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Milk truck driver dies in crash in town of Argyle
A Mineral Point man died after the milk truck he was driving crashed in the town of Argyle on Thursday, April 30. Jakub E. Anderson, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafayette County Coroner’s Office. Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a 911 call reporting a vehicle crash involving a milk…
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45th Annual Bloody Lake Rendezvous at Woodford
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Cuba City/SW/B win three SWAL Golf Meets this past week
Three SWAL Conference golf meets were held this past week all won by Cuba City/SW/B. At Cuba City’s Cole Acres Golf Course on Thursday, April 30, the host team won the meet shooting a team score of 160, eleven shots better than second place Mineral Point who shot a 171. Argyle/Pecatonica finished third with 176,…
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Two area baseball teams compete at Field of Dreams
In the movie Field of Dreams, Shoeless Joe Jackson famously said, ‘if you build it, he will come.” And on Thursday, April 30th, the Pecatonica and Mineral Point baseball teams met on the famous field for a non-conference game ultimately won by Pecatonica 2-0. The game was arranged thanks to Lee Schroeder, whose son Hudson…
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Valley Leader’s Church News
New Hope Lutheran Church Blanchardville and Hollandale Churches of the ELCA .;Office Phone: 608-523-4239; Newhopeoffice@tds.net Pastor Chris Strohm Sunday, May 10 -8:30 a.m. in Hollandale -10:30 a.m. in Blanchardville St. John’s Church, South Wayne, Rev. Fr. Christopher Gernetzke: -8:00 a.m. Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Gratiot, Rev. Fr. Christopher Gernetzke: -8:00…
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DNR Accepting Shooting Range Grant Applications
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program through Aug. 15, 2026. The grant program provides financial assistance for safe and accessible firearm or archery recreational shooting opportunities for the public. Managers of public or private shooting ranges or members of the public interested in…
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Earth Day celebration in Woodford
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Countryside News
Morel mushroom season began a touch early this year but is likely to continue in some places well into and throughout May. Finding and pickling will continue to become more and more difficult with continued vegetation growth and leaf litter remaining on forest floors. Look, too for signs someone has already picked an area by…
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Launch Lafayette County Grant 2026: Boosting Businesses for a Better Community
LAFAYETTE COUNTY – Lafayette Development Corporation and Lafayette County’s Economic Development Committee are excited to announce that the Launch Lafayette County Grant is set to kick off its 2026 program on May 1st. This competitive grant is an incentive program to assist Lafayette County’s businesses in improving the prominence of a business within their community.…
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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 by the National Association for Mental Health, now known as Mental Health America. The National Association for Mental Health was founded in 1909 by Clifford Whittingham Beers. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in part to honor Mr. Beer’s legacy and to continue his work leading to…
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