Harms, Paul W.

Paul W. Harms, age 82 of Dodgeville, peacefully passed away on October 2, 2025, at Ingleside Manor in Mount Horeb. Paul was born on July 2, 1943, in Dodgeville to Clarence "Cheese" and Gretchen (Anderson) Harms.

Vogel, Dale Adolph

FENNIMORE – Dale Adolph Vogel, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday October 2, 2025, surrounded by family, after a courageous 20-year battle with Leukemia and Lymphoma.

Refurbished sign, tuckpointing at the depot

Hans Hansen of Federal Restoration Studio in Mineral Point and Jared Maccrinan, a service missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, install the refurbished Mineral Point sign on the south side of the Mineral Point Railroad Museum.

Bartle, Sharon Marie

Sharon Marie Bartle, age 83, of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg.

Straka, Julie A.

Julie A. Straka, age 88, of Dodgeville, passed away on September 30, 2025, at Crestridge Memory Care.

Schlimgen, David John

David John Schlimgen, age 70, of Ridgeway, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Ingleside Nursing Home and Care Center in Mt. Horeb, WI.

Laverty, Raphael L. “Ray”

Raphael L. “Ray” Laverty, age 80 of Hollandale/Dodgeville passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26, 2025 at the New Glarus Home.

Sawle, Reginald "Reggie"

Reginald "Reggie" Sawle, age 87, of Hyde, passed away on September 24, 2025, following a long illness.

Reynolds, Virginia Ann

Virginia Ann Reynolds, age 88, of Elm Grove, WI, formerly of Mineral Point, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Virginia, born on March 2, 1937, was the first of eight children, born to Carl and Margaret Berg of Mineral Point, WI. Soon after graduating from Mineral Point …

Pointers down Darlington, Cuba City to stay unbeaten in SWAL w

Mineral Point stayed unbeaten in SWAL play with a sweep of the rival Redbirds Thursday.

Belleville rushing attack too much for Pointers

By Ronica Thousand The Belleville Wildcats relied on a dominant ground game and timely defensive stops to defeat the Mineral Point Pointers 33–17 on Friday night.

Cardinals stay in first with Potosi win

Potosi was able to sneak out a win in the third set Thursday but Highland took the other three.

Late score sends Prairie over Dodgers in weather delay filled game

Besides being engaged in a toe to toe battle with defending SWC champion Prairie du Chien the Dodgeville football team had to overcome the weather.

Dodgers tripped by Platteville, play seven games at Edgerton tourney

SWC volleyball power Platteville was in cruise control most of the night and swept the Dodgers, 3-0.

Highland 8-Player Football shuts Out Kickapoo/LaFarge 44-0

By John Dalton The Highland Cardinals played a solid, overall game Friday night on Senior Night and blanked Kickapoo/LaFarge 44-0 at Tyler Field in Highland.

Panthers second in own invite

Iowa-Grant finished second in its own invitational Saturday in an event featuring the Panthers and Highland among the local teams.

What the numbers tell us

by J. Patrick Reilly It has been said that numbers don’t lie but do they tell a complete story?

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly Downtown Dodgeville has a new ice cream shoppe. It’s called “Wyatt’s Tempting Treats” and is located at the former “Jeff’s Performance Archery” building at the corner of Iowa and Division Streets. The building was also once “The Sweat Shop” and “The Gentry Shop”, among other things.

This is not the ‘60s

Dear Editor, This is not the ‘60s. Trump’s attempt at fomenting civil war is not the Vietnam War.

Honoring Charlie Kirk

Dear Editor, “Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.”