Category Archives: Local News

Eastern Iowa Excavating & Concrete Awarded Demolition Contract
The Dubuque City Council voted, 7-0, to award a demolition and grading contract for the old greyhound kennels to Eastern Iowa Excavating & Concrete of Cascade. The contract, for $820,000, comes ab...
Oct 22, 2024

Insurance Carrier Will Not Cover Loss Of $524,000 Intercepted By A Third Party
Dubuque County's insurance carrier advised county officials that it will likely not cover the loss of more than $524,000 meant for the city of Dyersville that was intercepted by a third party late las...
Oct 22, 2024
Dubuque non-emergency phone lines down
Dubuque police report that non-emergency phone lines are temporarily out of order at the Dubuque County Communications Center. Dubuque Police Department Lt. Luke Bock said 911 services remain operatio...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 22, 2024

Bicyclist Dies After Collision in Dubuque
Police say a bicyclist died after a collision with a vehicle in Dubuque Sunday. 49 year old Shawn Foley of Dubuque, was taken by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center but died at the hospital. ...
Oct 21, 2024

Big Increase In Tourism Dollars In Iowa
A report from the Iowa Tourism Office finds visitors spent $7.3-billion dollars in Iowa during 2023, a new all-time record. The report says tourists shelled out an average of $20-million - per day - e...
Oct 21, 2024
Tractor and Baler Catch On Fire in Iowa County
Officials in Iowa County received a report of a tractor and baler on fire on D Street in the Township of Pulaski Sunday around 1:50pm . The Avoca Fire Department, Avoca EMS, an Iowa County Sheriff's D...
Oct 21, 2024

Felon With Firearm Arrested in Dubuque
Dubuque Police arrested 32 year old Nicholas Welter around 5:30pm Friday in the 1400 block of Bluff Street on charges of dominion/control of a firearm by a felon, possession of marijuana and possessio...
Oct 21, 2024

Text Messaging Platform Created in Peosta
The city of Peosta has introduced a new text-messaging platform enabling residents to receive notifications and perform other tasks. In addition to text alerts and other messages, the Front Desk syste...
Oct 21, 2024

Pedestrian hit in Dubuque
Police said a teenager was injured Thursday after being hit by a motorist in Dubuque. 17-year-old Anelyse Sweeney, of Armington, Ill., suffered minor injuries and went to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hosp...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 19, 2024

Wisconsin youth behind children in other states on vaccination rates
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced children in Wisconsin are behind children in other states when it comes to vaccination rates. DHS shared vaccine data with the Centers for D...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 19, 2024









