Category Archives: Local News

Wisconsin DNR Urges Waterfowl Hunters Not to Shoot Swans
The Wisconsin D-N-R is reminding waterfowl hunters to know their target and not shoot at swans this season. All wild swans are protected in Wisconsin. Conservation officers say hunters may encounter m...
Oct 29, 2021

DNR Fines Grain Company
A Nebraska-based company, with multiple locations in the area, has agreed to pay more than a quarter-million dollars in fines from the Iowa DNR. The agency announced Gavilon will pay $270-thousand dol...
Oct 29, 2021

Water Main Replacement Project Planned For Tennyson
The Village of Tennyson will host a public meeting to discuss a water main replacement project. New mains are planned for installation along U.S. Highway 61 in the summer of 2022. The public meeting w...
Mark Evenstad Oct 28, 2021

Fundraising Expected To Begin Soon For Inclusive Playground
City of Platteville leaders are backing the construction of an inclusive playground and organizers are optimistic they can begin fundraising in time for a fall 2022 opening. Common Council members hav...
Oct 28, 2021

Wisconsin Ag Groups Applaud Passage of Export Legislation
Wisconsin agricultural groups are applauding unanimous Assembly passage of a bill that uses $5-million dollars to increase the state's exports. The goal of the legislation is to boost exports of dairy...
Oct 28, 2021

Thompson Says UW System Will Following Federal COVID Mandate
The University of Wisconsin System plans to follow the Biden administration's executive order on COVID-19 vaccinations. It requires federal contractors to comply with the vaccine mandate. UW System Pr...
Oct 28, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Platteville Project Scrapped
A substantial increase in construction costs appears to be the reason a manufacturing plant has scrapped its plans for a new facility in Platteville. Officials with Cummins have informed city staff th...
Oct 27, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Former Lancaster Police Chief Passes Away
Former Lancaster Police Chief Rodger Janssen passed away Monday. He was 74. Janssen was a 1966 graduate of Lancaster High School and served in the Lancaster Police Department for 31 years, with 25 yea...
Oct 27, 2021

City of Galena Addresses Outdoor Dining and Metered Parking
City of Galena officials will seek proposals to install a multi-meter paid parking system in hopes of mitigating parking problems, while waiting until a later date to decide whether to allow outdoor d...
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2021

Proposed Congressional Map Would Split Jo Daviess County
The latest congressional redistricting proposal released by the Democratic majority in the Illinois Legislature would split Jo Daviess County between two districts. The map is the second one put forwa...
Oct 26, 2021





