Government

  • Committee on Committees

    Concerns over long lawns, not allowing waivers for late dog fees By Kayla Barnes Blanchardville’s Public Safety Committee is concerned about grass being too long in the village and those not paying their dog licenses on time at their meeting on Monday, July 27. Board president Lanny Gilbertson brought the issue of tall overgrown lawns…

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  • Calling all community members: Help build this playground!

    The Argyle Community Parks Foundation is looking for all able bodied people to come to the Argyle American Legion Park on Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 a.m. to help build and install the brand new playground. This is a project for the entire community and every little bit helps. No special skills are required. Whether…

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  • David G. Skattum

    David G. Skattum, age 79, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away at his home on July 31, 2026. He was born on September 25, 1946, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin the son of Virgil and Hannah (Glatz) Skattum. David grew up in Argyle, WI and graduated from Argyle High School, Class of 1964. He attended the University of…

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  • Dennis Wayne Severson (“Sligger”)

    Dennis Wayne Severson (“Sligger”), age 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family, at SSM Health Monroe Hospital. Dennis was born on June 22, 1940, at St. Clare Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was raised in Blanchardville, where he spent his childhood and graduated from Blanchardville High School in May 1959. On…

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  • Raiders cruise in win over Beavers

    Argyle could not find a way to stay with Belleville Sunday as the Raiders cruised to a 13-1 in a Western Section match-up. Seven runs in the sixth inning made the major difference in the game’s outcome. The Beavers plated a run in the second inning on a Miken Godfrey double. The Raiders took the…

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  • Bullets take down Rockies 11-2 with four rbis by Schliem

    Drew Schliem had quite a night for the Bullets, leading them to an 11-2 win over the Rockies in a Western Section contest Friday. Schliem drove in four runs on two hits to lead Blanchardville past Hollandale. He singled iin a pair of runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Hunter Enloe did the…

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  • Bullets can’t catch the Fever

    Shullsburg/Benton held on to take a 5-3 win from Blanchardville in a South NL game Thursday. The Fever opened the scoring in the third with a bases loaded walk to Damon Dittmar. Hunter Enloe had the lone rbi for the Bullets. Peter Gustafson, Brock Miller, Cooper Schraepfer, and Carson Kurschner had one hit each. The…

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  • Chinese Music and Poetry Program

    Join us for a presentation of Chinese poetry and music on Monday, Aug. 3rd, 1pm in celebration of the Blanchardville Public Library’s successful East Asia Grant, which has allowed us to bring Asian voices into the library through new books (Asian histories, memoirs, manga, cookbooks and ‘kids’ books) and presenters. An unreleased poetic composition of…

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  • Cops and Bobbers brings together families for fun, fishing

    The Blanchardville Police Department organized the first annual Cops and Bobbers a family fishing event on Saturday, July 18 to bring together children and families for fun and some friendly competition. The experience was held at McCoy’s Pond, a private local spot off County Highway F between Blanchardville and Hollandale. Cops and Bobbers is a…

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  • Argyle Village Board Temporary sidewalk fixing, downtown parking discussion

    The Argyle Village Board met on Wednesday, July 8 where they approved some temporary sidewalk fixes and soil evaluations for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) land applications. A resident spray painted an uneven portion of sidewalk on Broad Street. The board did pass a motion to either lift the sidewalk with foam or grind down the…

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