Category Archives: Local News

Grant Helps Ag Producers Invest in Renewable Energy
Over $700,000 will be used to help agricultural producers and small rural business owners invest in renewable energy, decrease energy costs and generate new income. The funding was announced Friday by...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Grant County Officials Still Looking For Man in Friday Crash
Grant County authorities are looking for a man they say was involved in two high-speed chases and a crash that destroyed more than 100 yards of fencing and a cattle gate Friday morning. According to S...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Domestic Assault and Child Endangerment Charges For Dubuque Man
Dubuque Police arrested 30 year old Marvin Murphy of Dubuque around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at his residence on charges of domestic assault and two counts of child endangerment.
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Dubuque Roadway To Be Closed on Monday
A lane of a Dubuque roadway will be closed due to traffic signal repairs. The eastbound lane of West Ninth Street will be closed at Bluff Street from 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Dubuque Principal Will Lead New Preschool Center
A Dubuque Community Schools principal will become the inaugural leader of the district's new preschool center. Susan Meehan will take the reins as administrator of the new center starting in the 2024-...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

City of Dubuque Sees Increase in Building Projects
The city of Dubuque last year saw an increase in both the number and value of building permits thanks to several large commercial projects. In 2023, the city issued 1,719 building permits for projects...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Nominations Taken For Lancaster Chamber Awards
First Paragraph Now is the time to look back at a great year in Lancaster and recognize businesses and community leaders at the Lancaster Chamber’s Annual Banquet scheduled for February 22nd. Pl...
Mark Evenstad Jan 29, 2024

Armed Robbery in Monroe
On Friday at 3:30 PM, Monroe Police were called to the scene of a reported armed robbery at Grocery Abbarotes La Orizabena on 11th Street in downtown Monroe. The initial report is that three masked Hi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Four People Injured in Dubuque Crash
Police said four people were injured in a crash Thursday in downtown Dubuque. 38-year-old Nathan H. Lang and 16-year-old Jovon Morris, both of Dubuque, were taken by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuque Medi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Dubuque Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for a fatal shooting that happened in Dubuque last year. 25-year-old Aaron Johnson of Chicago, received the mandatory sentence during a hear...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024