Category Archives: Local News

DOT warns drivers of increased deer activity
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has issued a warning to drivers about the increase of deer activity on Wisconsin roads. According to WisDOT, there were more than 17,000 deer-related crashes...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 15, 2025 Theerawat Sangprakarn / CC

Grant County works to balance 2026 budget
Grant County officials must cut about $2.7 million from the 2026 budget proposals to balance the books. County Administrator Nate Dreckman said the options to reduce spending are limited. The budget g...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 15, 2025

Blue Mounds woman pleads insanity in death of mother
A 31-year-old woman accused of killing her mother in Blue Mounds on April 14 entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea/guilty insanity plea on Tuesday. Online court records show the prosecution ...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 15, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Orchard Manor launching campaign to establish Orchard Manor Foundation
Orchard Manor is launching a new campaign to establish a dedicated non-profit organization: Orchard Manor Foundation. This foundation will serve to support and expand the mission of Orchard Manor, to ...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Muscoda man charged with murder for death of Richland County man
A Muscoda man has been formally charged with felony murder for causing the death of a man in Richland County. A criminal complaint has been filed against 56-year-old Judd Allen Frazier following a dea...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025

She Unites hosts developmental psychologist
A developmental psychologist will discuss the complexities and intimacies of motherhood during a free presentation in Dubuque. Lisa Grinde will present "Striving to be the World's Okayest Mom" from 6:...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025

Dubuque offers yard waste pick-up services
The city of Dubuque is reminding residents of its yard waste pickup services this fall. The Dubuque Public Works Department offers scheduled leaf rake-out collections and regular yard waste collection...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com

Rod Blum suspends campaign for U.S. House
Not even a month after announcing his candidacy for Iowa's Second Congressional District, Rod Blum has suspended it. Blum announced on September 18 he was entering the race. He served in Congress from...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Incidental take notice for starhead topminnow in Grant County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare fish, which may result from the Y-43 Hillside-Bloomington Pole Replacement Project in Grant...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025

Iowa County 911 call center volume for October 5-11, 2025
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department is sharing their weekly 911 Communications Center call numbers for October 5 - October 11, 2025. Over the past week, the Iowa County 911 Communication Center handl...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 14, 2025





