Belmont News

Emma Lee, 12, of Belmont, Wis., walks a cow back to the barn after giving it a bath Thursday at the Lafayette County Fair in Darlington, Wis.

The Wisconsin fair season arrives with a literal splash this week in Lafayette County and in Elroy, the opening acts for more than 70 other venues around the state that will host fairs throughout the summer, ...

“Community is something that people recognize”

BELMONT, Wis. -- Like location, location, location, public awareness is everything. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“At least I won't have to go all the way to Belmont.”

Wisconsin Territory Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20 , 1836 which went into effect on July 3 , 1836 . via Wigderson Library & Pub

BELMONT, Wis. - Two incumbents on the Belmont School Board will return to the government body. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

BELMONT, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Department and the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Economic Development Coalition hosted its annual Building Economic Strength Together ... via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“It's going to take a while for it to move out.”

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 2008, 5:13 a.m. By Linda Spice The worst is yet to come It may not look too bad now but the National Weather Service said the worst of the storm is yet to come with predictions of snow ... via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Thomas Charles Betts, 52, of 235 E. 27th St., caused an accident Saturday by running a red light, according to police. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“If kids don't have an access to these technologies in their homes or schools, they'll be put at a severe disadvantage when they enter college or the work force”

BELMONT, Wis. -- A collaborative effort by the state, the Belmont Library Club and community members has launched the school district's library system into the 21st century. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“Grant Regional Health Center provides a comprehensive compassionate bereavement program that will only be enhanced by this change”

Attendance is up this year at a popular Belmont tourist site. The First Capitol, located northwest of Belmont and a state-owned historic site, enjoyed a 17.2 percent increase over last year through early ... via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“We haven't climbed back to where we were 10 years ago; we're going to have to have a couple more years like this one before we have the best attendance ever across the sites”

Interpreter Damia Smith shows Anna Tamblyn, 6, how a fanning mill machine operates at the Kvaale Farm on the grounds of Old World Wisconsin in Eagle. via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

BELMONT, Wis. -- Honkamp Krueger & Co. is hosting a free seminar, "Identity Theft: Don't Be Scared, Be Informed." The seminar will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“I would much rather have them take a situation like that very seriously and take the strong measures they did to secure everything until they can figure out what is happening. ”

A Belmont High School student whose diagram of a hostage plan resulted in his removal from school last week will not be criminally charged, said Lafayette County District Attorney Charlotte Doherty. via Madison.com

“There was a threat that something would happen at the pep rally and that 's why they canceled it, ”

Belmont Police Chief Kurt Malott issued a statement Thursday saying the "school threat " incident remained under investigation, but that "students were never in any imminent danger. via Madison.com

BELMONT, Wis. -- A Belmont High School student has been placed in a care facility following an incident involving a threatening drawing at the school Wednesday afternoon. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Belmont Police arrested the 17-year-old after another student saw a doodle in his notebook that mapped classrooms and said, "Hostage Situation". The 17-year-old is in a juvenile care facility as the Lafayette ... via Madison.com

BELMONT, Wis. -- The second annual Business and Education Summit for Southwest Wisconsin will be held Tuesday, Oct. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Belmont Braves and the visiting Potosi Chieftains , observed Belmont's football squad bounce Potosi by a count of 43-0. The Braves now own a 1-4 record. via MaxPreps

BELMONT, Wis. -- A Belmont man was hospitalized following a car-tractor accident Thursday afternoon south of Belmont. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

BELMONT, Wis. -- Two people avoided injuries but a horse died in a collision Wednesday night southeast of Belmont. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald