Belleville rushing attack too much for Pointers
By Ronica Thousand The Belleville Wildcats relied on a dominant ground game and timely defensive stops to defeat the Mineral Point Pointers 33–17 on Friday night.
Cardinals stay in first with Potosi win
Potosi was able to sneak out a win in the third set Thursday but Highland took the other three.
Late score sends Prairie over Dodgers in weather delay filled game
Besides being engaged in a toe to toe battle with defending SWC champion Prairie du Chien the Dodgeville football team had to overcome the weather.
Dodgers tripped by Platteville, play seven games at Edgerton tourney
SWC volleyball power Platteville was in cruise control most of the night and swept the Dodgers, 3-0.
Highland 8-Player Football shuts Out Kickapoo/LaFarge 44-0
By John Dalton The Highland Cardinals played a solid, overall game Friday night on Senior Night and blanked Kickapoo/LaFarge 44-0 at Tyler Field in Highland.
Panthers second in own invite
Iowa-Grant finished second in its own invitational Saturday in an event featuring the Panthers and Highland among the local teams.
What the numbers tell us
by J. Patrick Reilly It has been said that numbers don’t lie but do they tell a complete story?
Along The Ad Routes
by Mike Reilly Downtown Dodgeville has a new ice cream shoppe. It’s called “Wyatt’s Tempting Treats” and is located at the former “Jeff’s Performance Archery” building at the corner of Iowa and Division Streets. The building was also once “The Sweat Shop” and “The Gentry Shop”, among other things.
This is not the ‘60s
Dear Editor, This is not the ‘60s. Trump’s attempt at fomenting civil war is not the Vietnam War.
Honoring Charlie Kirk
Dear Editor, “Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.”
UW-Platteville to celebratge 2025 Homecoming in typical Pioneer style
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is gearing up for the 101st Homecoming, taking place Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2025, with this year’s theme celebrating all things Pioneer! The following are just some of the events to rope in students, alumni and the community to celebrate this festive time of year for the …
Mistake By the Lake
Dear Editor, The 'Mistake by the Lake' epithet is commonly applied to Cleveland, Ohio; probably unfairly. An even bigger mistake by the lake is brewing in Wisconsin - the Port Washington Vantage Data Center.
Disappointed by reactions
Dear Editor, On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at approximately 12:23 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, Charlie Kirk was shot by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson at the courtyard on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Cool Hand Luke
Dear Editor, I am very impressed with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Football Coach, Luke Fickell, not for his coaching ability, but his negotiating ability
Yeah, Right...
Dear Editor, Last week, a hateful opinion letter, based on lies, was written to this very newspaper. This letter accused the late Charlie Kirk of being "full of hate-filled rhetoric". The author of said letter also stated, they had "never heard of Charlie Kirk"
A Turning Point
Dear Editor, Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Charlie Kirk (source-Fox and Friends appearance) stated all of a sudden he had an overwhelming sense of sorrow after Charlie’s death
Volunteers needed to build Driftless Trail near Spring Green
Driftless Area Land Conservancy, based in Dodgeville, is constructing a public-access, long distance hiking trail that will connect the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, near Spring Green, with Governor Dodge and Blue Mound State Parks.
Bethel’s Marlow top BRAW educator
James Marlow, of Dodgeville, has received the 2025 Educator of the Year Award from the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin (BRAW).
Blabaum, Beauford J.
Beauford J. Blabaum, age 92, of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at CrestRidge Memory Care Center, following a brief illness.
