The Best Medicine We Can Give Ourselves
Life has never promised to be easy. Bills arrive whether we’re ready or not. The car decides to make a strange noise the week before vacation….
Opinion
The Best Medicine We Can Give Ourselves
Close to Home: Why Local Healthcare Is Worth Protecting
In a rural community, some things simply cannot be replaced. The family-owned businesses that line Main Street. The volunteer firefighters who answer the call at all…
Opinion by J. Patrick Reilly
After the Storm: Honoring Those Who Helped Us Recover When the storm finally passed, it left behind more than fallen trees, scattered debris, power outages and…
What Really Matters
Family and friendship are the foundation of a meaningful life. In a world that often moves too quickly, the people who stand beside us through challenges…
The (not so great) Escape!
Deep inside a dank and sooty coal ash pit somewhere in the upper Midwest, Dusty Bin and Cole Ashe circled up with their polluting particulate pals….
Scholarship Blood Drive a success
We are pleased to announce that we were successful in achieving our goal to be awarded a $1000.00 Scholarship from the very generous American Red Cross….
Trump’s Insane War
Dear Editor, Donald Trump started a war against Iran because he is a moron, and the criminal running Israel schmoozed him. He had no plan other…
Southwest Health to Host Cancer Support Group for Patients, Families, and Community
Southwest Health, in partnership with Gilda’s Club, invites patients, families, and community members to attend a special educational and support workshop, Living with Uncertainty, on Thursday,…
Graduation time is time to realize
Graduation is supposed to feel like a finish line. Caps fly into the air, cameras flash, families cheer, and for one afternoon everything seems complete. But…
Time to be alert and safe
Every year, as the frost leaves the ground and orange barrels begin to bloom along our highways, we enter a season that demands more from all…
Being a small town
Had a discussion about how things change and got to thinking about what being a small town means today. In a place like Dodgeville or Mineral…
Along The Ad Routes
Saturday morning breakfast took us north to Spring Green and The General Store. We were all hungry for their pancakes, so that’s what Terry, Potsie, Dave…