Category Archives: Local News

City of Lancaster Receives Grants For Improvements at Park
The City of Lancaster has received four grants from the Lancaster Community Fund, each to make improvements to Memorial Park. A grant for more than $11,000 will be used to refurbish a fishing pier at ...
Aug 04, 2020

Dubuque City Council Contemplates Face Mask Mandate
Dubuque City Council members are considering joining other Iowa communities in mandating face masks in the hopes it will create a stronger, unified response to COVID-19 and curb a resurgence in virus ...
Aug 04, 2020

Drug Arrest of Man From Georgia in Iowa County
A man from Georgia was arrested by Iowa County authorities after an investigation on Monday in the Town of Eden. Shortly after 3pm, an Iowa County Deputy responded to a residence on Vickerman Road for...
Aug 04, 2020

Galena Gets Loan To Construct New Water Main
The City of Galena has received a nearly $1.6 million loan for the construction of a new water main. The loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency comes with a principal forgiveness of $8...
Aug 04, 2020
Brewers Bench Coach Pat Murphy Has Heart Attack
First Paragraph HereBrewers bench coach Pat Murphy is recovering at a Milwaukee area hospital after suffering a heart attack during a team workout Saturday at Miller Park. The 61 year old Murphy, was ...
Aug 03, 2020

Dubuque Red Zone For Covid
The White House Coronavirus Task Force has labeled Dubuque as a red zone for COVID-19. That's the highest designation given to an area with increasing cases. The task force defines red zones as having...
Aug 03, 2020

Dubuque Woman Arrested On A Wide Range Of Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 32 year old Molly Wright of Dubuque Saturday on charges of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person, unlawful use of a credit card, operating while intoxicated and two coun...
Aug 03, 2020

Prairie du Chien Bar Closed Due To Covid
Officials in Crawford County say a bar in Prairie du Chien will be closed for another work following a possible exposure to COVID-19. According to a social media post, the Crooked Oar Bar & Marina...
Aug 03, 2020

Mineral Point Area Fire
No injuries were reported in an ATV and trailer fire reported Saturday evening outside of Mineral Point. Officials with the Lafayette and Iowa County sheriffs' departments responded to the blaze on Hi...
Aug 03, 2020

Crash Into Building
Multiple emergency response agencies were paged to downtown Platteville early Sunday after a vehicle hit a building. Reports show that Platteville Police and Fire officials, along with Southwest Healt...
Aug 03, 2020