Category Archives: Local News

Iowa County Sheriff's Office Completes Move
Iowa County Sheriff Steve Michek says all of his department's operations, including the county jail and 911 center, have moved into a new $28-million-dollar law enforcement center in Dodgeville. Groun...
Feb 04, 2022

Man Sentenced For Hiding Body
A man found guilty of hiding a woman's body in the Wisconsin Dells area will spend the next 9 years in prison. Robert Olson pleaded no contest to the charge last October. 24-year-old Anastasia Evans d...
Feb 04, 2022

One Vehicle Rollover Crash in Iowa County
Iowa County authorities received a report of a one vehicle roll over crash on Mill Creek Road near Survey Road in the Township of Mineral Point. Iowa County Deputies, Mineral Point Fire, Mineral Point...
Feb 03, 2022

Darlington Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry
The monthly Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry in Darlington will be Friday starting at 4p. It will be held at a new location - First Baptist Church of Darlington on County Road K. There are no income ...
Feb 03, 2022

Nine COVID-19 Related Deaths In Area In Last Week
Nine new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the tri-state area as of Wednesday, with one more in Dubuque County, two more in Clayton County in Iowa; three more in Grant County in Wis.; as well a...
Mark Evenstad Feb 03, 2022

Official Calls For Line Construction To Stop
The director of Citizens Utility Board - an electric rate-payer interest group in Wisconsin - wants construction stopped on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line. In a letter, Thomas Content wr...
Feb 02, 2022

Darlington Phy-Ed Teacher Resigns Following Sexual Assault Allegations
The Darlington Community School Board on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a teacher accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a student. The resignation of 23 year old Jesse Sturtz of Darlington wi...
Feb 02, 2022

Sauk City Mobile Home Residents Won't Have To Move
Residents of a Sauk City mobile home park have been told they won't have to move after all. They had received a notice December 30th telling them they had 31 days to remove their homes. The notice ind...
Feb 02, 2022

Don't Expect Any Relief From High Gas Prices Soon
Wisconsin drivers are being told not to expect those high gas prices to come down anytime soon. GasBuddy-dot-com analyst Patrick De Haan says the COVID-19 pandemic caused a drop-off in demand last yea...
Feb 02, 2022

City of Galena Holds Annual Deer Count
The City of Galena conducted its annual deer count Tuesday, and the total represented a decrease from prior years. A total of 140 deer were counted. City Administrator Mark Moran said a city staff mem...
Mark Evenstad Feb 02, 2022





