Kitelinger, Sally A.
Sally A. Kitelinger, age 84, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison on Friday, December 1, 2023. Sally was born on February 27, 1939, in Glen Haven, Wisconsin, the daughter of Oscar and Esther Lindner.
Rock, Diane Marie
Diane Marie Rock, age 76, of Dodgeville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Kraus, Gerald (Jerry)
Gerald (Jerry) Kraus, passed away on Friday, December 8th, 2023, at Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
Hasburgh, Elizabeth (Liz) F.
Elizabeth (Liz) F. Hasburgh (Neff), 68, of Avoca passed away peacefully on December 3, 2023, after a battle with Dementia. Liz was born May 12, 1955, to Walter and Catherine (Pettera) Neff. On August 1, 1981, she married Dennis Hasburgh and together they farmed and milked cows on the Hasburgh …
Forseth, Mary Louise
Mary Louise Forseth, age 91, of Dodgeville, passed away at the Meadows Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Spring Green, on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Mary was born on November 6, 1932 to Severnus and Helen (Wiest) Yager. She was the 3rd oldest of 12 siblings. She married the …
Candlelight Shopping brings festivities downtown
A festive day and night in downtown Mineral Point brought people out to support churches, businesses and each other Saturday. Pictured above shoppers filled the streets and stores during Candlelight Shopping Saturday night as in this photo of Berget Jewelers and Fine Gifts.
Along The Ad Routes
I had a great birthday last Thursday. Not only did I get four straight meals free, I had over 150 FACEBOOK messages, at least a dozen each emails and text messages plus a few phone calls.
Dodgers lose but show signs of improvment
Heading into the season coaches in the Badger Small were giving the Sauk Prairie Eagles a lot of respect. The Eagles showed those comments might be right on when they turned back Dodgeville 66-45 in a non-conference home match-up.
Barneveld girls roll past Potosi/Cassville
Barneveld’s girls basketball team rolled to a 30-9 lead after the first 18 minutes and never looked back in a 61-21 win over Potosi/Cassville Friday.
Mineral Point Boys Shoot Lights Out Against River Valley in Route
Mineral Points tough man-to-man defense and an 18-2 run to start the game helps the Pointers double up the score against visiting River Valley 82-42 Tuesday night. Mineral Point would hit an uncanny seventeen 3-pointers in the contest in a game where eleven players scored.
Pointers open up lead in second half to take I-G
Iowa-Grant’s girls basketball team did not back down to a deep and talented Mineral Point team in the first half but the Panthers could not keep up the pace the entire game.
A widespread issue
One of the things I do when I get a chance is judge different categories of writing and advertising from other newspaper associations throughout the US. This past week I did different entries from Kentucky.
Line 5 Essential to All of Wisconsin
Dear Editor, We started Allegiant Oil because we wanted to provide families, farms, and businesses the products, prices, and services they deserve. Nearly 17 years later, our family-run, small business now operates out of seven locations and we are proud to meet the energy needs of thousands of customers in …
Climate Hysteria Disease
Dear Editor, John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, has climate hysteria disease. He says that coal plants “should not be permitted anywhere in the world”. I’d like to see horse face Kerry tell that to China.
Two men found guilty of poisoning Dodgeville woman
Both Aric Way and his son Philip Schmidt-Way were found guilty late Monday of poisoning and killing Diana Way at her rural home in Iowa County on July 19th, 2021. The victim was their mother and grandmother, respectively.
Crash causes death of Blanchardville man Tuesday
A 54 year old Blanchardville man is facing a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle following a fatal accident near Blanchardville Tuesday morning.
Mineral Point Schools dedicate gymnasium as the “Scott Schmitz Community Gym”
“Blessed to be a Pointer.” These were the words spoken multiple times by Scott Schmitz during the naming ceremony in his honor.
Physical abuse of child investigation on going at Iowa-Grant
Iowa-Grant District Administrator Michael Shimshak and Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson have issued a joint statement about an ongoing investigation at the I-G EMS/Middle School.
City of Dodgeville takes ownership of Army Reserve Center
At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the city of Dodgeville was notified this week that the US Government is officially handing over the former Armory Reserve Center on Leffler Street to the city. The reserve center has been vacant since 2021. The city owns the property and entered into a …
