Iowa County News

A new Iowa County cooperative may expand revenue sources for farmers and serve as a model for economic development in other rural counties.

Jun. 26, 2009 11:32 p.m. Dodgeville a ' A Loganville man already sentenced to life in prison in a Dane County killing was sentenced to life plus 65 years Friday in an Iowa County shooting that killed one man and wounded the victim's brother.

Storms pushing in from the west set off weather warnings across southern Wisconsin Thursday evening, including a tornado watch in effect until the early morning hours in the southwest and south central parts of the state.

Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 15 community projects would share $7,045,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support infrastructure and business development projects.

Today marks 25 years since a devastating tornado leveled Barneveld...destroying homes and business and killing nine people.

He is the son of Peter Ruggles and Janice Devine-Ruggles. The Marshfield Noon Rotary Club observed its 80th anniversary with a dinner program at RiverEdge on Monday night.

It was the early morning hours of June 8, 25 years ago, when the small Iowa County community of Barneveld was shocked out of its slumber with an F-5 tornado that leveled most of the town, killing nine people and injuring scores more.

A Madison man has been identified as the driver killed in a traffic crash Saturday on Highway 14, west of Highway K, in the town of Arena.

A two-car crash on Highway 14 near Arena in Iowa County has shut the road down for at least an hour, according to the Iowa County Sheriff's Office.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, at its meeting on May 27, accepted a $31,375 donation from the Natural Resources Foundation to help support natural areas across the state.

Pendarvis is a Cornish site restoration in Mineral Point, Wis. Editor's note: This is the first of an occasional travel series on tri-state area communities.

Tammy Enz, executive director of Friends of the Platte River. DICKEYVILLE, Wis. -- Tammy Enz grew up in the Platteville area.

A Wauzeka man is facing numerous charges after fleeing from police Saturday. It all started around 1:10 Saturday afternoon when a Grant County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to pull over a speeding vehicle along Highway 18 in Fennimore Township.

Contact: Paul Dietmann, 608-224-5038, Gary Olson, 608-224-5128 MADISON -- Recognizing signs of stress and depression in farmers will be the topic of two free half-day workshops for agricultural lenders, veterinarians, cooperative representatives, and other farm service providers.

The family of an Iowa County, Wis., girl permanently disabled by a surgeon has received a $17 million settlement from the state's medical malpractice fund.

The Department of Natural Resources is looking for public comment on the Iowa County Village of Linden's request to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility .

Wisconsin State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass will be at the Dodgeville and Darlington public libraries today with the Unclaimed Property database to help people search for lost and forgotten property.

Mineral Point has been named one of "America's Top Ten Cool Towns," according to results of an online poll conducted by Budget Travel magazine.

A recent report shows that Wisconsin isn't churning out enough doctors to keep up with demand.

Rural bridges that dona TMt get used much will be the first ones replaced in Wisconsin with federal stimulus money.