Category Archives: Local News
Holiday Train set to make 3 local stops next week
Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train will visit three local communities next week as it embarks on its first cross-continent tour in three years. The train - effectively a portable holiday concert...
Nov 30, 2022 Tony Webster / CC
Plans For Inner-City Boys Home Near Potosi Fall Through
Plans for an inner-city boys’ home near Potosi have been scrapped, ending an 18-month effort to establish it. In a report, Florida attorney Joel Hirschhorn said he is set to close on Wednesday o...
Nov 29, 2022
Jobs in Dubuque Highest Since Pre-Pandemic
As the total number of jobs in Iowa returns to pre-pandemic levels, jobs in the Dubuque metropolitan area are also at their highest since the coronavirus pandemic began. Dubuque saw the highest month-...
Nov 29, 2022 GotCredit / CC
Dubuque County Board of Health Names New Director
The Dubuque County Board of Health has named a new director for the county health department. Reports say Allie White will take over the position in late December. She was selected for the position fr...
Nov 29, 2022
Woman Arrested After Assaulting Nurse
Dubuque police arrested 61 year old Rene Atkins Sunday night on a charge of violation of a no-contact order, as well as warrants charging assault on persons in certain occupations and two counts of fa...
Nov 29, 2022
Intoxicated Driver Crashes Near Galena
Authorities say an intoxicated driver was injured Monday in a rollover crash near Galena. 47 year old Jennifer Ruh of Galena was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment. A...
Nov 29, 2022
The Parker Project Gets Final Approval in Galena
The Parker resort project in Galena on Monday night received final approval for an amendment and expansion. City Council members voted, 5-1, to approve the second reading of an ordinance authorizing t...
Nov 29, 2022 Steve Shook / CC
Civic Center Commission Supports Smaller Renovation of Five Flags
Dubuque Civic Center Commission members on Monday supported a new proposal for a smaller renovation of Five Flags Center. In a unanimous vote, commission members approved submitting a letter that expr...
Nov 29, 2022
Explosions Heard in Peosta Were of No Danger
Authorities investigating reports of two explosions in the Peosta area determined that the recreational use of a binary explosive was the cause and that there was no danger to the public. Peosta Polic...
Nov 28, 2022
Delaware County Man Sentenced For Drug Possession
A Delaware County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in relation to drugs found following a report of shots fired in Manchester and another drug-related charge. 22 year old Seth S. Chapman o...
Nov 28, 2022
