Quality Bakery will soon close its doors

"After 97 wonderful years of serving this amazing community, we have made the difficult decision to close the doors of Quality Bakery. What started as a dream generations ago by our great grandpa Laverne, has become more than just a bakery — it became a second home where we grew …

Einerson, David “Larry”

David “Larry” Einerson, 83, of Etowah, TN and formerly of Dodgeville, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025.

Stude, Richard “Rick” Howard

Richard “Rick” Howard Stude, age 69 of Madison and formerly of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

Wedig, Donald P.

Donald P. Wedig, age 94, of Mineral Point, WI, went home to be with the Lord on September 15, 2025. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.

Chappell, Dr. Harold (Chap)

Dr. Harold (Chap) Chappell, age 92, of Sun City West AZ passed away on August 22, 2025.

Washa has a night, Highland totals 596 yards of offense hammer Wisconsin Heights 70-42WWasha has a night, Highland totals 596 yards of offense, hammer Wisconsin Heights 70-42Pointers fall to Cuba City

By John Dalton If you like offense, you would have liked Friday night’s Ridge & Valley-8 conference game between Highland and Wisconsin Heights.

Pointers struggle but keep on winning

It was not characteristic but in the end it was a hard fought win as Mineral Point’s volleyball team outlasted Southwestern in five sets Tuesday.

Dodgers take down Cardinals for first win

Dodgeville’s football team earned its first win of the season Friday, coming from behind to take down Brodhead/Juda 41-28.

Dodgers take down defending SWC co-champs

The young Dodgeville volleyball team took care defending SWC co-champions Richland Center for their first conference win Thursday.

Pointers fall to Cuba City despite good aerial game

By Ronica Thousand Hoping to end a two-game skid, Mineral Point hosted Cuba City, a team still chasing its first victory. From the opening kickoff, it was the Cubans who set the tone.

What if our leaders saw every child's worth?

Dear editor: I just finished listening to a heartbreaking interview with Dr. Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who volunteered in Gaza. He described seeing "wave after wave of dead children."

I am Charlie Kirk

Dear Editor, In our divided nation, words carry weight. Too often today, those who stand for truth, faith, and freedom are smeared with the most reckless labels imaginable.

Crime rates in U.S.

Dear Editor, I looked up the reported Crime Rates of America’s largest 200 cities per 100,000 people in 2024.

Let’s have the courage to fight for ideas, not the cowardice to silence them

Dear Editor, Fair-minded Americans were stunned and shocked on September 10th when an assassin’s bullet devastatingly ended the life of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point.

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly The Dodgeville Area Scholarship Foundation golf outing and fundraiser is this Sunday (21st) at Dodge Point Country Cub.

Homecoming a special time

by J. Patrick Reilly Homecoming. The term actually means “coming home.”

Basic Human Kindness

Dear Editor, Thank you to J. Patrick Reilly, co-editor of The Dodgeville Chronicle, for his September 11 Opinion piece,

Hate is easy; respect is easier

Dear Editor, Prior to September 10, 2025, I had, thankfully, never heard of Charlie Kirk. When his name captured the news cycles for the next four days

Industrial Wind and Solar Energy Update

Dear Editor, Wind and sunlight are renewable, but the machines and devices that convert the wind and sunlight into electrical energy for human consumption are not “renewable” or “green.”

Hands Off Chicago

Dear Editor, Consistent with prior proclamations, Trump’s depiction of the City of Chicago as a “hellhole” and “the worst and most dangerous city in the world” represents layer upon layer of deceit.