NEWS
Village lockdown ends peacefully with surrender, arrest
42-year-old Seth Jacob Venden of Highland, made his initial appearance Tuesday in Iowa County Court. Venden appeared in person, in …
Initial enrollment count down slightly
A preliminary count shows 788 students enrolled in Mineral Point Schools, school board members heard Monday night.
Additional costs are approved for the City Administration Building Project, additional Library Project expenses, and other Dodgeville Council news
By John Dalton In New Business, regarding the renovation of the City Administration Building (The Armory), the news wasn’t very good with respect to change orders regarding piping and electric issues, and the failure to budget accordingly for network infrastructure, camera, access control, and conference rooms connectivity with respect to …
Felony charge issued for motor vehicle disturbance w
On Thursday, September 4 at approximately 10:49 am, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle collision and disturbance near the intersection of USH 18-151 and County Road HHH in the Town of Ridgeway.
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.
Traffic stop leads to Felony Drug Arrest in Town of Arena
Sheriff Michael Peterson reported on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 2:40 a.m., an Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a …
Iowa-Grant school fee collection back to “old school”
Issues with the vendor for fee collections has caused changes in how payments will be made to start the year at Iowa-Grant schools.
Zero increase in State Per Pupil Funding, compensation increases, and other Barneveld School Board business taken care of
By John Dalton The Barneveld School Board started its Wednesday meeting with Vice President Nick Meyer sending sympathy and condolences on behalf of the Barneveld School District and School Board to the Segebrecht, Pohlman, and Doescher families for the loss of their matriarch, Dorinda Segebrecht.
Referendum discussion returns for Dodgeville School Board
Discussion and study is underway to determine how a referendum would enter into the Dodgeville school district’s future.
