Pecatonica Valley Leader

11/13/2025

This week we congratulate all of the volleyball players from Argyle and Pecatonica on their great seasons, celebrate Veterans Day, hear from Committees and full board for the Village of Blanchardville, give back to the community and more!

11/06/2025

This week we have budget cuts at Argyle Village, Pecatonica Area School District goes with a balanced budget, information on Veterans Day programs, thank yous, awards, sports and more!

10/31/2025

Two area volleyball teams advanced to the WIAA Sectional Final game this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The #9 ranked team in the state in Division 5, Highland defeated De Soto 3-1 and will play #2 ranked Newman Catholic at Riverdale. Unranked Pecatonica defeated Southwestern 3-2 to advance to the finals against #4 ranked St. Ambrose who advanced beating #5 ranked Barneveld 3-1. That sectional final game will be played at Barneveld.

And in Division 3, #4 ranked Mineral Point lost in straight sets to #10 ranked Marshall and will not be returning to the state tournament this year and we have highlights of that match.

Pecatonica beat Southwestern 3-2 (12-25, 25-22, 25-23,17-25, 15-6)
St. Ambrose beat Barneveld 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 15-25, 25-18)
Highland beat De Soto 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-11, 25-19)
Marshall beat Mineral Point 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-13)

Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. Sectional Finals
Pecatonica vs. St. Ambrose at Barneveld
Highland vs. Newman Catholic at Riverdale

10/29/2025

The time was now. As we all know, the Quality Bakery in Dodgeville closed its doors earlier this month after 97 years of making delicious baked goods. I was able to connect with owner Courtney Mallon a few days after she made the decision to close the bakery, giving her a chance to relax and reflect on her last whirlwind week. We have her story and the difficult decision to close the door.

You’ll want to pick up the Chronicle this week as well to read Pat Reilly’s Spotlight article and his angle knowing the bakery and Crubaugh family for years. It’s a good read.

Thank you to Faith at Theo & Co Photography and the Crubaugh family for providing some photos for this story.

And thank you, Quality Bakery, for 97 wonderful years of serving our amazing community!

10/15/2025

In area volleyball action Tuesday night, Highland clinched the outright Six Rivers-West Title over Potosi. Argyle had already won the Six Rivers-East title as they battled rival Pecatonica last night and we have highlights of that match last evening.

In Division 5, Argyle is ranked #1 in the State by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association. Barneveld is ranked #5, and Highland is ranked #10.

In Division 3, Mineral Point is ranked #5 as they swept their opponents last evening in a conference quad. WIAA tournament begins next week, and the area has some excellent teams so get out and support these teams as we begin tournament action.

Argyle 3-0 over Pec
25-18
25-18
25-23

MP Conference Quad
Defeated Southwestern 25-19, 25-16
Defeated Fennimore 25-16, 25-19
Defeated Cuba City 25-19, 25-23

Platteville 3, Dodgeville 2
25-22 (P)
25-20 (D)
25-11 (P)
25-23 (D)
15-11 (P)

Barneveld 3, Monticello 1
19-25
25-23
25-14
25-15

Highland 3-1 over Potosi (Clinched outright Six Rivers West title)
25-16
20-25
25-16
25-7

08/20/2025

It’s that time again, Iowa County residents, to make plans to attend your 169th county fair in Mineral Point beginning Thursday August 28th and running through Monday, September 1st. This year’s Labor Day Event theme is Harvesting Memories and as always, the schedule is action-packed for the five-day event.

Check out the story for all things happening at the fair. For admission or ride tickets, you can go online to purchase at www.iowacountyfair.com.

08/01/2025

The pond opens today. Follow the page to fill out the waiver form before going. The forms can be dropped off at the pond before swimming commences.

07/31/2025

The Dodgeville Chronicle featured Argyle/Pecatonica athlete Avari Steiner in this weeks paper. In her freshman and sophomore year, she's already made it to the state tournament each in basketball and golf.

With two years left in her high school career, chances look pretty good that she could go back to state in both of her respective sports. Enjoy the story!

07/12/2025

The Car Show goes on! Check out where everyone will be situated and make sure to stop and check it out!

So many have been asking…..and yes the show is still on, although not as advertised. The grass grounds where the show usually is held is still very very wet and the river is not going down so there is no where for that water to go. Therefore the show has been moved to the adjacent parking lot, side streets and other parking areas. My team and I have worked all day planning and restructuring how the show will work this year. One thing we all agree, we need from everyone attending is PATIENCE!!! If you don’t have that, stay home.

It’s going to be a beautiful day tomorrow and we will still be a judged show but will not be parking class to class due to room constraints. Over 120 “Judges Choice” awards are up for grabs and our Best of the Best awards.

The ONLY entrance for show participants is on Mill St (as shown on the map)

Concessions and shirts will be available in the Legion Hall (see map) instead of the pavilion. Our features will be located on the basketball court. Absolutely NO pop up canopies will be allowed as we have space constraints. Blanchard Hall, the Legion and the Pavilion are available for getting out of the sun.

Hopefully this revised layout makes sense and can shed some light on our revised event.

Parking will be new for all of my volunteers so once again, I ask for everyone’s patience and a good attitude because I could have easily just cancelled the event all together.

Huge thank you to my team for coming together in making this happen!!!! 5 inches of rain fell in the park yesterday and we are fortune for the community working with us.

Thank you everyone and remember this is a “all profits go back to the community” show. So please support this community and see you all Sunday…….keep on Cruisn’w n

07/12/2025

READ ALL ABOUT IT! We are UNDER WATER!

1.). Badger State pull is CANCELLED
2.) Carnival is PULLING out - no more rides

The GOOD - the auction is still a go, cheese curds are cooking, exhibitors are around, ice cream is yummy and the floral hall is open! You can still walk on the grounds, and enjoy many fair things!

Please help us spread the word by hitting that SHARE button. Thanks to everyone helping with the crazy from the storm!

07/10/2025

We have Rooted Collective 201, info about the Crusi’n Car, Truck and Cycle show on Sunday, Hollandale Village Board, updates to Argyle’s CC Camp pillars, Wisconsin Holstein Association results, Green County Dairy Days results, Pecatonica Soccer, sports and more!

07/09/2025

County road K will be closed from Cemetery Road to Highway 39 for culvert replacement July 9, 2025 from 7 a.m. till 6 p.m.