Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin COVID-19 Update: March 22
Health department officials continue to report more confirmed cases of COVID-19, however, there remains no confirmed cases in Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Crawford or Richland Counties. Wisconsin saw the s...
Mar 22, 2020
Tracy Allen of the Platteville School District/COVID-19
Tracy Allen of the Platteville School District was on the Guest Spotlight Friday, March 21st. Her topic was how to explain the COVID-19 Pandemic to your children and the impact to being in education t...
Mar 22, 2020
Communities Announce Emergency Declaration, Restrict Access To Municipal Facilities
Lancaster Mayor David Varnam has issued an Emergency Declaration to address COVID-19. He says, "in order to protect members of the public and city staff, all City buildings, with some exceptions," wil...
Mar 19, 2020
Work To Start On Highway 18 Bridge
The Wisconsin DOT is moving ahead with projects - even as the state is dealing with a public health emergency. Department of Transportation officials plan to begin work on the Highway 18 Bridge connec...
Mar 19, 2020
Area Colleges Going To Just Online Courses
Several college students around the area will be finishing this school year off-campus. That's the latest announcement from some schools including UW-Platteville and its two branch campuses in Richlan...
Mar 19, 2020
Semi Hit-and-Run Incident Near Ellenboro
Grant County authorities are looking for more details about a semi that hit the side of a pick-up and drove off. According to a sheriff's report, 72-year-old Lloyd Pankow of Lancaster was driving east...
Mar 17, 2020
Sheriff's Office Changes
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is making changes to help stop the spread of COVID-19 within the Community Services Building. Sheriff Nate Dreckman says these changes are to aid with ensuring the sa...
Mar 17, 2020
Lancaster Schools Will Close Starting Monday
From Lancaster District Administrator Rob Wagner: "The Lancaster Community Schools will be closed starting Monday, March 16, 2020, and will remain closed until further notice due to COVID-19. (Governo...
Mar 13, 2020
Valdez Found Not Guilty In 2nd Trial
A 21-year-old Iowa County man, accused of killing his stepfather, was found not guilty Friday following his retrial. Authorities arrested Austin Valdez of Ridgeway after fatally shooting Robin Reeson ...
Mar 13, 2020
Dodgeville Man Facing Federal Drug Charges
A 33-year-old Dodgeville man is facing a federal drug charge after authorities found more than a pound of meth in his vehicle. Dubuque County Sheriff's Deputies pulled over Tyson Wahlen in early Decem...
Mar 13, 2020
