Category Archives: Local News

Emergency Meeting Helps Lancaster Jaycees To Continue
Officials with the Lancaster Jaycees have announced that they were able to retain chapter status after an emergency meeting on Tuesday night. The Jaycees were at risk of closure due to low membership....
Dec 15, 2022

City of Platteville and Family Advocates Reach Development Agreement
Land acquisition and construction can move forward on a domestic violence shelter in Platteville after a nonprofit and the city reached a compromise on the required development agreement. Platteville ...
Dec 15, 2022

Report names Dane County Regional Airport as one of the worst in nation for holiday travel
As holiday travel closes in, one report doesn't have good news for those who fly out of the Dane County Regional Airport. Forbes Advisor analyzed federal transportation data and determined what airpor...
Dec 15, 2022

Mineral Point announces new city administrator
The City of Mineral Point has selected its next city administrator. Matthew Honer will assume the role on Jan. 3. He will succeed Robert Buckingham, who is retiring early next year and who has been in...
Dec 15, 2022

Darlington Police Raise Awareness for New Signs
The Darlington Police Department is shared a post on their Facebook page earlier this week raising awareness for their new pedestrian crossings on Galena Street. The new signs were installed as part o...
Dec 15, 2022 Clover Autrey / CC

Wispact Foundation Provides $637,330 to Wisconsin Non-Profits
In only its second year of supporting Wisconsin non-profits through its Legacy Grant Program, the Wispact Foundation will distribute $637,330 to 75 organizations. This is an increase of over 275% in f...
Dec 15, 2022

Suspect In Custody For The Death Of Kylie Duster Of Dubuque
Investigators with the Dubuque Police Department have arrested a suspect in the July 2021 murder of 20-year-old Kylie Jo Duster of Dubuque. 23 year old Romell Davon Enoch, an inmate at the Clarinda Co...
Mark Evenstad Dec 14, 2022

State health officials encourage Wisconsinites to get the flu shot
With flu cases spiking across Wisconsin and the nation, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is once again encouraging Wisconsinites to get vaccinated against the flu. The DHS reports around 31...
Dec 14, 2022 KOMUnews / CC

Increased Law Enforcement Presence During Holiday Season
This holiday season, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin and the nation to prevent tragedies in our communities. There will be more officers out ...
Dec 14, 2022

Jo Daviess County Board Schedules Meeting To Fill Vacant District Seats
The Jo Daviess County Board has scheduled a special meeting next week to appoint members to vacant seats. The board will meet on Monday to make the appointments. The board this week officially declare...
Mark Evenstad Dec 14, 2022





