Category Archives: Local News

Governor Allows Retail Stores and Drive-In Theatres To Re-Open In Wisconsin
Governor Tony Evers on Monday allowed nearly all nonessential businesses to reopen as long as they serve no more than five customers at a time, partially lifting the restriction that has kept them clo...
May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Testing Open To Anyone In Wisconsin
If you want to be tested for COVID-19, all you have to do is ask. The state of Wisconsin will now test anyone. Originally, the Department of Health Services reserved the tests for only those most at r...
May 11, 2020

Much More Testing But Positive COVID-19 Results Remain Flat
Even though Wisconsin is testing many more people for COVID-19, the number of positive test results isn't growing. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services say the number of new case...
May 11, 2020
Plans For Solar Farm in Grant County
A company recently filed construction plans for a 200-megawatt solar farm on 2,000 acres between Potosi and Lancaster. Reports say the construction application filed by Grant County Solar LLC, a subsi...
May 11, 2020

Reported Cases of Coronavirus as of Saturday Morning May 9
In Wisconsin, another 375 cases of COVID-19 were reported as of Saturday morning. The state's total now is 9,590. Officials also announced 10 more deaths, pushing the total to 384. In Grant County, 66...
May 09, 2020

Platteville Park and Rec Programs Delayed Until At Least July
Platteville Parks & Recreation has announced it will not offer in-person programming through at least the end of June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement, the department reported tha...
May 09, 2020

Coronavirus Update As of Friday Morning May 8
Twelve more Wisconsin residents have died due to complications from COVID-19, as the state's death toll is now 374. State and county health officials said Wisconsin has also reached more than 9,3o0 co...
May 08, 2020

Evers Won’t Rule Out Opening Regions A Bit Earlier
Governor Tony Evers says he won't rule out the Republican idea of opening some parts of the state less-affected by COVID-19 a little earlier. Evers says that's one idea he discussed in a Monday meetin...
May 08, 2020

Late-Season Freeze Not All That Unusual In Wisconsin
Most of Wisconsin is being warned that Friday night into Saturday morning will bring freezing temperatures a second time in-a-row. The National Weather Service says this is not all that unusual. The l...
May 08, 2020

Mineral Point Man In Truck Crash
A Mineral Point was uninjured after the straight truck he was driving rolled over Wednesday afternoon. Green County Sheriff's deputies and the Monticello Fire Department responded to the single vehicl...
May 08, 2020

