Category Archives: Local News

Grant County emergency responders land $110,000 in grants
Grant County emergency responders recently received more than $110,000 in federal funds to put toward new equipment and training. Lancaster EMS received a $54,636 regional grant for training by Southw...
Sep 22, 2022

Grant County Sheriff's Office therapy K-9 completes puppy preschool
One of the newest members of the Grant County Sheriff's Office is a puppy preschool graduate. The sheriff's office brought in its first therapy K-9, a mini Goldendoodle named Zelda. The dog will tend ...
Sep 22, 2022 GotCredit / CC

Latest COVID-19 Report Shows Four Additional Deaths in the Area
Four additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area from September 8th to Wednesday. A report says three of the deaths were Dubuque County residents. Meanwhile, the number of patients wi...
Mark Evenstad Sep 22, 2022

Burglary in Ridgeway
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office and the Ridgeway Marshal's Office responded to a burglary on Main Street in Ridgeway. The burglary appears to have occurred in the overnight hours of September 19th th...
Sep 21, 2022

Sex Offender To Be Released and Live in Darlington
The City of Darlington Police Department is releasing information regarding the presence of a sexual offender to be living in the city. 45 year old Jason M. Schmidt will be living in a residence on Ar...
Sep 21, 2022

Motor Vehicle Crash With Injuries Near Barneveld
Authorities in Iowa County received a report of a Motor Vehicle Crash near Lakeview Road and County Road HH near Barneveld with injuries around 10:45am Tuesday. The persons injured were taken to an ar...
Sep 21, 2022

Midwest Medical Center in Galena Plans Expansion
Officials at Midwest Medical Center in Galena have unveiled plans for a $34.5 million expansion to increase available services and create 26 new full-time jobs. The project at Midwest Medical Center w...
Sep 21, 2022

Pickett Sentenced For Killing His Mother and Family Dog
An Avoca man has been sentenced for killing his mother and family dog, after a jury found him guilty in July. 22 year old Sean Pickett was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and mistreatme...
Sep 21, 2022

Man killed in rural Rock County crash
EDGERTON, Wis. — A 61-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash between Edgerton and Evansville Tuesday afternoon, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said. According to a news release, the...
Logan Reigstad Sep 20, 2022

Mining and Rollo Jamison Museums receives Grants
The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum in Platteville has received a $25,000 challenge grant to put toward facility improvements. They are asking for the public's help to make the most of it. A Plattevil...
Sep 20, 2022





