What is going on?

Dear Editor, DOGE has eliminated nearly a quarter of the Federal Employees, several costly Federal Agencies and their benefits, cut $88 billion a year for 10 years from Medical, added an estimated $3.5 trillion to the National Debt and yet here we are facing another Governmental Shutdown in the midst …

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly We received a nice note from Judie and Lowell Gibbon, of Dodgeville, along with a Chronicle renewal. It said, “Thank you for such a great newspaper. We enjoy it.”

Trump's War on Wind

Dear Editor, The Trump Administration has...shall we say 'strong' opinions regarding reliable and proven renewable energy sources, and the latest target in our president's crosshairs is the wind industry

Another take-away that hurts

by J. Patrick Reilly Make America great again.

Village lockdown ends peacefully with surrender, arrest

42-year-old Seth Jacob Venden of Highland, made his initial appearance Tuesday in Iowa County Court. Venden appeared in person, in custody, without an attorney. District Attorney Zachary Leigh in court for the State of Wisconsin.

Additional costs are approved for the City Administration Building Project, additional Library Project expenses, and other Dodgeville Council news

By John Dalton In New Business, regarding the renovation of the City Administration Building (The Armory), the news wasn’t very good with respect to change orders regarding piping and electric issues, and the failure to budget accordingly for network infrastructure, camera, access control, and conference rooms connectivity with respect to …

Initial enrollment count down slightly

A preliminary count shows 788 students enrolled in Mineral Point Schools, school board members heard Monday night.

Felony charge issued for motor vehicle disturbance w

On Thursday, September 4 at approximately 10:49 am, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle collision and disturbance near the intersection of USH 18-151 and County Road HHH in the Town of Ridgeway.

Strutt, Thomas Leroy

Thomas Leroy Strutt (lovingly known to family and friends as Leroy), beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 8, 2025. Born on September 25, 1931, to Clifford and Twila Strutt, Tom lived a long and meaningful life rooted in faith, …

Stark, Richard "Rick"

Richard "Rick" Stark, age 61 of Dodgeville, formerly of Galena, unexpectedly passed away at home on August 22, 2025. Rick was born on October 1, 1963, in Galena, IL to Donald and Betty (Brotzman) Stark.

Mohlmann, Rose Marie

Rose Marie Mohlmann, 92, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025, at the Dimensions (Azura) Memory Care Facility in Oshkosh, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 19, 1932, in the town of Brigham, she was the sixth child of Frieda (Huber) and Ernest Aschliman. Rose Marie's journey was …

Stanton, Michael “Mike” L.

Michael “Mike” L. Stanton, age 75, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 4, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 5, 1950, the son of Walter and Gladys (Leyh) Stanton. He married the love of his life, Diane Hoeper, at St. Peter’s Church in Elk …

Dailey, Stacie Lynn

Stacie Lynn Dailey, age 52, passed away on Saturday afternoon August 30, 2025, at her home.

Harness Racing, a part of the fair for a long time

Harness Racing has been a part of the Iowa County Fair for 169 years as of last Monday’s races. Action was fast and furious with close races, as shown in this photo. See more photos in the September 4th editions of the Dodgeville Chronicle, Democrat Tribune and Pecatonica Valley Leader …

Loefelholz’s leg gives Panthers 41-40 OT win

You have to give both teams credit for playing their hearts out and giving the fans some free football at the same time.

Highland moves to 2-0 on the season, big test at Belmont

By John Dalton On a picture-perfect evening for football on Thursday at Tyler Field in Highland, in 8-player football, the Cardinals blew past Williams Bay 54-22 in a non-conference game to move to 2-0 on the season.

River Valley dominates Wisconsin Dells 42-17

By John Dalton On Friday night at River Valley in a non-conference game, the Blackhawks were sharp on both sides of the ball in a convincing victory over the Wisconsin Dells Chieftains 42-17 to move to 1-1 in the young season.

Mount Horeb sweeps Dodgers in n/c opener

Dodgeville’s volleyball team opened their 2025 season with a 3-0 non-conerence loss to Mount Horeb Thursday. Scores were 9-15, 9-25 and 14-25.

Vikings put holes in the Cheese for 26-6 win

Mount Horeb/Barneveld did both the big and little things right Friday and ran past the Monroe Cheesemakers 26-6.

Pointer VB takes Gold title at Sprawl, sweeps New Glarus Tuesday

Mineral Point’s volleyball team went through the tough SPRAWL preseason tournament with enough power to win the Gold Bracket. Coach Kari Kabat gave the following wrap up.