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by Mike Reilly The Dodgeville Area Scholarship Foundation golf outing and fundraiser is this Sunday (21st) at Dodge Point Country Cub.

Let’s have the courage to fight for ideas, not the cowardice to silence them

Dear Editor, Fair-minded Americans were stunned and shocked on September 10th when an assassin’s bullet devastatingly ended the life of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point.

Crime rates in U.S.

Dear Editor, I looked up the reported Crime Rates of America’s largest 200 cities per 100,000 people in 2024.

I am Charlie Kirk

Dear Editor, In our divided nation, words carry weight. Too often today, those who stand for truth, faith, and freedom are smeared with the most reckless labels imaginable.

What if our leaders saw every child's worth?

Dear editor: I just finished listening to a heartbreaking interview with Dr. Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who volunteered in Gaza. He described seeing "wave after wave of dead children."

Better Batteries can Smooth out the Grid

Dear Editor, The tired argument against renewable energy focuses on the concept of intermittency - what to do when 'the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing'?

Hands Off Chicago

Dear Editor, Consistent with prior proclamations, Trump’s depiction of the City of Chicago as a “hellhole” and “the worst and most dangerous city in the world” represents layer upon layer of deceit.

Industrial Wind and Solar Energy Update

Dear Editor, Wind and sunlight are renewable, but the machines and devices that convert the wind and sunlight into electrical energy for human consumption are not “renewable” or “green.”

Hate is easy; respect is easier

Dear Editor, Prior to September 10, 2025, I had, thankfully, never heard of Charlie Kirk. When his name captured the news cycles for the next four days

Busy night for Dodgeville School Board

Work continues on preparing for an operational referendum for the Dodgeville School District once again.

I-G board views water issue with Livingston w

A letter from the Village of Livingston received consideration by the Iowa-Grant School Board at their meeting last Wednesday.

New staff members, enrollment increases, several generous donations heard at Barneveld School Board meeting

By John Dalton At Wednesday’s, September 10th Barneveld Regular School Board meeting, in her Building Report, Principal Heather Schmitz reported that Inservice was a success and gave a big shoutout to new and current staff with their enthusiasm in their instructional practices and positive climate and culture.

Cell phone policy working well at Highland w

The cell phone policy that allows the use only during the noon hour seems to be going well, the Highland School Board learned Wednesday.

Hodan Center Community Services, Inc. receives ‘round up’ donation

Every month Kundert's Main Street Market in Blanchardville has been asking those who shop there to 'round-up' their grocery totals in order to donate those extra cents to local organizations and non-profits. For the month of August, the round-up was designated to Hodan Community Services, Inc., in Mineral Point. Benjamin …

Harms, James “Jim”

James “Jim” Harms, age 51 of Monroe passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2025. He was born on November 2, 1973 the son of Stanley and Barbara (Mozoski) Harms. He graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1991.

Nelson, Sally P.

Sally P. Nelson, 87, of East Troy, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2025 at East Troy Manor.

Opera House marquee formally lit

A nearly full house at the Mineral Point Opera House toasted (with cider) its history and future last Thursday night and cheered as the new marquee was lit. It is the fourth marquee in the 110-year history of the Opera House.

Stephenson, Mildred Irene

Mildred Irene Stephenson, age 91, of Mineral Point, passed away Thursday morning, September 11, 2025, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg.

Husom, Judith Ann “Judy”

Judith Ann “Judy” Husom, age 84, of Dodgeville, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Greenway Manor Nursing Home in Spring Green.

Easterhouse, Barbara L.

Barbara L. Easterhouse Oct. 16, 1927 - Sept. 6, 2025 DODGEVILLE/MADISON - Barbara Louise Easterhouse died on September 6, 2025, at Agrace HospiceCare, in the presence of her family, 40 days short of 98 years. Barbara was born on October 16, 1927, in Pardeeville, Wis., to Clair William Reynolds and …