Dailey, Stacie Lynn
Stacie Lynn Dailey, age 52, passed away on Saturday afternoon August 30, 2025, at her home.
Harness Racing, a part of the fair for a long time
Harness Racing has been a part of the Iowa County Fair for 169 years as of last Monday’s races. Action was fast and furious with close races, as shown in this photo. See more photos in the September 4th editions of the Dodgeville Chronicle, Democrat Tribune and Pecatonica Valley Leader …
Loefelholz’s leg gives Panthers 41-40 OT win
You have to give both teams credit for playing their hearts out and giving the fans some free football at the same time.
Highland moves to 2-0 on the season, big test at Belmont
By John Dalton On a picture-perfect evening for football on Thursday at Tyler Field in Highland, in 8-player football, the Cardinals blew past Williams Bay 54-22 in a non-conference game to move to 2-0 on the season.
River Valley dominates Wisconsin Dells 42-17
By John Dalton On Friday night at River Valley in a non-conference game, the Blackhawks were sharp on both sides of the ball in a convincing victory over the Wisconsin Dells Chieftains 42-17 to move to 1-1 in the young season.
Mount Horeb sweeps Dodgers in n/c opener
Dodgeville’s volleyball team opened their 2025 season with a 3-0 non-conerence loss to Mount Horeb Thursday. Scores were 9-15, 9-25 and 14-25.
Vikings put holes in the Cheese for 26-6 win
Mount Horeb/Barneveld did both the big and little things right Friday and ran past the Monroe Cheesemakers 26-6.
Pointer VB takes Gold title at Sprawl, sweeps New Glarus Tuesday
Mineral Point’s volleyball team went through the tough SPRAWL preseason tournament with enough power to win the Gold Bracket. Coach Kari Kabat gave the following wrap up.
Along The Ad Routes
by Mike Reilly We received a couple of notes with renewals to our papers last week.
Wisconsin’s wildfire smoke signals a growing climate crisis
Dear Editor, Wisconsin Representatives Tom Tiffany and Glenn Grothman recently joined other Republican members of Congress in sending a letter to the Canadian government, alleging that its poor forest management practices are responsible for out-of-control wildfires and for this summer's air quality problems in our state.
I owe thanks to my teachers
by J. Patrick Reilly I personally saw 17 first days of the school year. Except for the first one, I looked forward to it.
Data Centers, the AI Bubble, and Broken Promises
Dear Editor, Data centers are metastasizing like a tumor across our country. Much has already been written about the major harms to groundwater supply, local air quality (most data centers use diesel backup generators), and local noise pollution. Two further points should be taken into account. The first is the …
Address the gun violence epidemic
Dear Editor, As I dropped my children off for the first day of school today, among the thoughts and emotions swirling in my mind was this: they are so vulnerable. If it happened here, what would they do? I'm sure I wasn't the only one shedding a few tears.
History
Dear Editor, The armed National Guard was deployed to Kent State University in May of 1970.
Meaning of double yellow line
Dear Editor, Up the hill. Rounding the curve. Crossing the double yellow line*.
What is happening?
Dear Editor, On May 1, 2024, a 14-year-old male was shot and killed by police outside Mount Horeb Middle School. The young teen was attempting to enter the school with a weapon. On December 16, 2024, a 15-year-old female, shot and killed two people and injured six others inside Abundant …
Bishop clinic opens this month
By Mary Glindinning Dr. Mark Bishop practiced medicine in Mineral Point and Dodgeville for 28 years.
Update Preliminary Investigation: Incident Town of Pulaski
On August 17, 2025, at approximately 0103 hours, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched, along with multiple fire departments, to a structure fire in the Town of Pulaski, just west of Avoca.
