Peterson, William "Billy"

William "Billy" Peterson, age 69 of Barneveld, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on November 11, 2025, at St. Mary's Hospital after a courageous battle with acute leukemia. He was born on February 27, 1956, in Dodgeville, WI, to Jackie and Yetta (Brunner) Peterson.

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly It’s Ice Wolves Hockey time as the season started this last week.

The Land Down Under

Dear Editor, Need another reminder of the US' backward approach to energy policy?

We need to take a hard look

by J. Patrick Reilly The state of public education continues to be a challenge. If becomes evident as we cover school board meetings every month.

Science, Religion, and Mystery

Dear Editor, Many people believe that believing in God and "believing in science" are irreconcilable commitments and that the scientifically minded don't have a place in church.

Give Thanks and Give Back Locally This Holiday Season

As you reflect upon what you are thankful for this holiday season, hopefully some of the 2025 programs, services and events in Iowa County will come to mind.

Linden Methodist Church has changes

On Tues, November 4th the Steeple (with bell tower and clock included) was removed at the Linden United Methodist Church. This has been in discussion for the past 3 years due to the aging structure of the bell tower and the effects it was having on the roof. They had …

Novak and Marklein introduce Bill to require schools to serve butter butter

Representative Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) introduced the Butter in Our Schools Act to prohibit schools from serving margarine instead of butter.

Iowa-Grant board discusses locker room upgrade

Two matters drew considerable discussion with both being on going for the Iowa-Grant school board.

Lueck, Linda

Linda Lueck, age 83 of Dodgeville, peacefully passed away on November 8, 2025, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on January 21, 1942, in Coloma, WI to Arthur and Freda (Thurber) Boy.

Renner, Bruce John

Bruce John Renner, 81, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in the farmhouse in Dodgeville where he lived for 40 years.

Bertram, Carol J.

Carol J. Bertram, 91, of Platteville, Wisconsin, died on Monday, October 27, 2025. Carol was born on December 20, 1933, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Fred and Hazel (Arnold) Friedli. She was united in marriage to Gerald A. Bertram on August 16, 1952, at the Barneveld Lutheran Church. He …

Gorgen, Joan Lynn

Joan Lynn Gorgen, age 84, of Mineral Point, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center.

Speth, Jr., Donald J.

Donald J. Speth, Jr., age 71, of Belmont, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, of natural causes. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 PM, Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his …

Marshall advances with win over Pointers

Marshall brought their “A” game with them to Mineral Point Thursday and denied the Pointers the Division 3 Sectional finals.

St. Ambrose advances for first state trip with win over determined Vikings

The Vikings were right where they wanted to be Saturday night and that was competing for a berth in the WIAA state volleyball tournament,

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly We received a couple of notes with renewals of the paper last week.

Another attempt at media manipulation

by J. Patrick Reilly When a president decides which reporters can and cannot ask questions, democracy itself is on the line. That’s the concern this week as former President Donald Trump’s campaign moved to restrict or outright ban access to several media outlets, closing doors that should remain open to …

Evil on the High Seas

Dear Editor, Let’s call out the summary execution of foreign nationals in international waters for what it is: cold-blooded murder.