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Ronald Kittleson
Ronald Kittleson, of New Glarus, WI, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 5, 2026 at the age of 84. He was born on October 11, 1941 to parents Everett and Mabel (Hefty) Kittleson, and was raised on the family farm in Kittleson Valley, Mount Horeb. He graduated from Blanchardville High School in…
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Calendar of Events
Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast Join us for a morning on the farm! The 48th Annual Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast is happening Saturday, June 13 from 6:30-10:30 a.m. at UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm (29200 College Farm Rd., Platteville)! Enjoy a delicious breakfast featuring scrambled eggs, sausage, donuts, ice cream, and more-all while celebrating Wisconsin’s dairy industry. Bring…
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Countryside News by Jerry Davis
Wild columbine, by other titles including Canadian columbine and red columbine, has a uniquely-structured flower. Botanist Theodore Cochrane describes this flower with “exquisite, and unlike anything else in our flora.” He goes on in his book Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum as “five petals being prolonged backward into a long spur.” The…
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Blanchardville Woman’s Club Sponsors Student for Wisconsin Leadership Seminar
Sophomore Eden Graffin- Marquardt has been chosen as the Pecatonica High School representative to attend the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar (WILS) June 12-14 at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. Eden is the daughter of Jennifer Graffin- Marquardt and Thomas Marquardt. Eden plays trumpet in the Pecatonica High School Band. She is also involved in choir, forensics,…
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Vikings cruise past S/B
Four costly errors led to six unearned runs and helped Pecatonia down Shullsburg/Benton 9-1 in Six Rivers play Tuesday. The Vikings got on the board in the third inning when Austin Enloe put down a sacrifice bunt that scored two runs. Enloe earned the win for the Vikings. He allowed only one hit and one…
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Vikings down Potosi/Cassville
Pecatonica pounded out 10 hits and got a strong pitching performance from Reid Schlimgen to beat Potosi/Cassville 8-4 in Six Rivers play Friday. Pecatonica first got on the board in the second when Reed Cassidy singled driving in two runs. Cassidy finished the game going 3×3 The Vikings added to their early lead in the…
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Argyle/Black Hawk moves on with win over Wauzeka-Steuben
Kylie Butler’s two run home run in the first inning ignited the Argyle/Black Hawk softball team to take a 4-1 win in their Regional semifinal win over host Wauzeka-Steuben Tuesday. Alexis Tregembo stroked a single that scored a run in the same frame as ABH took a 3-0 lead in the first. ABH added a…
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Barneveld golf team hosts and wins its first WIAA Regional, Argyle/Pec fourth to advance to WIAA Sectional
Barneveld’s golf team hosted and won the WIAA Regional by nine strokes shooting a score of 326 Tuesday at Deer Valley Golf Club. Hillsboro/Royall placed second at 337, Darlington and Argyle/Pec shot 357 and 367, respectively, and all four teams will advance to the WIAA Sectional next week at Trempealeau Mountain in Cochrane-Fountain City. Judson…
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Agyle/Black Hawk uses Harris gem to trip CC
Argyle/Black Hawk hurler Brynn Harris gave up two runs in the first inning then shut out Cuba City the rest of the way to help her team to a 3-2 win in non-conference softball action Friday. The ace also played a big part in the winning run scoring in the fourth. ABH pulled within one…
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Southwestern ends Pec’s season
Pecatonica tried to close the gap on Southwestern but had their tournament trail ended by the Wildcats Friday, 6-2. The Vikings saw the Wildcats pull away starting with a run in the fourth. Jenna Kurschner took the loss for Pecatonica. She went six innings, allowed six runs on 10 hits, struck out five and walked…
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