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May 2, 2024

Mineral Point man charged with felony threats

A Mineral Point man is scheduled to appear in Iowa County court in May on charges of threats and false use of 911.

May 2, 2024

Peterson given high service award

Donna Peterson, Dodgeville, was recently awarded with the Retiree Service Award recognizing continuing contributions and outstanding service by retired Extension professionals at the ESP (Epsilon Sigma Phi) breakfast and the JCEP (Joint Council of Extension Professionals) lunch.

May 2, 2024

D.A.R.E. class graduates at St. Joe’s

Officer Joe Pepper, School Resource Officer, Dodgeville Police Department and Dodgeville School District held his first D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) graduation recently at St.Joseph’s Catholic School in Dodgeville.

April 19, 2024

Iowa-Grant school board take long look at future

Summary The Iowa-Grant School District Board of Education spent most of its regular meeting for April Thursday looking at the needs of the future. Much of the discussion centered around long range planning and reviewing the financial picture as it is at present and what it looks like in the …

April 19, 2024

Clean water, local food a collaborative effort

By Jim Massey SPRING GREEN – Members of a pair of groups in the Spring Green area believe they have something special in their midst, and they want others to discover and appreciate it as much as they do. The Lowery Creek Watershed Initiative and Savor the River Valley, partnerships …

April 19, 2024

Highland board handles snow day make-up minutes

Thanks to a recent joke played on Wisconsin by Mother Nature the students at Highland schools will spend an extra two minutes behind their desks every day the rest of the school year.

April 19, 2024

Dodgeville board approves WARCO agreement

When the big yellow bus comes to take Dodgeville students to school and to activities it will continue to say “WARCO” on its side. That will be the way it will be for at least the next two school years as the school board voted unanimously Monday to extend its …

March 22, 2024

Referendum, saving money heads Barneveld School Board meeting

By John Dalton Before the Barneveld School Board Meeting on Wednesday, March 13th, the school district had one more district community session regarding the upcoming referendum.

March 22, 2024

Highland district voters can expect postcard

The Highland School Board learned there will a postcard sent to district residents reminding them about the approaching vote on the proposed referendum. The card will discuss the referendum amount and the possible $10 mill rate increase.

March 22, 2024

Dodgeville School Board continues to ready survey

The Dodgeville School Board worked on some modifications for the survey that will be sent to district residents in April and also will settle on the numbers to be included soon.

March 8, 2024

Anti-Human Trafficking presentation and information

By Kayla Barnes Subject matter and language within this article may be upsetting or uncomfortable to some. This article is about making people aware that human trafficking happens everywhere and can happen to anyone.

March 8, 2024

Schmidt-Way sentenced to 20 years

By John Dalton Philip Schmidt-Way appeared in Iowa County Court Tuesday afternoon and was sentenced by Judge Craig Day to life in prison, but will be eligible for extended supervision in 20 years.

March 8, 2024

Council approves emotional support dog for the DPD School Resource Officer

By John Dalton On Tuesday the Dodgeville Common Council approved a therapy emotional support dog for the Dodgeville Police Department to work with the Dodgeville School District for the use of the dog at the school.

March 1, 2024

For the Wellnitz family it’s basketball, basketball and more basketball

By John Dalton When Jen Wellnitz took the head girls’ basketball coaching job at Argyle three years ago, she asked four of her younger sisters if they wanted to play for her. Two of her sisters (Tara and Hailey) were currently on the roster at Black Hawk High School in …

March 1, 2024

Funding shifts force school districts to referenda

By Mary Glindinning Public schools are essential to democracy and central to why the state of Wisconsin exists, a speaker told about 50 people Sunday afternoon, February 18 at Merrimac and Main Center in Dodgeville.

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