Category Archives: Local News
Former Darlington Principal Passes Away
A former Darlington High School principal and UW-Platteville instructor has died. Dave Chellevold passed away on December 15th. Chellevold was 79. Chellevold was born in Viroqua and grew up in Darling...
Dec 22, 2020
Southwest Wisconsin Man Dies in Crash
The Barneveld community is coming together to financially support a family after a fatal car accident took the life of Anthony DeJesus. The 45-year-old DeJesus, his wife and two children moved to Barn...
Dec 22, 2020
MPD: Man arrested on suspicion of 6th offense OWI after crashing into tree
MADISON, Wis. — Police arrested a man Monday night after he crashed his vehicle into a tree in the front yard of a home in the 5400 block of Golden Leaf Trail. When officers arrived at the scene...
Dec 22, 2020
Lambert To Stay On As Grant County Highway Commissioner Until April
Grant County supervisors have reappointed the county’s longtime highway commissioner, but he won’t be serving in that role for too much longer. Supervisors backed the reappointment of Dave...
Dec 22, 2020
New Highway Commissioner Selected For Lafayette County
Lafayette County supervisors have elected the county's next highway commissioner. On a 14-2 vote, the supervisors backed county highway department Patrol Superintendent Dan Reilly for the post. He wil...
Dec 22, 2020
Donations Accepted For Construction of Prairie du Chien Dog Park
The Prairie du Chien Parks and Recreation Department is accepting donations for a future dog park. The proposed park would feature 1.9 acres of city land fenced in off of Lockwood Street, near Campion...
Dec 22, 2020
Lafayette County Supervisors Approve Borrowing Measures
Lafayette County supervisors have approved four resolutions to borrow money in order to fund capital purchases for county government or to make repairs and perform maintenance to county buildings. The...
Dec 22, 2020
Coronavirus Cases Reported In The Area on Monday
Dubuque County reported 17 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday. Jones County reported six additional cases, Clayton County had two new cases. Delaware County had one new case, and Jackson Co...
Dec 22, 2020
16K doses of Moderna’s vaccine expected to arrive in Wisconsin this week
MADISON, Wis. — State health officials expect to receive 16,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine at hospitals and clinics throughout the state this week. Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement Mond...
Dec 22, 2020
Midwest Medical Center in Galena Receives Large Donation
A sizable donation has been made to support Midwest Medical Center in Galena. The Midwest Medical Center Auxiliary donated $9,200, which was collected as part of its annual Tree of Love Christmas fund...
Dec 22, 2020
