Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Council member appointed to FCC Advisory committee
Dubuque City Council Member Susan Farber has been named to the Federal Communications Commission's Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The committee provides guidance and recommendations to the FCC ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 20, 2024

Galena residents vote in favor of bond measure
Galena school district voters on Tuesday approved a $14.2 million general obligation bond measure that will help the district renovate its high school. A total of 1,352 people, or 65.1%, voted in favo...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 20, 2024

2 Cassville residents facing charges after defrauding 23 people
Two people from Cassville, a husband and wife are facing numerous charges after defrauding 23 people of about $219,000. 75 year old Janet J. Udelhoven and 73 year old Paul A. Udelhoven were arrested l...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 20, 2024

Dickeyville man arrested after ‘ramming’ a parked car
On Sunday at approximately 6:53 pm, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office took a complaint about an illegally parked vehicle on W Main St in Dickeyville. 76-year-old Terrance Droessler was upset bec...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Illinois man arrested for OWI and speeding
On Sunday at approximately 3:38pm a Grant County Deputy came across a motorcycle traveling westbound at 105 MPH on Hwy 81 near Bluff Rd in Ellenboro. Other Grant County Deputies and Lancaster PD were ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Elevated fire risk this week
Wisconsin officials ask residents statewide to avoid burning this week due to an elevated risk of out-of-control fires. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources predicts elevated fire weather con...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Another delay in demotion of Dubuque building
Crews were set to begin demolishing a portion of the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Co. building this week, but that work has been delayed. Alliant Energy was prevented from removing overhead power lines...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Cassville car ferry announces beginning of season
The Cassville Car Ferry is set to launch for the season in early May. The ferry will begin its 2024 operations on May 3, according to an online announcement. The Pride of Cassville transports individu...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Woman arrested after son tests positive for cocaine
Police said a Dubuque woman's 5-year-old child tested positive for cocaine. 34-year-old Chante Hightower-Burch of Dubuque was arrested at 9:18 p.m. Sunday at her residence on a charge of providing fal...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024

Iowa Senate moves AEA bill
The Iowa Senate moved its bill to create more restrictions and oversight of the state's Area Education Agencies, and allow school districts to contract for services elsewhere, on Monday. Via the bill,...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 19, 2024