Avoca man arrested after stand-off

Kyle McIntosh, 33, Avoca, was taken into custody December 30 after an incident involving siblings got out of hand in the Town of Pulaski.

Iowa-Grant PE teacher resigns, will face felony charge

The Iowa-Grant School Board accepted the resignation of a PE teacher accused of child abuse-recklessly causing harm.

Barneveld recognizes a lot of state girls teams

It was Bring Back the Champions Day at halftime of the Barneveld Girls Basketball Game Friday night celebrating the rich history of the Lady Eagles Basketball Program.

Contest for Mayor in City of Dodgeville, candidates for other positions also file

The City of Dodgeville has three candidates for the Mayoral position which is currently held by Todd Novak.

Dodgers down Fennimore in Dodgeville Classic

In a good defensive game where you had to work for points, the host Dodgeville Dodger Boys’ Basketball team prevailed over the Fennimore Golden Eagles Thursday night 53-43.

Burkeland, Charlene

Charlene Burkeland, age 91 of Hollandale, WI passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 surrounded by her family.

Kraus, Tina L.

Tina L. Kraus, age 63, of Rewey, peacefully passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 at Agrace Hospice Care Center in Fitchburg WI surrounded by her loved ones.

Crubaugh, Brian James

Brian James Crubaugh, age 66, of Dodgeville, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024 surrounded by his girls.

Mumm, Russell H.

Heaven opened up another spot at the euchre table for Russell H. Mumm. Russell, age 62, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison. Russell was born on June 3, 1961; the son of William J. and Lela M. (Edge) Mumm. He graduated …

Conwell, Larry Gene

Larry Gene Conwell, aged 78, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on January 2, 2024 at Mineral Point Health Services. He was born on April 10, 1945 in Dodgeville, WI the son of Raymond and Gwendolyn (U'ren) Conwell. He was a dedicated employee of the Mineral Point School District from …

Noble, Dorothy M.

Dorothy M. Noble, 88 of Mineral Point passed away peacefully January 1, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Pointers keep Cubans away from scoring big

Playing Cuba City is not a given so the top ranked Mineral Point Pointers knew thay had to bring their A game. It might have been their A-plus game as they shut down the Cubans with a strong defensive effort. They also had six players score with two in double …

Along The Ad Routes

We’re on a roll! For the third week in a row we’ve found a new place for Saturday morning breakfast, bringing our total to 62! We headed east about 15 minutes to the Barneveld Cafe.

Highland boys dominate at Belmont

Down 9-5 early in this game, the light switch went on for Highland as they went on a 29-4 run and a commanding 34-13 lead in the first half in a Six Rivers – West Conference game played at Belmont. It didn’t matter who had the ball for the Cardinals …

Belleville pressures way to win over Dodgers

Visiting Belleville used speed and quickness to get past Dodgeville 58-46 in a non-conference game Thursday. The Dodgers got off to a good start with a 7-2 lead four minutes into the game and held it until Brady Mousseu put in a rebound to tie the game at 12. The …

Darlington boys double up Iowa-Grant

The Darlington boys’ basketball bounced back from their lone loss of the year to Mineral Point and in convincing style dominated visiting Iowa-Grant 87-47 last Thursday night. The Redbirds' pressure defense caused many Panther turnovers, which led to many points off those turnovers in this contest. 10 Redbirds would score …

Dodgers split in pair of wrestling matches

In a couple of close non-conference matches Thursdya night the Dodgeville wrestling team came up with a split. They beat Brodhead/Juda 39-36 and lost to Verona Area 45-36.

Community Christmas Meal hosted at Culver’s

This year’s Community Christmas Meal that is served out of Culver’s in Dodgeville brought 306 ham dinner meals that were picked up at the drive through window and home delivered by delivery group volunteers. Food was delivered from Montfort to Barneveld, and Dodgeville to Mineral Point. Volunteers were in the …

Upland Hills Health celebrates 50 years of caring

Upland Hills Health will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024. Plans are already in place to mark this milestone with events throughout the coming year. “Our 50th year is the perfect time to show our appreciation to members of our communities for trusting us with their health and wellness and …

Worth your Vote?

Dear Editor, Donald Trump quotes dictators he admires: Russia’s Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan, and Hungary’s Orban —all dictators of ill repute. He says he “will be a dictator just for one day”, but which of these favorites of his have remained in power just for one term? Which of these countries …