Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque County supervisors considering 20 county recorder applications
Dubuque County supervisors received 20 applications for the vacant county recorder position by Friday's deadline and intend to conduct interviews this week. The supervisors will choose each of their t...
Aug 05, 2025
Count records highest level of unhoused individuals in Dubuque County since pre-pandemic
A recent semiannual count recorded the highest number of local individuals experiencing homelessness since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the overnight point-in-time count that took place ...
Aug 05, 2025
Coca-Cola adding cane sugar option
Starting this fall, consumers in the U.S. will have the option to buy Coca-Cola sweetened with domestic cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Some Nutritionist have indicated switching from ...
Aug 04, 2025
New auto shop coming to Dubuque
An auto shop chain is building a new location in Dubuque, city planning and development officials confirmed. A Brakes Plus location will be located on Northwest Arterial, between Starbucks and Tidal W...
Aug 04, 2025
Two dead following Delaware County crash
Authorities said two people were killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Delaware County. 33-year-old Anthony N. Mentzer of Monticello and 44-year-old Bobbi J. Bauers of Delhi, both were killed in th...
Aug 04, 2025
Platteville pool project moving along
About four months after Platteville voters signaled their support for the construction of a new municipal pool, city leaders are chipping away at the project. Several elements of the project are in th...
Aug 04, 2025
Dubuque motorcyclists injured in crash
Police said a motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for an evaluation Friday after a Dubuque crash. 65-year-old David A. Rath of Dubuque, complained of pain and was transported by Dubuque Fire Departme...
Aug 04, 2025
Platteville seeking applicants for Common Council vacancy
The city of Platteville will soon seek applicants to fill a recent Common Council vacancy. Tom Nall announced at the July 22 council meeting that he was resigning, saying he needed to focus on address...
Aug 04, 2025
Man sentenced to probation for assault with knife in Dubuque
A man recently was sentenced to two years of probation after police said he stabbed a Dubuque man. 27-year-old Alex J. Marvel of Galena, received the sentence from Judge Robert Richter in Iowa Distric...
Aug 01, 2025
Iowa has most poor-condition bridges in U.S.
The Iowa Department of Transportation's 2025 bridge report said the state has the most poor-condition bridges in the nation, based on Federal Highway Administration data collected in March. According ...
Aug 01, 2025
