Scene
On Thursday around 3:45pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office received a report of a vehicle southbound on Highway 80 near Martinville Road in Lima Township. It appears that the vehicle left the roadwa...
Jul 15, 2023

Groundbreaking For New Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County
A groundbreaking celebration for Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County's new $64.8 facility will take place at 1:30 p.m. today at the site of the new hospital at the intersection of Highway 23 and Cou...
Jul 15, 2023





