Category Archives: Local News

Special Council Meeting In Lancaster
Lancaster's Common Council is set to hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss the proposed Kwik Trip project. The council agenda includes action to group parcels of land on the city's north-end to f...
Jul 22, 2020

Lancaster City Council Reduces Liquor Licence Fees
The Lancaster City Council has approved a one-time reduction in some liquor license fees as a way to help businesses that were closed earlier this year under the "Safe at Home" order. The city council...
Jul 22, 2020

Wrestling Great Rick Lawinger Dies
Rick Lawinger, who wrestled at Mineral Point and was the first University of Wisconsin wrestler to win an NCAA championship and then became head coach at River Valley High School died Tuesday. He was ...
Jul 22, 2020

Grant County Board Approves Sanctuary 2A Proposal
The Grant County Board approved, 14-2 the non-binding 'Sanctuary 2A' resolution. The resolution takes the stance that the county is against any sort of red flag laws, as well as being against items li...
Jul 21, 2020

Mineral Point Schools Using Hybrid Method This Fall
The Mineral Point School District has announced its plan to start this upcoming school year with a mix of in-person and online learning. In a social media post from the school district, board members ...
Jul 21, 2020

Local COVID 19 Reports For Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois
In Wisconsin, Grant County had one new case of COVID-19 reported Monday and has had 251 positive tests since the pandemic began. Lafayette, Iowa, and Crawford counties reported no new cases. In Illino...
Jul 21, 2020

Country Time Lemonade Creates Bailout For Lemonade Stands
It's been a rough summer for lemonade stands because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, Country Time Lemonade is providing a bailout. It started "The Littlest Bailout" program to help our youngest entrepre...
Jul 21, 2020

COVID 19 Cases Reported From Sunday
Locally, Grant County reported two new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, and the county now has had 250 cases altogether. Crawford County had 1 new case and has had 48. No new cases in Lafayette County which ...
Jul 20, 2020

Dodgeville Man Arrested After Disturbance
The Iowa County Sheriff's department and the Dodgeville Police Department responded to the report of a disturbance on West Leffler Street in Dodgeville Friday around 9pm. As a result, 32 year old Bret...
Jul 20, 2020

Citizens Utility Board Wants Extension Of Disconnection Ban
The Citizens Utility Board is asking Wisconsin power companies to delay disconnections during the rest of the coronavirus pandemic. A moratorium on disconnections is set to end Saturday. A spokesperso...
Jul 20, 2020





