Category Archives: Local News
Coronavirus Cases and Deaths Reports Tuesday
There were 32 additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County for a total of 4,213 and one more related death reported Tuesday. The county's death toll now stands at 50. Delaware County reported an inc...
Oct 14, 2020
Mineral Point Students Protest
A day after the Mineral Point school board voted to move all instruction to a virtual format - and suspend high school athletics for the next two weeks - students took to the streets. About 50 student...
Oct 14, 2020
Wisconsin Clerks Warn About Expected Delays In Vote Counting
Wisconsin clerks are repeating their warnings that the results of the November presidential election won't be available as early as they normally are. Record numbers of absentee ballots will slow the ...
Oct 14, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Grant Will Be Used To Maintain Vacant Grant County Property
A grant of up to $35,000 will go toward an abandoned, contaminated property in downtown Lancaster. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced a Brownfields Grant for property owned by...
Oct 14, 2020 Mike Lawrence / CC
Platteville Council Tables Face Mask Ordinance
Near the end of last month, most local government officials believed Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate would be over, or overturned, by now. That led school boards and city councils to discuss how the...
Oct 13, 2020
Mineral Point Schools Go Virtual
School officials in Mineral Point have voted to switch to a fully-virtual learning model for the next two weeks. The Mineral Point school board took that action last night, following the recommendatio...
Oct 13, 2020 University of the Fraser Valley / CC
Platteville Common Council To Discuss Masks
A public hearing regarding a proposed mask ordinance for the City of Platteville is scheduled for tonight. The hearing is part of the Platteville Common Council's regular business meeting. The ordinan...
Oct 13, 2020 PEO ACWA / CC
Linden Man Arrested For OWI in Madison
A man from Linden was arrested on suspicion of his sixth offense of OWI Tuesday following a crash on Mineral Point Road in Madison. According to an incident report, 43 year old Billy Conner was going ...
Oct 13, 2020
COVID Spreading More In Grant County
Health officials in Grant County say COVID-19 is spreading - not just in a geographical way, but also spreading among more diverse age groups. A report from health department director Jeff Kindrai sho...
Oct 13, 2020 The National Guard / CC
COVID-19 Cases Reported In The Tri-States Monday
There were 31 additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County reported Monday, bringing the county total to 4,181. Two more COVID-19 related deaths were also reported Monday. The county's death toll no...
Oct 13, 2020
