Dodgeville School District approves retirement, hires

The Dodgeville School District will be replacing its head of food services, the Dodgeville School Board learned Monday.

Iowa County Fair promises 5 days of fun, entertainment

Your 2023 Iowa County Fair is a Labor Day Celebration for the whole family that you will not want to miss. Planning for the fair has been in full swing for the past year and now we approach just a few days until the best five days of Summer.

Severson, Ronald A.

Ronald A. Severson, age 89, of Dodgeville, moved on from this world on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at Upland Hills Health Nursing & Rehab Center.

Seriani/West, Nancy Ann (Palan)

Nancy Ann (Palan) Seriani/West, age 70, Peoples Valley, AZ, passed on into a new life on July 2, 2023 at her home. At the time of her passing, Nancy was surrounded by her partner of 20 years, Jackson West, and many friends. She lived life her way with strong convictions …

Reger, James W.

James W. Reger passed away August 16, 2023 peacefully at his home. He was born on June 25, 1936 son of Otto and Lucille (McMahan) Reger. He worked at the Mineral Point Maple Leaf Creamery from 1952- 1990, worked for Scott Williams as a mechanic from 1990 - 2000.

Evans, Leroy “Bud”

Leroy “Bud” Evans, age 84 of Barneveld, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Agrace Hospice after a battle with bladder cancer. He was born on December 29, 1938 to Alvin and Mary Evans.

Paddock, Christine Kay

Christine Kay Paddock, age 68 of Hollandale died on Friday, July 28, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison with her daughter by her side. She was born on July 26, 1955, to Francis (Bud) Bernard and Virginia Jane (Doescher) Nondorf. Christine grew up on the family farm in Clyde …

Hill, Cara J.

Cara J. Hill, 85, of Platteville, Wisconsin, died on Friday, August 18, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 24, 2023 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Platteville. Father Greg Ihm and Deacon Bill Bussan will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Platteville. Visitation will …

Pechan, Mary (Don)

Mary (Don) Pechan, age 90, died peacefully, surrounded by family at Agrace Hospicecare in Janesville, Wisconsin on August 19,2023, after combatting lymphoma for several years.

Leary, Patrick

Patrick Leary Feb. 9, 1928 – Aug. 12, 2023

Scheppke, Dorothy

The family of Dorothy Scheppke is saddened to announce her passing on July 29, 2023. Dorothy was born in Livingston, Wisconsin on November 08, 1927, as the first child of farmer and oil salesman Leroy and Ella Isabel Grunenwald. Dorothy studied Home Economics and Chemistry at the University of Dubuque, …

Montgomery, Azalia Jolene

Azalia Jolene Montgomery, age 14 months, of Dodgeville, had her light extinguished late evening, Friday, August 11, 2023. She was born May 25, 2022 to Trevor and Alyxis Montgomery at Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI.

Gribble, Mabel Jayne (Terrill)

Mabel Jayne (Terrill) Gribble, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Mabel was born the daughter of Lynn and Velma (Ferrell) Terrill on March 24, 1929. She attended Waldwick School and graduated from Mineral Point High School. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Gribble in a …

Larson, Nancy L.

Nancy L. Larson, 71, of Dodgeville, WI, passed away Friday August 11, 2023 surrounded by her loving family at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville, WI. She was born on August 23, 1951 in Monroe, WI, the daughter of Robert and Betty McKenna. Nancy grew up in Gratiot, …

What a day of music and fun at DodgeFest

There is a lot of time spent in preparation and a lot of volunteers that go into making a successful event. It was a beautiful day on Saturday, August 5 when this year’s DodgeFest took place at the Iowa County Courthouse Parking Lot and surrounding area with temperatures in the …

Scrimmages are on tap for Friday Night Lights

Since August 1 area high school football teams have been have been preparing for their August 17 or 18 opener by blocking each other. Friday they get to use their skills against other teams at their scheduled scrimmages.

You Heard It Here

Dear Editor, Thank you Steve Pieroni for the reply so I know I am not writing in an echo chamber. You put words in my mouth. That’s deceitful. I don’t “let Trump off the hook”

There’s negatives with the wind turbines

Dear Editor, A huge THANK YOU to everyone that took the time to attend the Town of Dodgeville meeting last week. Over 60 people (some from surrounding townships) attended with many speaking up about the industrial wind turbine projects planned in our area.

Thanks for making it all possible

by J. Patrick Reilly As usual the summer has gone by fast. It seems like only a couple days ago we started the summer baseball seasons for youth and those playing Home Talent League baseball. Now we are down to only a few teams still playing.

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly It was perfect weather for DodgeFest last Saturday. Earlier in the week there was some rain predicted for later afternoon, but that didn’t materialize. All four bands were really,