Highland district voters can expect postcard

The Highland School Board learned there will a postcard sent to district residents reminding them about the approaching vote on the proposed referendum. The card will discuss the referendum amount and the possible $10 mill rate increase.

Dodgeville School Board continues to ready survey

The Dodgeville School Board worked on some modifications for the survey that will be sent to district residents in April and also will settle on the numbers to be included soon.

Pointer boys bring home State Championship Gold Ball

Mineral Point's boys basketball team members take a photo with the Gold Ball following their last-second win over Kenosha St. Joseph's Catholic Saturday. This was the first Gold Ball for the boys team in the school's history.

Simmons, Thomas B.

Thomas B. Simmons, age 75, of Dodgeville peacefully died surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.

Straka, Edward C.

Edward C. Straka, aged 67, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2024. Born in southwest Wisconsin, he grew up on a farm and knew what a hard day’s work was. After high school, he joined the Navy. He moved to the Chicago area in the 1980’s using skills learned in …

Sprinkel, Stephen H.

Stephen H. Sprinkel, age 87, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Southwest Health in Platteville, WI surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on October 22, 1936; the son of Charles and Helen (Miller) Sprinkel. Steve married the love of his life, Marietta DeMassi on …

Moore, Mary Darlene

Mary Darlene Moore June 6, 1935 – February 29, 2024

Whitford, Louise L.

Louise L. Whitford, age 91 passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. She was born on August 22, 1932 a daughter of Obert and Lenore (Thompson) Runden. Louise graduated from Hollandale High School in 1950. On January 10, 1953 she was united in marriage …

Riemenapp, Kathi J.

Kathi J. Riemenapp (Lipska), age 65, of Dodgeville, died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville.

Liddicoat, Dan

On the morning of March 8, 2024, Dan Liddicoat, age 51, lost his life doing what he loved – driving the milk truck for the family business for 34 years. He was born on April 29, 1972, in Dodgeville, WI, the youngest son of Keith and Betty (Prochaska) Liddicoat. In …

Dodgeville Co-op gymnasts make magic at state meet in both team and individual competition

There were some exciting moments for the Dodgeville Co-op gymnastics program at the 2024 WIAA Division 2 State Meet. For the team its sixth place finish was the highest every for a Dodgeville based team.

Argyle/Pec girls win Sectional - state bound

By John Dalton The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls’ Basketball Team is on its way to State this week after winning a WIAA Sectional Championship Saturday afternoon at Portage High School with a 59-46 victory over Cochrane-Fountain City.

Pointer boys win 3rd straight Regional Championship

By John Dalton The Mineral Point Boys’ Basketball scored early and often and never looked back en route to their 3rd WIAA Regional Championship over Lancaster Saturday night in Mineral Point.

Eagles get hot to end Highland’s run

Cashton’s boys basketball team struck early and often as they ended Highland’ post season run 82-54 Friday in the WIAA D5 Regional semi-finals.

Grab-A-Cone receives extensive damage in crash

A popular Montfort business received extensive damage Saturday night when a driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the building.

A response to past Editorial

Dear Kenyon Bennett, Please allow me to share a differing viewpoint from your opinion column Feb. 22. I have worked for +20 years as a teacher and over a decade as a medical interpreter.

My brother Ronnie

Dear Editor, 50 years ago on February 24, 1974 my brother Ron died from a drug overdose. There is has been plenty of news about the dangers of drugs that lead to overdoses and death.

Cultivated meat?

Dear Editor, Cultivated meat has faced some opposition recently. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from animal cells, without slaughter. Strangely, opponents have argued both the new protein isn't technologically feasible and it should be banned. You would think, if these folks truly believed the former, the …

Barry Hottmann, ready to serve Dodgeville as its mayor

Dear Editor, Barry Hottmann arrived in Dodgeville in 1977 at age six with his mom and dad and two brothers. He has been a loyal Dodgeville person ever since except for a few years in Eau Claire as a student and employee.

I’m new and voting for Hottmann

Dear Editor, I'll start off with transparency: I'm new here. Years after falling in love with Dodgeville, I made it my home just 11 months ago. As a young(ish) adult without family or friends in the area, I was a little nervous. Would I be lonely? Would I be bored?