Category Archives: Local News

Body Of Missing Boater Found In Wisconsin River
Authorities in Crawford County have confirmed that a body found in the Wisconsin River Friday morning is that of a man who went missing following a boat crash on May 3. The Crawford County Sheriff's O...
May 15, 2020

Fatal Crash in Grant County
A fatal crash occurred on a Grant County Highway Friday morning. At approximately 5:45 a.m., the Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 35/61 near Kelly ...
May 15, 2020

Thursday COVID-19 Numbers For Wisconsin and Grant County
The positive percentage of new COVID-19 tests has slightly increased to 6.4-percent. According to state health officials, the new numbers today (Thursday) confirmed 13 more people have died due to com...
May 15, 2020

Area Counties Not Issuing Orders Yet
Although the state-level Safer at Home order has been lifted following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, county governments are still allowed to put other restrictions in place. As of now, Grant Count...
May 15, 2020

Spring Planting Ahead Of Schedule
Wisconsin farmers are ahead of schedule on spring planting this season thanks to favorable weather. The latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows corn planting in the state is 59 perce...
May 15, 2020

League Of Wisconsin Cities Says It Definitely Feels Like Chaos
Wednesday's decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to halt the governor's Safer at Home order has cities and villages trying to come up with some sort of plan. League of Wisconsin Municipalities Dire...
May 15, 2020

Packers 50th Hall of Fame induction banquet postponed to 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The 50th Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. Induction Banquet is postponed until April 17, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a release, the banquet was going to ...
Maija Inveiss May 15, 2020

One Vehicle Crash Injures Lancaster Man
A Lancaster man suffered serious injuries after a crash late Wednesday night in Ellenboro Township. 58 year old Richard Martin was taken to Grant Regional Health Center by Lancaster EMS following a on...
May 14, 2020

Nick’s Bar in Platteville One Of First To Open After Ruling
A video showing a packed Southwest Wisconsin bar is going viral on Twitter. Nick's Bar in Platteville shared the live video of their bar less than an hour after they reopened. Not too much earlier, th...
May 14, 2020

Health Departments Asks Residents To Comply With Safer at Home
While the Supreme Court has overturned the Safer at Home order, the Grant County Health Department and Lafayette County Health Department strongly encourages all residents to voluntarily comply with t...
May 14, 2020





