Category Archives: Local News

Union Workers at Deere & Company Go On Strike
John Deere Dubuque Works union employees are among more than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers who are now on strike after negotiators couldn't come up with a new agreement by the end of Wednesday. The U...
Oct 14, 2021

COVID Surge Prompts Masking Requirement At Western Dubuque Schools
COVID-19 activity has surged in Dubuque County over the past week, particularly among children. That includes an outbreak at Western Dubuque High School that prompted officials to institute a temporar...
Oct 14, 2021

Dubuque Man Arrested For Domestic Assault
Dubuque Police arrested 33 year old Adam Purchase of Dubuque Wednesday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on warrants charging domestic assault with injury and first-degree harassment. Reports say Purc...
Oct 14, 2021

Woman From Bellevue Wins $30,000 From Iowa Lottery
A woman from Bellevue has won $30,000 on an Iowa Lottery game. 70 year old Peggy Hayes won the second top prize on the lottery's "$30,000 Holiday Crossword" scratch game. She bought the ticket at Borm...
Oct 14, 2021

Dubuque Man Arrested in Southwest Wisconsin
A 28-year-old Dubuque man was arrested in southwest Wisconsin Tuesday morning. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called just before 10am for a welfare check in th...
Mark Evenstad Oct 14, 2021

Sex Offender Being Released In Lancaster
Lancaster Police have announced that a convicted sex offender will be placed in the community early next month. According to a release, Mack Rimson is scheduled to be put in temporary housing on West ...
Daryl Fischer Oct 13, 2021

Two Arrested On Drug Charges In Iowa County
Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop near Arena on Tuesday evening. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies assisted an Arena Police Officer with the stop a...
Daryl Fischer Oct 13, 2021

Dubuque Man Arrested In Belmont
A 28-year-old Dubuque man was arrested in southwest Wisconsin Tuesday morning. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called just before 10 a.m. for a welfare check in...
Daryl Fischer Oct 13, 2021

Varnam Not Seeking Re-Election
The City of Lancaster will have a new mayor next year. Current Mayor David Varnam has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2022. Varnam had said back in August that he would run for the Repu...
Daryl Fischer Oct 13, 2021

Arrest After 911 Hang Up
A Livingston man has been arrested following a 911 hang up call. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies were sent to a home on County Road X in Mifflin Township around 8 p.m. Mon...
Daryl Fischer Oct 13, 2021









