Category Archives: Local News

Lancaster EMS Director Hired
The city of Lancaster has hired a full-time EMS service director - a new position for the community. Jeff Boughton, who recently stepped down as the fire chief in Prairie du Chien, will take on the EM...
Nov 20, 2019

Shed Destroyed In Fire
Crews from multiple fire departments were called to a shed fire south of Platteville Tuesday morning. According to reports, the Platteville Fire Department was called around 9:45am for the shed fire o...
Nov 20, 2019

Jo Daviess County Drug Arrest
Authorities in Jo Daviess County arrested a man on drug charges Friday night following a traffic stop. 36 year old Dale Wickler of Stockton was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine, unlawful p...
Nov 20, 2019

Woman Charged In Death of Former Fennimore Man
Authorities have charged a 27-year-old woman with multiple felonies - including 1st-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and neglecting a child. Crystal Pharis of Necedah was arrested for her ...
Nov 19, 2019

Scenic Rivers Planned Power Outage on Friday
Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative has scheduled a planned power outage for Friday, November 22nd from approximately 6 am until 10 am. This will affect the Cooperative's membership located in Harrison, ...
Nov 19, 2019

Bill Proposes Registration Fees For Animal Drawn Vehicles
Counties would be allowed to collect registration fees on animal-drawn vehicles under a bill proposed by two southwest Wisconsin lawmakers. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Howard Marklein of Spr...
Nov 19, 2019

Two Vehicle Crash in Grant County
One person was injured in a two vehicle crash on Highway 151 in Platteville Friday. 20 year old Alec Kessel of Platteville was driving his vehicle north on Highway 151 and pulled to the right side of ...
Nov 18, 2019

Money In State Budget For Drug Court in Lafayette County
Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced up to $1.5 million in grants from the 2019-2021 state budget will be provided for drug courts, including a drug court for Lafayette County. Such courts provide...
Nov 18, 2019

Too Much Water and Too Much Ice Disrupts Business At Airport
Some flood mitigation work and a November thaw has improved conditions at the Tri-County Regional Airport in Lone Rock. Planes were grounded for about six weeks when flooding left more than six inches...
Nov 18, 2019

Unknown Driver With Unknown Injuries in Lafayette County
Lafayette County Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on County Highway M in Wiota Friday around 3pm. An unknown driver was operating a vehicle northbound on County Highway M, when th...
Nov 18, 2019





