Category Archives: Local News

No injuries following residential HVAC gas leak
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of the smell of gas around 7 AM yesterday on Savannah St in the Village of Barneveld. Barneveld Fire Department, Barneveld EMS and Iowa County S...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 09, 2025

Grant County horse test positive for West Nile Virus
A state agency is reporting an unvaccinated three-year-old quarter horse stallion in Grant County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It is the state's first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 09, 2025 corlaffra / Depositphotos.com

Rural Community Economic Development Specialist making Grant County stop
The Rural Community Economic Development Specialist for UW-Extension is making a stop in Grant County later this month. Blake Roberts is scheduled to be the guest speaker Wednesday, September 24th at ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 09, 2025

Butter prices in grocery store
The drop in the price of butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is concerning for dairy producers. However, consumers could see a benefit if retailers rollout more aggressive butter promotions for ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 09, 2025 gresey / Depositphotos.com

Powerball reaches $1.3 billion after no winner on Monday
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.3 billion Monday night after the winning numbers failed to appear. The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all s...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025

Iowa County Sheriff's remind families of Back-to-School Internet safety
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is reminding families to be cautious when posting online. Back-to-school season can be exciting, and that excitement sometimes leads to sharing too much information on...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Minor injuries from two-vehicle crash in Shullsburg
On Sunday just before 4 PM a Lafayette County deputy, Shullsburg EMS and Shullsburg Fire Department responded to W Estey ST, in Shullsburg for a two-vehicle accident. 46-year-old Donald G. Mick of Shu...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025

Two additional people arrested for neglect of a dependent
Police said two more people were arrested after children exposed to THC were found living in an unsanitary home in Dubuque. 25-year-old Christopher M. Merz and 30-year-old Haley M. Merz both of Effie,...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025

NICC hosting open house for technology center
Northeast Iowa Community College will host an upcoming open house for its newly constructed technology center. The open house will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Advanced Technology Cente...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025

Fennimore man arrested for OWI causing injury
On Friday at 7:15 PM the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Edgington Road and Willow Springs Road Eden Township. Cobb Fire, Cobb First R...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 02, 2025





