Vote NO on this Referendum on November 5
Dear Editor, Don’t be bamboozled into believing that the Constitutional Amendment referendum on the November 5 ballot is necessary. It is a nefarious scare tactic by the Republican controlled State legislature designed to further instill fear that immigrants can sabotage our elections.
Public education is key
Dear Editor, In denigrating others just to get a laugh, Trump imagines he is superior to all who disagree with him. Therefore, he blithely continues mudslinging anyone he considers a rival. Who but a fool would say, much less believe, that Kamala Harris is stupid? Her achievements far outweigh his
False Republican Promises
Dear Editor, I've been receiving a lot of junk mail from Republican candidates. Their mail promises help with the immigration/drugs, job creation, inflation, and housing.
Take time for arts
Dear Editor, October is Wisconsin Arts and Humanities Month, an opportunity to honor and celebrate the impact of the humanities here in Wisconsin.
Airlines help, hinder
by Kenyon Bennett The nation’s airlines have been in the news frequently since 2020, especially after the COVID pandemic took its toll across the U.S. and when Boeing airplanes had accidents.
Along The Ad Routes
by Mike Reilly Saturday morning breakfast took us a little to the south as we headed to Spring Green and landed at the General Store. We hadn’t been there in quite some time and when we arrived we were a couple minutes early as they didn’t open until 8:00. We …
“You're a Fascist”
Dear Editor, My whole life, or as long as I've cared, I've understood the term fascism as private enterprise with government control. To help you understand, think of communism, where government controls the production through ownership, and capitalism with the production control through private ownership. What do people think fascism …
Student says help schools
Dear Editor, As a student of Dodgeville School District for more than eight years, our district has helped me grow as a person, thinker, and as an academic more than ever since I moved into this town back in third grade.
Please vote yes
Dear Editor, I'm lucky. That's what I've been told countless times by my family. My teachers. My parents. I'm lucky.
Vote Yes and No
Dear Editor, Driving around Dodgeville you may have wondered about the display at some houses of both a Vote YES and a Vote NO yard sign. No, those homeowners are not confused, undecided, or trying to confuse you on how to vote.
Our kids and teachers need you to vote yes
Dear Editor, If you worry that rural people in Wisconsin and in America are being overlooked and getting left behind, you have an opportunity right now to help turn that around. You can show up to the polls on November 5 and vote YES for the school funding ballot question.
Iowa-Grant board sets tax levy
Taxpayers in the Iowa-Grant School District will be asked for a tax levey of $3,212,151.00 to balance the budget for operating the school in 2024-2025.
Rock Church Stone Dedication held
The Rock Church, originally part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, stands on land donated by a pioneer settler, Bosmon Clifton, in memory of his daughter Mary.
Keeping Veterans Service Officer full time favored by Iowa County board
A group of area veterans appeared before the Iowa County Board Tuesday with concerns about proposed cutbacks in the Iowa County Veterans Service office.
Barneveld School Board receives several donations
By John Dalton Many donations, a new custodian hire, and other news happened at the Barneveld School Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 9th.
Mazomanie man pleas no contest, gets prison time for drug charges
Defendant Benjamin J. Peterson, 30, of Mazomanie, and District Attorney Zachary Leigh offered a joint recommendation to Judge Matthew Allen in Iowa County Court on Monday, October 14th and the judge agreed with their joint recommendation for Peterson to serve 80 months in the Wisconsin State Prison System for Possession …
