Mazomanie man pleas no contest, gets prison time for drug charges

Defendant Benjamin J. Peterson, 30, of Mazomanie, and District Attorney Zachary Leigh offered a joint recommendation to Judge Matthew Allen in Iowa County Court on Monday, October 14th and the judge agreed with their joint recommendation for Peterson to serve 80 months in the Wisconsin State Prison System for Possession …
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October 17, 2024
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Vivian, Morris Jerry

Morris Jerry Vivian was born on September 18, 1939 to Morris and Dora Fern (Wasley) in the Linden Township. He passed away on October 14, 2024 at the age of 85 after a long battle with Parkinson's and dementia.
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October 16, 2024

IOWA COUNTY HORSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS

Protect Yourself Against Mosquito Bites Iowa County – The Iowa County Health Department is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites now that a horse in Iowa County has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).
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October 10, 2024

Highland trips North Crawford, remains unbeaten on season

By John Dalton Highland went on the road Friday night with first place on the line against unbeaten North Crawford and in a hard-hitting defensive battle, the Cardinals held on to win 16-6 and remain undefeated in the Ridge and Valley 8-man conference.
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October 10, 2024

River Ridge takes down Panthers in Six Rivers play

Iowa-Grant’s journey through the tough Six Rivers football conference received another look at a strong opponent when River Ridge went into cruise control Friday for a 55-16 win.
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October 10, 2024

Dodgers defeat first place Platteville

By Grant Roh Dodgeville’s volleyball team took on a tough Platteville team Tuesday night who has sat at the top of the SWC standings for majority of the season.
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October 10, 2024
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All ages enjoy local & area news

In recognition of all the local and area publicity they do, In the Beginning Childcare and Learning Center of Dodgeville made a stop at the Dodgeville Chronicle office recently honoring the newspaper during National Newspaper Week with a sign that reads, “Thank you for keeping us informed”.
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October 10, 2024

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly Saturday morning breakfast was a “Welcome home to Dave Stone” breakfast. We had to go close to where he lives (Klevenville) so we decided to make the trip to Gus’s Diner in Verona. Dave had been on a three month trip to the west coast to play …
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October 10, 2024

Pointers come back to edge SW/ED in SWAL contest

Last Friday Night, the Mineral Point Football Team came from behind to defeat the Southwestern/East Dubuque (IL) Warcats 35-26, picking up their third SWAL win of the season.
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October 10, 2024

Opinion

by J. Patrick Reilly Sometimes you realize you are not invincible. I found that out Sunday when I had a medical emergency that sent me to the hospital. I missed our final fall baseball game of the season and I really missed being there. But it could not be helped …
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October 10, 2024

Check your Covid test

Dear Editor, Officials are warning everyone – don’t be alarmed if the tests you receive look like they’re expired. Is YOUR covid-19 test expired?
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October 10, 2024

Support Dodgeville Schools

Dear Editor, We attended an informational meeting about the upcoming school referendum to support the operating budget of the Dodgeville School District. It was very informative and we encourage others to attend. We will be voting YES to this referendum.
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October 10, 2024

Busy week for DP United soccer

Last Monday evening the D-P squad hosted Columbus. Despite the home team controlling the ball and field position for nearly the entire first half, excellent goalie play held the score to nil-nil at halftime.
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October 10, 2024

Words have different meanings

Dear Editor, Do you know what you mean? Do others know what you mean? The meanings of some words have changed or have been added to over the years, some for the sake of modernity, some for the sake of agenda. But do you know what you mean?
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October 10, 2024

A strong leader

Dear Editor, I don’t particularly care for Donald Trump but I plan to vote for him in November. I don’t pick a president because he/she gives me a warm-fuzzy feeling or makes me want to breakout into a chorus of “Kumbaya. If that were the case, Mister Rogers would have …
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October 10, 2024

Freedom"s Choice 2.0

Dear Editor, Gregory Erickson is constantly writing opinions to this newspaper claiming that the Democratic Party is the party of censorship.
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October 10, 2024

Referendum addresses needs

Dear Editor, Dodgeville area voters will soon be asked to approve a school operating referendum, and I'd like to share my thoughts.
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October 10, 2024

We should be leading the way

Dear Editor, I was happy to read New Zealand's government has invested $6 million into cultivated-seafood research. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from animal cells, without slaughter. It offers numerous potential animal welfare, environmental and public health benefits.
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October 10, 2024

In praise of garage sales

Dear Editor, I held a three-day rummage sale last week and it reaffirmed my faith in my fellow men and women. In these politically turbulent times you might wonder about that, so here are my observations:
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October 10, 2024

Reality - No concepts

Dear Editor, I recently had some local folks come to my door promoting a Democratic candidate. She proclaims (without a detailed plan) the same “Goals” as Kamala Harris.
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October 10, 2024
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