The Pecatonica Valley Leader newspaper covers the Argyle, Blanchardville and Hollandale areas. They are owned by Reilly and Reilly Inc. of Dodgeville.
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The Pecatonica Valley Leader is a combination of the Blade Atlas and the Argyle Agenda, combined in 2000
We have a full paper ready for Pecatonica’s Homecoming with information on the hall of fame inductees, route for the parade, list of vendors and parade participants, homecoming court and class officers and much more! Stop at the office to grab one if you are in Argyle! Otherwise we sell the papers at Kunderts Main Street Market, Blanchardville Cenex, Hollandale Corner Mart and Hollandale Grocery!
The paper is here! Again, if you want a paper in Argyle, you can stop at the office. We will be open from 9-3 on Thursday
With the Argyle Cenex closed due to a fire last night, if you are looking for the Pecatonica Valley Leader newspaper in Argyle, stop on in at the office for your news! We are open today from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The newspapers should be here by 1 p.m.
Other places in the area we sell the newspaper are the Blanchardville Cenex, Kundert's Main Street Market, Hollandale Grocery and Hollandale's Corner Mart.
The news this week: Hollandale Homecoming was this past weekend, check out pictures and the story about grand marshals! Hope & Hill Flower Co. is featured this week! Check out photos from the Thresheree in Argyle! The fall sports preview is in! Read the latest from the Argyle Village Board and much more!
This week we meet the owners and operators at Driftless Fields, check out pictures from Argyle’s Cruise Night, see what went on at special school board meetings, look at pictures galore from the Iowa County Fair and Argyle’s summer ball teams, sports games and more!
Due to extreme heat conditions, there will be no school today.
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N7589 Postville Rd., Blanchardville, WI
AUCTION DATE: Saturday, August 10th @ 1:00 pm
This weeks paper has info from Blanchardville’s Planning Commission, mail box etiquette, Music in the Park, Green County Fair info, Pecatonica’s FFA, and so much more.
Be weather aware for the area today into tonight!
Are you all ‘fair-d’ out because I think I am 😄. This week’s paper has pictures from the Green County Fair, info from the Hollandale Village Board meeting, Pecatonica Area School Board meeting, Green County Dairy Days Cattle Show results, and more!
This week’s paper has plenty of pictures from the Lafayette County Fair and the Crusin’ Car Show. Don’t forget info from the Argyle School Board, reflection on the Brewers’ game, letter’s to the editor and more!
Tornado Warning for Southeastern Lafayette County locations impacted include... Monroe, Monticello, Albany, Argyle, Wiota, South Wayne, Browntown, Gratiot, Attica, Juda, Woodford, and Jordan Center until 7:30 p.m.
Flash Flood Warning for Lafayette County until 10 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:30 p.m. for Argyle area and a Tornado Warning for parts of Lafayette County until 7:00 p.m.
Lafayette County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:30 p.m. Hazards include quarter sized hail, 60 mph gust winds. Expect damage to roofs, siding, trees and vehicles.
Be weather aware!
Busy week this week with the Lafayette County Fair but this weeks paper was also busy with info from the Blanchardville Village and Argyle Village board meetings, more Crusin’ Car show information, pictures from the Hollandale Firemen’s Dance and Fireworks and more!
Happy 4th everyone! Hope everyone has a great day or even a long weekend! Papers are out on the stands now. Subscribers will get their papers on Friday.
Check out this weeks paper with articles about Shannon B fitness, the upcoming Car Show in Blanchardville, pictures from Argyle’s Fish Fry and much more!
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that provides hand-made single or bunk beds to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Founded in Idaho in 2012, SHP now has over 270 local chapters nationwide. There are 19 chapters in Wisconsin, with Grant County being one of them.
I interviewed the Co-President of Grant County’s program, Leon Neuheisel, on how SHP works in their county and the high demand for beds for kids. Neuheisel is spreading the word about SHP and hoping other counties will follow Grant County’s lead in building beds for kids who don’t have a bed to sleep in.
Neuheisel will be the guest speaker at the next Dodgeville Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, July 9th beginning at Noon at Dodger Bowl to bring awareness. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The following story will give you a better understanding of how SHP works locally. You can also read the full story in this week’s Dodgeville Chronicle.
If you live in Grant County and have children ages 3-17, you may be eligible. To learn more visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-grant-co. On Facebook search for Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County.
The Leader is looking for your Duck Race photos from the Argyle Fish Fry! Due to an emergency that afternoon the Leader wasn’t able to get to the duck race on time but still wants to get some photos of the event in the newspaper. If you have any photos you are willing to share, please send them to [email protected]. Please credit who took the photo and identify anyone in the photo. Thank you for your assistance!
This week’s paper has pictures and story on the Apple Grove Lutheran Church tornado, Pecatonica’s and Argyle School district board meetings, Hendrickson receiving DistinguishedYou g Holstein Breeder award, court news, dairy days and more.
The National Weather Service has officially rated the tornado that hit Argyle as an EF-2, with speeds reaching 135 mph
Apple Grove Lutheran Church held service outside Sunday morning amongst the wreckage that was left by a possible tornado. See the Pecatonica Valley Leader this week for more pictures and interviews from congregation members.
Apple Grove Church just west of Argyle was destroyed by a tornado earlier tonight. Pastor Dan Bohlman posted on the church’s website that they will be meeting at the church at 10 a.m. tomorrow “for a time of talking, sharing and praying”. Send in more storm damage pictures to this page or email [email protected].
On Sunday, June 16th in Blanchardville, it was Dedication Day for Pecatonica High School Baseball Coach Jim Strommen at McKellar Park. The 1:00 p.m. ceremony was held in front of home plate at McKellar Park in front of a large crowd at the Annual Father’s Day Chicken BBQ in Blanchardville before the Hollandale vs. Blanchardville Home Talent Game. The baseball field became Jim Strommen Field who has coached Pecatonica baseball for 43 years.
The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were there to cover the ceremony. We have full video coverage of the dedication and an interview with Jim following the ceremony. Don’t forget to pick up your newspaper copy for the full story in both the Valley Leader and the Chronicle.
We got the news this week with pictures from graduation, meeting the Argyle Dairy Queen, pictures of Iowa County Dairy breakfast, information on Blanchardville Historical Society display and sports updates.
If you have news that you want to share, let us know by emailing [email protected] or Facebook message us!
The East branch of the Pecatonica in Blanchardville is under a Flood Warning until tomorrow morning, May 26. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning (May25) to a crest of 11.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
A full paper this week with the Argyle American Legion asking the Argyle Village Board if they can update the shelter house (plans moving “forward”. The word forward was omitted from the heading), county shop still in the works at Hollandale, upcoming Memorial Day celebrations, pictures from the Pecatonica Area Elementary and Middle/High School art show and concerts and much more! Plenty of storm photos were taken and shared and will be in next week’s paper! Reminder, early deadline for next week’s paper is this Friday due to Memorial Day.
There is partial road blockage between Argyle and Blanchardville on Highway 78. The Lafayette County Highway department is working to dispose of the tree that is covering 3/4 of the road. Please use caution.
School is still in session for Pecatonica Area Schools
Both schools have power so school is in session today. If it is not safe for your students to travel to school, you have the choice of keeping them home. If you do so, please make sure you call the school office to report their absence.
The first grade field trip is also still on for today.
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that provides hand-made single or bunk beds to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Founded in Idaho in 2012, SHP now has over 270 local chapters nationwide. There are 19 chapters in Wisconsin, with Grant County being one of them. I interviewed the Co-President of Grant County’s program, Leon Neuheisel, on how SHP works in their county and the high demand for beds for kids. Neuheisel is spreading the word about SHP and hoping other counties will follow Grant County’s lead in building beds for kids who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Neuheisel will be the guest speaker at the next Dodgeville Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, July 9th beginning at Noon at Dodger Bowl to bring awareness. The presentation is free and open to the public. The following story will give you a better understanding of how SHP works locally. You can also read the full story in this week’s Dodgeville Chronicle. If you live in Grant County and have children ages 3-17, you may be eligible. To learn more visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-grant-co. On Facebook search for Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County.
On Sunday, June 16th in Blanchardville, it was Dedication Day for Pecatonica High School Baseball Coach Jim Strommen at McKellar Park. The 1:00 p.m. ceremony was held in front of home plate at McKellar Park in front of a large crowd at the Annual Father’s Day Chicken BBQ in Blanchardville before the Hollandale vs. Blanchardville Home Talent Game. The baseball field became Jim Strommen Field who has coached Pecatonica baseball for 43 years. The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were there to cover the ceremony. We have full video coverage of the dedication and an interview with Jim following the ceremony. Don’t forget to pick up your newspaper copy for the full story in both the Valley Leader and the Chronicle.
Unfortunately for the Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball Team, their magical season came to an end at the WIAA State Tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay Friday morning as they lost to conference rival Albany/Monticello 37-31 in a Divisional 5 semi-final game. - a team they had beaten twice previously this season. The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were at the game for video highlights and photos, and we'll have more coverage of this game and all sports in next week's newspaper. So, if you missed the game live on television, enjoy the highlights and coaches' comments.
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team scored first and never trailed in a 59-46 victory over Cochrane-Fountain City in the Division 5 WIAA Sectional Championship game Saturday afternoon at the Portage High School. Next stop? State Tournament in Green Bay! We have highlights from yesterday's game. Congratulations ladies!
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team is State Bound after their 59-46 victory over Cochrane Fountain City Saturday afternoon at Portage High School. The Chronicle and Pecatonica Leader were there capturing video and photos. We'll have video highlights of the game tomorrow. But for now, enjoy the original footage of the Sectional Championship Celebration!
Another solid performance by Jen Wellnitz-Krogman's Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team as they beat Wauzeka-Steuben in a Sectional Semi-Final game last night 69-50 at Richland Center. We have the video highlights, and it was a great evening for Kylie Butler, who had a 30-point night, 23 in the first half, and only a sophomore, reached the 1000-point milestone in her early high school career. A/P will now play Cochrane Fountain City on Saturday in the Sectional Final at Portage High School. The winner will advance to the state tournament in Green Bay. Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girl's Basketball Team is ranked #1 in the state in Division 5. Jen Wellnitz-Krogman, a former standout player at both Black Hawk High School and UW-Green Bay, is their head coach. And the cool thing is, she gets to coach her sister who is a freshman on the team. Jen and Brooke sat down with me to do an interview earlier this week on a few things...what its like coaching your sister and being coached by your sister, The Wellnitz family of athletes, coaching the first-year co-op team that is Argyle/Pec, a team bonding trip to UW-GB early in the season, the great fans at Argyle/Pec, and getting prepared for Wauzeka-Stueben Thursday night in a first-round sectional game. We hope you enjoy the story. And you'll want to pick up a copy of the Pecatonica Valley Leader or The Dodgeville Chronicle for a more in-depth look at this story - plus all other stories, photos, and stats of this past week's local sports action.
In a WIAA Regional Final Game at Argyle, Six Rivers-West Champs Highland played Six Rivers-East Champs Argyle/Pecatonica and we have video highlights for you! It was a tight first-half game before A/P would separate themselves in the second half and win it 58-41. A/P will now move on to a first-round sectional match-up against Wauzeka-Steuben. That game will be at The Richland Center High School on Thursday, February 29th. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
Argyle-Pecatonica girls basketball team ride on Argyle-Adams Fire Department trucks through Argyle after their Regional win over Highland.
Aiden Gruenenfelder has won state in 106# Division 3! Here are the last 10 seconds of his match against Blake Underwood from Marathon. Gruenenfelder’s only point came from an escape in the second period. Lukas Orloff placed third in his 113# Division 3 match against Kaleb Lodahl from Cadott in a 2-0 decision.
The #1 ranked team in Girl's Division 5, the 21-1 Argyle/Pecatonica team hosted a feisty Barneveld squad in a WIAA Regional Game played at Argyle. The Chronicle was in the house, and we have highlights of this hard-fought battle between two good teams won by Argyle/Pecatonica. Argyle/Pec will host Highland tonight in the Regional Final in Argyle.
In boys' basketball Thursday night, it was the last regular season game before playoffs begin. Pecatonica visited Argyle in a rematch won by Pecatonica in the last meeting. Both teams were at 9-2 going into this game trailing 10-1 Barneveld in the Six Rivers-East. We have highlights!
With both teams sitting atop the Six Rivers East Conference, Barneveld visited Argyle with first place on the line. Argyle beat Barneveld earlier in the season, 74-45. We were at the game, and we have video highlights for you!
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' basketball team defeated Barneveld Thursday night in a tight ball game that came down to free throws to solidify a 52-43 win and hoisting the Six Rivers-East Conference championship trophy with the home crowd. And we have video highlights!
With first place on the line in the Six Rivers East, both 6-1 Barneveld and Pecatonica met at Pecatonica in a late January conference showdown, and we have highlights in what felt like a tournament game! At 2:43, it was Terek Marx who hit the free throw, not Tucker Shipman for Barneveld - the voiceover is wrong. My apologies!
A big game Tuesday night in Pecatonica in the Six Rivers East Conference as the undefeated Argyle Orioles made the 8-mile trek in frigid temperatures to face the 4-1 Pecatonica Vikings. We were there and we have highlights. For the full story pick up your copy of this week's Pecatonica Valley Leader or The Dodgeville Chronicle for all your local news and sports coverage!
