Category Archives: Local News

Portion of Highway 61 in Dickeyville To Be Repaved
A one-mile stretch of Highway 61 through the Village of Dickeyville is scheduled to be repaved this summer. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation say the asphalt road surface will ...
May 19, 2020

Lafayette County Fair Receives Grant, Plans Memorials
The Lafayette County Fair recently received a $3,000 grant from Compeer Financial. Fair Manager Kari Ruf says the grant will be used to repair wooden posts in the hog barn at the fairgrounds, and hope...
May 19, 2020

Wisconsin Drivers Can Renew Their Licenses Online
No more long lines at the D-M-V when you go to renew your driver's license. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says people can now do that online. The state agency is making the change as it w...
May 18, 2020

AAA Expects Memorial Day Weekend Travel To Be Way Down
For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not be releasing a Memorial Day travel forecast due to current travel recommendations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, 43 million Americans traveled f...
May 18, 2020

Evers Says Its Unlikely He and Legislative Leaders Will Agree On New Restrictions
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says it is unlikely he and Republican leaders of the Legislature will reach an agreement on new COVID-19 restrictions. Evers says he met with Senate Majority Leader Scott...
May 18, 2020

Obituaries Monday May 18, 2020
Pamela J. "Pam" Kohl, 70, Lancaster https://www.martinschwartzfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Pamela-J-Kohl?obId=13390655#/celebrationWall Scott D. Ransom, 58, Fennimore https://www.larsonfuneralhomes.com...
May 18, 2020

ATV Accident With Injuries
Authorities responded early Saturday evening for an ATV rollover with injuries to Red Rock Road in Darlington Township. 25 year old Patrick Basile of Pecatonica, Illinois was a passenger on an ATV on ...
May 18, 2020

Platteville Man Arrested For Disorderly Conduct and Other Charges
A Platteville man was arrested Saturday Night after authorities responded to Mitchell Hollow Road in Belmont Township for a welfare check. 34 year old Matthew J. Richardson was charged with disorderly...
May 18, 2020

Democratic-Controlled US House Passes $3 Trillion HEROES Act
Congressman Ron Kind is applauding passage of a three-trillion-dollar COVID-19 package in the Democratic-controlled U-S House. The HEROES Act provides funding for local governments to respond to the c...
May 16, 2020

Rodgers says Packers’ decision to draft Love surprised him
Packers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay’s decision to draft a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team. Th...
Associated Press May 15, 2020





