Category Archives: Local News

Ruling On Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line in Iowa
A state board in Iowa has denied a request to halt construction of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line. In a release, the Iowa Utilities Board said a series of motions did not clearly show le...
Mark Evenstad Apr 21, 2022

Marklein Announces Re-election Plans
Senator Howard Marklein of Spring Green has announced re-election plans to continue representing Southwest Wisconsin's 17th district. The district includes all of Grant and Lafayette counties and part...
Apr 20, 2022 Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green)

Erratic Driver Arrested in Blanchardville
Authorities in Iowa County received a traffic complaint of an erratic driver near Hollandale on Highway 191 and County Road K Monday around 11:30am. Assisting Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies were the B...
Apr 20, 2022 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Conservation Group Purchases Land Near Wauzeka With $3M Gift
A conservation group, the Mississippi Valley Conservancy, is using a $3 million gift to buy 1,600 acres of land along the lower Kickapoo River. The land is just north of Wauzeka in Crawford County and...
Apr 20, 2022 GotCredit / CC

East Dubuque Council Member Facing Felony Charges
A special prosecutor has been appointed in a felony case involving a member of the East Dubuque City Council. 59 year old Tim Fluhr of East Dubuque is charged in Jo Daviess County Circuit Court with a...
Mark Evenstad Apr 20, 2022

Grant County Officials Say Paying Debt With Gift Cards Is Really A Scam
Over the past several weeks, the Grant County Sheriff's Office, and other area police departments, have seen an increase in fraud and scam complaints. Most of the complaints involve pre-paid gift card...
Apr 19, 2022

Governor Dodge State Park To Open Equestrian Campground
An area state park in Southwest Wisconsin will be opening an equestrian campground next week. Governor Dodge State Park in Dodgeville will open its equestrian campground on April 29th. The Wisconsin D...
Apr 19, 2022
New Pool In Warren Could Open in May 2023
Officials in Jo Davies County have announced an updated timeline for the construction of a new pool in Warren. Members of the Meridian Park Pool Committee plan to go through the bidding process for th...
Apr 19, 2022

Marklein Unhappy With Evers Veto of Broadband Bill
Senator Howard Marklein of Spring Green says he's upset over a move by Governor Tony Evers that took money from rural Wisconsin. Marklein responded to the governor's veto of a bill to improve the Rura...
Apr 19, 2022 Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green)

River Ridge Student Receives Scholarship For Essay
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt has awarded 12 graduating high school seniors with scholarships in the form of $1000 Edvest gift certific...
Apr 18, 2022





