Category Archives: Local News

Health Officials Ask Board To Review Mask Order
After voting down a county-wide mask mandate last month, officials on the Dubuque County Board of Health are asking leaders to consider the move again. At a meeting this week, the board of health agre...
Oct 22, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC

City of Platteville Budget For 2021 Calls For Tax Increase
The Platteville Common Council is planning its 2021 budget and it won't be easy as it includes a tax increase which will be hard for taxpayers to accept as the community copes with job loss during the...
Oct 22, 2020 GotCredit / CC

Lafayette County Woman Injured When Vehicle Strikes Tree
A woman from Lafayette County was injured when her vehicle crashed into a tree around 12:30am Wednesday morning. Deputies from the Green County Sheriff's Department, along with New Glarus EMS and the ...
Oct 22, 2020

Dreckman On Speakers Task Force
A sheriff from southwest Wisconsin has been appointed to a special task force to address racial issues and challenges across the state. Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman will serve on Assembly Speake...
Oct 22, 2020 Martin Bowling / CC

Minnesota Woman Hurt In Crash Near Lancaster
A Minnesota woman suffered minor injuries following a one-vehicle crash south of Lancaster late Tuesday. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says authorities were called around 10:50pm to the intersecti...
Oct 21, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

Deer Causes Crash Near Stitzer
A Potosi man has minor injuries after he swerved to miss a deer and hit a tree about a mile and a half east of Stitzer. According to a report from the Grant County Sheriff's Department, 44-year-old Al...
Oct 21, 2020 Nakae / CC

Platteville Common Council Again Tables Enacting Mask Ordinance
Platteville Common Council members on Tuesday for the second time in recent months postponed a decision to enact an ordinance that would mandate the wearing of face masks within city limits to prevent...
Oct 21, 2020 Michael Pereckas / CC

Wisconsin Commission Suspends Galena Insurance Agent
Sanctions recently were imposed in Wisconsin against a Galena insurance agent accused of submitting false signatures on paperwork. Ryne Laity had his license summarily suspended by the Wisconsin Offic...
Oct 21, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC

UW-Platteville Day of Giving
UW-Platteville alumni and friends celebrated Pioneers Day of Giving by raising more than $141-thousnad dollars on October 9th. The university surpassed its goal with more than 290 donors. The annual e...
Oct 21, 2020 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC

Lancaster City Council Supports Wheel Tax; Mayor Against It
The Lancaster Common Council has indicated they support a $20 municipal wheel tax that would take effect January 1st, but Mayor Dave Varnum says he'll veto it. In a 6-2 vote, Shayne LaBudda, Stuart Ha...
Oct 20, 2020 GotCredit / CC





