Category Archives: Local News

Health officials have announced the first positive case of coronavirus in Grant County. According to a news release from the health department, the person is in their 20s and was "likely exposed to a ...

Organizers of the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival say the event has been postponed, and instead will run June 17 thru 21. This year marks the 9th annual film fest, which had been scheduled ...

With Election Day a few weeks away, one of the few contested races in Lancaster is for the city council's two at-large seats. Voters will be asked to pick two of the three candidates running for the p...

Wisconsin health officials have confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Iowa County. According to a report from the county health department, a 26-year-old female -who recently traveled to Dane County...

A 54-year-old northeast Iowa man died after falling into the Mississippi River Saturday afternoon while fishing near Guttenberg. Officials with the Iowa DNR say Shaun Oppenheimer of Quasqueton was pro...

Health department officials continue to report more confirmed cases of COVID-19, however, there remains no confirmed cases in Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Crawford or Richland Counties. Wisconsin saw the s...

Tracy Allen of the Platteville School District was on the Guest Spotlight Friday, March 21st. Her topic was how to explain the COVID-19 Pandemic to your children and the impact to being in education t...

Lancaster Mayor David Varnam has issued an Emergency Declaration to address COVID-19. He says, "in order to protect members of the public and city staff, all City buildings, with some exceptions," wil...

The Wisconsin DOT is moving ahead with projects - even as the state is dealing with a public health emergency. Department of Transportation officials plan to begin work on the Highway 18 Bridge connec...

Several college students around the area will be finishing this school year off-campus. That's the latest announcement from some schools including UW-Platteville and its two branch campuses in Richlan...