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09/27/2025

The Mineral Point Pointer Football team enjoyed a sweet victory Friday night for its Homecoming game against Beloit Turner 35-28 on a picture-perfect evening played at Ron Murphy Field. And we have highlights of the game.

In other area Friday night games:

Lancaster 28 – Dodgeville 26
River Valley 28 – Richland Center 6
Prairie du Chien 48 – Iowa-Grant 6
Mount Horeb/Barneveld 57 – Sauk Prairie 24
Highland 30 – Wonewoc/Weston 20

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.

08/19/2025

The Iowa County Cancer Coalition held its annual fundraising event Saturday at the Lands' End Comer Activity Center. In case you were not able to attend, or not aware that the Coalition exists, The Dodgeville Chronicle covered the event to help spread cancer awareness here in Iowa County.

What started in 2017, the group raises money for cancer patients specific to Iowa County, providing things like gas cards to travel to treatments, grocery cards for essential needs, help in paying bills to ease financial stress, and to help cover costs related to chemotherapy, radiation, doctor visits, pain management, and hospice care.

This week's paper will have a recap as well as this video highlighting Saturday's event. For more information visit their website at iowacountycancercoaliton.org.

08/11/2025

The Mineral Point Boys Wrestling Team was recognized on the field as the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated Wisconsin high school athletic excellence during their State Champions Spotlight on Friday, August 8, when they hosted the New York Mets.

Four state championship teams were recognized on the field during pre-game ceremonies, including the Mineral Point Boys Wrestling Team.

Teams were introduced and honored on the field as part of the Brewers' ongoing commitment to recognizing outstanding high school athletics across Wisconsin.

Here is the video courtesy of the Milwaukee Brewers.

07/04/2025

In Thursday's Dodgeville Chronicle newspaper edition, there was a Spotlight story on three area Dodge-Point Cross Country and Track athletes, who have had a solid four-year career at every level.

Mineral Point's Annie and Ellie Robinson, and Dodgeville's Layne Aurit, are literally running off to college soon, to not only excel academically, but to help two solid running programs maintain their top-notch NCAA D1, and NCAA D3, status. They look forward to the challenge.

Their academic, athletic, and extra-curricular activities are stellar. Interviewing them was fun! They're very nice, rounded kids, with a great attitude, and a positive future for all of them.

Thank you to Bret Peterson for his Regional and Sectional photos that were used in this piece. Also, thanks to Mineral Point and Dodgeville School District's for posting great photos on Facebook and keeping everyone in the know, who follow it.

Give us a Like or a comment if you like this type of video reporting! We're trying to transition to a continued, solid newspaper for Iowa County, yet, giving you digital video content with active sponsored, advertising links to your site.

Thanks for viewing, and supporting the newspaper! Happy 4th of July!

03/28/2025

It took longer than expected because of other medical issues. Still, Poppy was finally cleared for surgery, and we're happy to report that surgery for her eye removal and spaying was successful.

Poppy is the dog who suffered abuse at the hands of her previous owner during the early years of her life, which we reported on back in July of 2024.

Lisa Edge took the dog in and, with the help of many, Poppy is on the road to recovery. Here is her update story!

03/21/2025

The Mineral Point boys' basketball season ended Thursday night at the Kohl Center to La Crosse Aquinas 57-54 in a WIAA State Semi-Final rematch from last year.

The Pointers had built a 14-point lead in the first half, but Aquinas was able to chip its way back into the game in an expected, tight contest between two well-coached teams.

It was not the outcome Pointer Nation was hoping for, but congratulations to Head Coach Dan Burreson, his coaches, and the team on a tremendous season, a 27-2 record, and Conference, Regional, and Sectional Champions.

We have the recap and the coach's comments.

03/16/2025

The Mineral Point boys' basketball team, the defending state champions in Division 4, are headed back to the WIAA State Tournament after blowing out Marshall Saturday night 80-44 in a game played in Verona and winning the Sectional title.

The #2 seed Mineral Point Pointers (27-1) will play Thursday, March 20th at the Kohl Center in Madison in the State Semifinal at approximately 8:15 p.m. against #3 seed La Crosse Aquinas (24-3).

The Chronicle was there to bring you highlights, the trophy presentation, and interviews. Congratulations to Head Coach Dan Burreson, his team, and Pointer Nation!

03/09/2025

The Mineral Point boys’ basketball team and Head Coach Dan Burreson won the WIAA Regional Title for the fourth straight time in convincing style over Lancaster 83-43 on Saturday night.

Mineral Point will now play Darlington for the third time this year in a semi-final WIAA Sectional game on Thursday night at Lancaster. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. We have a few highlights, the trophy presentation and Head Coach Dan Burreson.

03/09/2025

A lot of action on Friday and Saturday for area sports. Below are tonight’s results.

-The Barneveld girls’ basketball team and Head Coach Jim Myers are heading back to the WIAA State Tournament as they defeated Eleva-Strum on Saturday 60-39 to claim the WIAA Sectional Title played at La Crosse Logan High School.

-The Mineral Point boys’ basketball team and Head Coach Dan Burreson won the WIAA Regional Title for the fourth straight time in convincing style over Lancaster 83-43 on Saturday night.

-The Mineral Points wrestling team claimed their 13th WIAA State Team Wrestling Title with a 32-28 win over Weyauwega-Fremont at the Field House in Madison on Saturday!

-Dodgeville CO-OP gymnast Madelyn Klein was the Individual 2025 WIAA Division 2 Uneven Bars champion and All-Around Runner Up today (Saturday) in Wisconsin Rapids. She is the first gymnast in program history as the first gymnast to hold a championship title. On Friday, the CO-OP team finished 3rd in Division 2 for its best-ever Team finish at State.

-Unfortunately for our other area boys’ basketball teams, their seasons ended in the WIAA Regional finals on Saturday night.

Royall 60 - Highland 54 OT
Platteville 75 - River Valley 52
Southwestern 71 - Barneveld 56

03/08/2025

Friday night boys' WIAA Regional games results and who's up next.

River Valley 62 - New Glarus 59
River Valley at Platteville @ 7 p.m. Saturday

Highland 79 - Ithaca 57
Highland at Royal @ 7 p.m. Saturday

Mineral Point 79 - Iowa-Grant 36
Mineral Point hosts Lancaster @ 7 p.m. Saturday

Barneveld 81 - Fall River 72
Barneveld at Southwestern @ 7 p.m. Saturday

Lodi 81 - Dodgeville 58
Belmont 61 - Argyle 58
Abundant Life CC 88 - Pecatonica 44

The Dodgeville CO-OP Gymnastics finished 3rd today at the WIAA State Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids in Division 2 in Team Competition. The results are below. Congratulations to the Dodgeville CO-OP girls, and best of luck Saturday in the Individual Championship.

1st. Rice Lake - 138.234
2nd. Monona Grove - 137.517
3rd. Dodgeville CO-OP 137.050
4th. Marshfield 136.817
5th. Sauk Prairie 136.683
6th. Galesville 135.633
7th. River Falls 133.983
8th. Waupun 133.993
9th. West Bend East 132.683
10th. Shorewood 130.900

03/05/2025

March Madness for boys' basketball began tonight and the area teams batted 100% as they all won their respective games. Below are the results and who is up next. Grab your Chronicle, Pec Valley Leader, or The Democrat newspaper for detailed news and sports stories! All games begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night.

River Valley 70 - Prairie du Chien 38
River Valley at New Glarus

Dodgeville 69 - Mauston 63
Dodgeville at Lodi

Barneveld 52 - Black Hawk 46
Barneveld hosts Fall River

Highland 87 - Wauzeka-Steuben 57
Highland hosts Ithaca

Iowa-Grant 75 - Wisconsin Heights 46
Iowa-Grant at Mineral Point

Argyle 66 - St. Ambrose Academy 63
Argyle hosts Belmont

Pecatonica 50 - Monticello 32
Pecatonica at Abundant Life Christian

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