The Richland Observer

The Richland Observer Serving Richland County for over 100 years The paper is published on Thursdays and covers Richland County and its communities.

The Richland Observer is a weekly newspaper based in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in the beautiful hills of southwest Wisconsin's driftless region.

10/30/2025

Rhiannon Nelson-Hahn, Sr., OH, Fennimore volleyball FENNIMORE — Senior outside hitter Rhiannon Nelson-Hahn returned to the Fennimore volleyball lineup last week and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Nelson-Hahn hadn’t played since a Sept. 16 five-set loss to Cuba City due to an injured r...

10/30/2025

Redbirds upset Cubans in bid for Regional title berth CUBA CITY — For the first time since 2022, the #6 Redbirds (19-16) came away from a match with Cuba City (24-14) with a win. The 3-2 win at the third-seeded Cubans, 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-27, 17-15, came as just three sixth-or-lower seeded tea...

10/30/2025

HAZEL GREEN – Under first-year head coach Karen Anger, the Southwestern varsity volleyball team brought home a WIAA Division 5 regional title last Saturday night, and look to be the hottest No. 4 seed in their tournament bracket. Following a first-round bye and a 3–2 regional semifinal victory o...

10/30/2025

LODI — The Platteville football team has already had a season full of memorable games — games with 96 total points, four games decided by a touchdown or fewer points, and winning the last two games they needed to get into the playoffs. All of that, however, may have been topped by what happened ...

10/24/2025

Lancaster girls win second straight SWC cross country title PLATTEVILLE — When Lancaster sophomore Maddie Driscoll crossed the finish line at last Thursday’s Southwest Wisconsin Conference Championship, she looked as if she had concluded just another run through the park.

10/23/2025

Tyler Kisamore, Sr., RB/LB, Belmont football BELMONT — Belmont's Tyler Kisamore was a jack of all trades Saturday to keep his teams season alive. The senior running back/linebacker/kick returner piled up 350 yards all-purpose yards, scored four TDs and made a team-high 17 tackles to lead the Brave...

10/23/2025

Fennimore boys win SWAL cross country title CUBA CITY — The Fennimore boys cross country team in Southwest Wisconsin Activities League champion once again. The D3 #7-ranked Golden Eagles scored 49 team points to edge #9-ranked Boscobel (56) and #8-ranked Iowa–Grant (63) for the boys team title a...

10/23/2025

Warriors' win 1st outright Six Rivers title since 2019 as legendary coach is honored SOUTH WAYNE — The Warriors are outright conference champions once more, and for the first time under head coach Desmond Breadon. The result came as Black Hawk/Warren (9–0, 7–0) downed second-ranked Potosi/Cass...

10/16/2025

Domiziano Salvalaggio, Jr., F, Platteville/Lancaster boys soccer The Platteville/Lancaster boys soccer team clinched a third straight Southwest Wisconsin Conference title with 5–0 victory over Richland Center last Tuesday on Parents Night. After a scoreless first half in the varsity clash, Italian...

10/16/2025

Golden Eagles stop late 2-point try to hold off Wildcats, 20–18 FENNIMORE — The Fennimore football team scored a major SWAL victory Friday on Senior Night, handing visiting Belleville its first conference loss of the season, 20–18. After junior running back Jackson Fahey scored on a 6-yard run...

10/09/2025

Sam Lundell, Sr., WR/DB, Iowa–Grant football The Iowa–Grant Panthers pulled off another stunning comeback Friday night. Iowa–Grant pulled out a thrilling 34–30 Homecoming victory over River Ridge when senior Sam Lundell turned a short pass from junior Brock Hinderman into an incredible game-...

10/09/2025

Kisamore, Braves beat Pirates in overtime BELMONT — Rebounding from a tough loss to #4 North Crawford the previous week, #8 Belmont used Wyatt Temperly’s three touchdown passes and Tyler Kisamore’s three total scores to rally for a thrilling 36–28 overtime home victory over De Soto on Oct. 3...

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