Category Archives: Local News
Governor Evers Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration
Governor Tony Evers is requesting a presidential disaster declaration for all 72 of Wisconsin's counties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to FEMA, Evers wrote, "the response to this virus has...
Mar 31, 2020
Crawford County Reports First Case of COVID 19
Crawford County Health officials have confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in that county. The case is an individual between ages of 41 to 60. The person is believed to have been infected thr...
Mar 31, 2020
Illinois Governor Pritzker Extends Stay At Home Order
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has extended his statewide stay-at-home order for three weeks as the nation struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Pritzker set a new deadline of April 30t...
Mar 31, 2020
Polling Location Changed in Potosi
The polling location has been changed for the Village of Potosi due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The polling place will now be located at the Holiday Gardens Event Center, 101 Brewery H...
Mar 31, 2020
Wisconsin Could Make It Thru Coronavirus Without Shortage Of Hospital Beds
A new analysis predicts Wisconsin could make it thru the coronavirus pandemic without a shortage in hospital beds. That's if social distancing mandates ordered by Governor Tony Evers are maintained. T...
Mar 31, 2020
SWCAP FOOD PANTRIES & SERVICES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
SWCAP continues to provide some services during the coronavirus outbreak in Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette and Richland counties. SWCAP food pantries in Arena, Boscobel, Darlington, Dodgeville, Hazel G...
Mar 31, 2020
Grant County Bringing Awareness To Autism
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is working to bring more attention to a condition that affects roughly 1 in every 55 children across the US. In a social media post, the sheriffs office showed off a ...
Mar 30, 2020
Flooding Warning Issued
A flood warning is in effect for the Mississippi River in the tri-state area. The river is projected to rise above the flood stage of 16-feet in Prairie du Chien Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Riv...
Mar 30, 2020
John Deere Dubuque Works Suspends Operations Due To COVID-19
John Deere Dubuque Works has suspended production temporarily after learning that an employee there tested positive for COVID-19. The company informed employees Sunday that the plant would be temporar...
Mar 30, 2020
Dubuque County Confirms 5 More Cases of Coronavirus
Health officials have announced that five more cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County have been confirmed Monday morning. The county only had eight confirmed cases as of Friday, but its total now stands ...
Mar 30, 2020
