Fire Damages Vacant Rickardsville Home

A fire caused $25,000 worth of damage to a vacant Dubuque County residence Tuesday. The fire occurred south of Rickardsville on Four By Four Lane around 2:10pm. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department reported that the residence, owned by Richard Gansemer, was found to be partially engulfed when emergency responders arrived. A report says the cause of the fire is unknown but is not believed to be suspicious in nature. No injuries were reported.