Category Archives: Local News

Hundreds of People Come To Potosi Catfish Festival
Hundreds of people showed up for the 63rd annual Potosi Catfish Festival on Sunday. Potosi Fire Chief Ryne Emler says it gets bigger and bigger every year. It is the Potosi Fire Department's biggest f...
Mark Evenstad Aug 14, 2023

New President for Village of Scales Mound Board
Members of the Village of Scales Mound board have selected a new president following the resignation of the former office holder. Nicole Busch, a trustee on the village board, was appointed to fill th...
Aug 11, 2023

Four Grant County Fire Departments Receiving Additional Funding
Four Grant County Fire Departments are received an additional $178,901 in federal grant funding in continuing rounds of awards through this year's FEMA Assistance to Firefighters program. The Blooming...
Aug 11, 2023

Mineral Point Man Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway G in Willow Springs Township Thursday around 8:25am for a check welfare. As a result, 40 year old Jeremey Weipert of...
Aug 11, 2023

Lawsuit Against Fake Electors To Move Forward
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday allowed a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed, rejecting a move to dismiss the case. The la...
Aug 11, 2023

Rollover Accident Near Ridgeway
Officials with the Iowa County Sheriff's Department received a report of a one vehicle rollover accident on County Road Triple-H in the Township of Ridgeway around 2pm Thursday. Iowa County Deputies, ...
Aug 11, 2023

Two Vehicle Accident in Iowa County
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Aug 11, 2023

Mine Day At Rollo Jamison Museums
Coming up on Saturday, the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums invites everyone to join them for Mine Day - celebrate place-based industry at this classic family festival of bluegrass music and Science...
Aug 11, 2023

Avelo Airlines Requesting Funds For Revenue Guarentee Agreement
Avelo Airlines has had a successful return of commercial air service from Dubuque Regional Airport. Avelo is now requesting just over $584,000 from the city and county to support its investment. The r...
Mark Evenstad Aug 11, 2023

Ribbon Cutting For New Fire Mural in Platteville
The Platteville Main Street Program will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday at 7:30pm for the newly completed Fire Mural. The artists and members of the Platteville Volunteer Fire Depar...
Aug 10, 2023





