Category Archives: Local News

Garding Against Cancer event held in Platteville Wednesday night
Four organizations that serve southwest Wisconsin cancer patients will receive $25,000 each. Garding against cancer was held on the UW-Platteville Williams fieldhouse Bo Ryan court Wednesday night. Th...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2025

Darlington searching for a Director of Public works
The City of Darlington is accepting applications for the position of Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works reports to the Mayor, and is responsible for planning and managing the activ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2025

2026 Senate Scholar Program accepting applications
Sen. Howard Marklein announced that the Wisconsin State Senate is now accepting applications for the 2026 Senate Scholar Program. The Senate Scholar Program is an elite educational program for excepti...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Platteville Fall Clean-up scheduled later this month
The City of Platteville annual Fall Clean-up will be held on Monday, September 29, and Tuesday, September 30, with pick up the same day as your normal refuse collection. Items must be placed neatly at...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2025 AntonMatyukha / Depositphotos.com

Milwaukee man sentenced for gun charges in Iowa
A Milwaukee man who police said held a woman at gunpoint in Dubuque was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for a firearm conviction. 38-year-old Mickey L. Miller received the sentenc...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Lancaster fundraising for fire station renovation
Leaders in Lancaster are chipping away at raising funds for a major fire station renovation while emphasizing the urgency of the project. The project includes numerous safety improvements to the city'...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025 sboneham / CC

Francesca Hong announces candidacy for governor
Another Democrat enters the governor's race. Madison State Representative Francesca Hong announced her candidacy Wednesday morning. A member of the Assembly's Socialist Caucus, Hong is considered one ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Sen. Baldwin announces legislation to codify 988 LGBTQ+ lifeline services
Today, Democratic U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced bipartisan legislation, the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act, to codify the 988 lifeline's specialized service...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025 Baldwin Tammy

Darlington man arrested for ignition interlock device tampering
Tuesday evening, the Mineral Point Police Department conducted a traffic stop at Highway 23 & County Road S in Mineral Point township. As a result of the traffic stop, 44-year-old Jose Edwin Ramos...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025

Corrine Hendrickson launches State Senate campaign
Former New Glarus Family childcare provider Corrine Hendrickson launched her campaign for Wisconsin State Senate at New Glarus Village Park this morning. Hendrickson is a nationally renowned advocate ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025





