Category Archives: Local News
COVID19 Cases Reported Sunday
Dubuque County reported 72 additional cases of COVID-19 Sunday. The county's total now stands at 5,159. Dubuque County's related death toll remains 57. Jackson County reported 26 additional cases, for...
Oct 26, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
Revenue Shortfall Not As Large As First Projected
As the City of Dubuque pushes through a difficult fiscal year, officials are reporting that potential budget shortfalls are not as drastic as previously believed. Dubuque leaders now project revenue s...
Oct 26, 2020 Ken Hawkins / CC
Dyersville Man Going To Jail For Pointing Gun Inside Diner
A Dyersville man is going to jail for pointing a gun at two people in a diner. 59 year old Brian Wells was sentenced to 150 days in jail after pleading guilty in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County ...
Oct 23, 2020
Absentee Ballot Deadline is 5 PM Saturday in Iowa
Iowa voters have just one more day to request an absentee ballot for the November election. The deadline is 5 p-m Saturday. You can request an absentee ballot at any Iowa county auditor's office or th...
Oct 23, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Ride The Jule To The Polls To Vote
Voters can ride to the polls for free on Election Day on November 3rd as the Jule has suspended bus fares due to COVID-19. The Jule's fixed-route and on-demand services will provide the free Election ...
Oct 23, 2020
COVID19 Cases Reported Thursday
In Iowa, Dubuque County reported an additional 103 cases of COVID-19 Thursday. Delaware County reported another 21 new cases and three additional deaths. Jackson and Clayton counties both had 16 new c...
Oct 23, 2020
New Illinois COVID Rules
Stricter measures to battle COVID-19 in northwest Illinois go into effect on Sunday. Governor J-B Pritzker announced the move on Thursday for a region of the state that includes Jo Daviess, Carroll an...
Oct 23, 2020
Health Officials Ask Board To Review Mask Order
After voting down a county-wide mask mandate last month, officials on the Dubuque County Board of Health are asking leaders to consider the move again. At a meeting this week, the board of health agre...
Oct 22, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
Dubuque Schools Enrollment Drops
Dubuque Community Schools officials say an enrollment drop this fall is tied to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools leaders reported that their overall student headcount dropped 4.5%...
Oct 22, 2020 Mike Licht / CC
County Board of Health To Recommend Mask Mandate
A record number of people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Dubuque County on Wednesday, though local medical officials advised that the city's hospitals were not at capacity. Statewide, officials re...
Oct 22, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
