Category Archives: Local News
Clean Up To Begin At Villa Louis
Once the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien drops below flood stage, clean-up will begin at the Villa Louis grounds on St. Feriole Island. As the river rose this spring, a section of the old carria...
Apr 16, 2020
Wednesday Morning COVID 19 Update
Iowa health officials reported 189 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, including one more case in Jones County. The statewide total of confirmed infections now stands at 1,899. Six more deaths were reporte...
Apr 15, 2020
Assembly passes COVID-19 relief package in semi 'virtual' session
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a COVID-19 relief bill. The package passed on a near-unanimous vote and clears the way for the state to spend more than two billion dollars from the federal stimulus ...
Apr 15, 2020
Wisconsin Officials See Evidence Of Flattening The Curve
Wisconsin health officials say they are seeing evidence of "flattening the curve" as the battle against COVID-19 progresses, but they warn about any rollback of restrictions. Monday included the small...
Apr 15, 2020
Evers Says It Could Be A Month Before Mandates Are Lifted
Governor Tony Evers is saying it could be at least a month before he starts to relax social distancing mandates. The governor said that lifting the mandates won't be "like flipping a switch" and it co...
Apr 15, 2020
Cassville Store Gives Donation To Grant Regional
The owners of a pair of Cassville businesses are helping local healthcare professionals with a generous donation. According to a recent social media post, Lon and Rebecca Spooner - who own Great River...
Apr 15, 2020
Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis dead at age 85
Willie Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Green Bay Packers win each of the first two Super Bowls, has died. He was 85. The Packers confirmed Davis’ death to the...
Apr 15, 2020
Tuesday Update On Coronavirus in Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois
Two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday in Jones County, Iowa, but no other new cases were reported in the area. In Iowa, 123 new confirmed cases were reported. The statewide t...
Apr 14, 2020
School Referendums Pass in SW Wisconsin
Referendums for three area school districts have gotten approval from voters. An operational referendum for the Cassville School District has passed on a 399 to 127 vote. The measure allows the distri...
Apr 14, 2020
Winners in Other Elections
IOWA COUNTY BOARD District 7: Curt Peterson (i) - 225 District 11: Dewan Jenkins - 146 LAFAYETTE COUNTY BOARD District 1: Larry Ludlum (i) - 177 District 3: Jack S. Sauer (i) - 173 District 4: John Re...
Apr 14, 2020
