Category Archives: Local News

Grant County Fair removes gate fee this year
Attendees of the Grant County Fair this summer will be able to enjoy free admission to the fairgrounds. The gate fee last year was $5 per person with children ages 8 and under entering for free, but t...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 20, 2026
Iowa County woman will stand trial for death of estranged husband
A woman accused of stabbing and killing her estranged husband in Iowa County will stand trial, according to online court records. 67-year-old Kelli Nechkash had her preliminary hearing Tuesday in Iowa...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 20, 2026

Sen. Marklein awarded Legislative Leadership Torchbearer Award
Senator Howard Marklein was presented the "Legislative Leadership Torchbearer Award" by Wisconsin's Child Advocacy Centers and Green County Child Advocacy Center. Green County Child Advocacy Center (C...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026

Two people safe after ATV crashes through ice in Vernon County
Two people are safe after their ATV crashed through the ice. Thursday afternoon, the Vernon County Dispatch Center began receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting that two people, on an All-Terrain Vehicle, wen...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026 GotCredit / CC

Chippewa Falls man arrested in Eden
One person was arrested following a traffic stop in Eden. Thursday evening a Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 18 near County Road XX in Eden. As a result of the stop,...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026

Barneveld man arrested after fleeing officers
A Barneveld man was arrested after fleeing from officers on an ATV. Thursday afternoon the Mineral Point Police Department responded to a report of a property damage complaint near Commerce Street and...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026
Cassville man dead following overnight crash
A man from Cassville is dead following a one-vehicle crash during the snow last night. Shortly after midnight this morning the Grant County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received an automated...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026

Holy Family Catholic Schools completes $30 million fundraising goal
Holy Family Catholic Schools the completion of their $30 million Platform for Excellence: Inspiring Spaces capital campaign, fully funding all three tiers of planned projects that will transform Centr...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 20, 2026

Wisconsin farm bankruptcies increased in 2025
Farm bankruptcies in Wisconsin increased by 700% in 2025. Sixteen Wisconsin farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection in 2025, compared to just two farms in 2024. Chapter 12 bankruptcy serves a...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2026

3 arrested for drugs following a traffic stop in Dodgeville
Three people were arrested for drugs following a traffic stop in Dodgeville. Wednesday evening an Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 18 near N Johns St in Dodgeville. As ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2026





