Category Archives: Local News
Lancaster Public Library Receives Grant For Street Lights
The Lancaster Public Library Foundation has been awarded a grant of approximately $50,000 from the Lancaster Community Fund to improve several aspects of the library's grounds. Specifically, the histo...
Aug 13, 2020
President Trump To Visit Wisconsin
President Donald Trump is expected to return to Wisconsin next week.The Trump campaign has yet to make an official announcement regarding the trip, but Trump himself mentioned the visit during a "TELE...
Aug 13, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
City of Platteville Decides Not To Create Ordinance For Masks
Because of an executive order from the Governor's office mandating that people wear face masks in public spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Platteville Common Council members have postponed fur...
Aug 13, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
St John Dinner Cancelled
St John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Castle Rock Ridge (15052 Shemak Rd, Muscoda, WI) has cancelled this year's annual chicken noodle soup, chicken and ham dinner.
Aug 12, 2020 @joefoodie / CC
Storm Damage Estimates Expected To Take Some Time
Officials across the tri-states say it may take some time to determine how much damage Monday's round of severe weather did. The storms that ripped through yesterday afternoon were part of a derecho b...
Aug 12, 2020 jess Knutson / CC
National Weather Service Rules A Tornado Touched Down in Grant County
The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirms a quick EF0 tornado passed near the intersection of Highway 133 and County Highway N between Potosi and Cassville. The path length was about a half m...
Aug 12, 2020 isghoul / CC
Stolen Car Found Burnt
Grant County Authorities are looking for more details about a vehicle theft near Kieler - that ended with the vehicle found burned, on the side of the road in Sauk County. According to a sheriff's off...
Aug 12, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
That Tree Taken Down By Storm
There's a tree that stands alone in a field south of Platteville - but over the past eight years, that tree has never truly been alone. One day local photographer Mark Hirsch picked up his iPhone and ...
Aug 12, 2020
Two Arrested Following Domestic Dispute
Two people were arrested late Monday night after authorities were called about a domestic dispute in the Village of Belmont. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office reports 28-year-old Jose Mercado-Orti...
Aug 11, 2020
Cassville Safe And Spooky Cancelled
Officials at the Stonefield Historic Site in Cassville have announced that their Safe and Spooky Halloween event has been cancelled. The event typically draws more than 2,000 visitors from around the ...
Aug 11, 2020
