Category Archives: Local News
Montfort Man Critically Hurt In Crash
A Montfort man was seriously injured after striking a deer with his motorcycle Sunday afternoon in northern Grant County. According to a sheriff's department report, 54-year-old Tony Coy was driving s...
Aug 31, 2020 Eric Chambers / CC
Maquoketa Man Sentenced In Vehicular Homicide Case
An eastern Iowa man will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide by reckless driving. The sentence for 22-year-old Andy Ahrens was handed down on Friday. Ahren...
Aug 31, 2020
Dubuque City Official Stepping Down
One of the top officials with the City of Dubuque is stepping down from her post. Assistant City Manager Teri Goodman announced last week her final day will be September 11th. In her resignation lette...
Aug 31, 2020 Dirk DBQ / CC
Business Loan Program Deadline Sept 30
Dubuque Initiatives announced their Loan Program to assist Dubuque businesses affected by COVID-19 will close its applications September 30th. No interest loans of up to $10-thousand dollars will be d...
Aug 31, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Bellevue Police Chief To Retire After 33 Years With The Department
After 33 years of service in the Bellevue community, Police Chief Lynn Schwager is retiring after 33 years with the Bellevue police department. Schwager said he decided to retire after turning 55 year...
Aug 31, 2020 Aberdeen Proving Ground / CC
Epworth Man Arrested For Assault
Dubuque Police arrested 28 year old Patrick Higgins of Epworth on Sunday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging domestic assault with injury. Reports say Higgins assaulted 24 year...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 Reports From The Area on Sunday
In Iowa, 19 additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in Dubuque County Sunday, increasing the county's total to 2,027. There were no additional related deaths in Dubuque County, where the the number...
Aug 31, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Sentences Announced In Sexual Assault Cases
The second of three Amish men from southwest Wisconsin has been sentenced in connection to multiple sex crimes. As part of a plea deal, 37-year-old Elam Allgyer of Darlington will serve one year in ja...
Aug 28, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
COVID-19 Warning Level For Jo Daviess County
Two northwest Illinois counties are on a health department list of the areas being label as warning level for COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health included Jo Daviess and Carroll Countie...
Aug 28, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Reynolds Says Mask Mandate Is Not Enforceable
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says issuing a state-wide mask mandate to help slow the spread of the coronavirus is not enforceable. On August 9th, the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommended that ...
Aug 28, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
