Category Archives: Local News
Flood Safety Awareness Week tips
This week is Flood Safety Awareness Week. Grant County experiences more flash flooding than any other county in Wisconsin, with 38 recorded events since 2006. A Facebook post from the Grant County Eme...
Feb 26, 2025
Joann Fabrics closing all locations
Joann Fabrics has shifted course and will now close all of its locations. The bankrupt fabrics retailer announced earlier this month they planned to close 500 of their 800 stores. Sunday, they announc...
Feb 25, 2025
New dispensary opening in East Dubuque
A new adult-use cannabis dispensary in East Dubuque will open next month. Bridge City Collective, will host a grand opening from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. March 8. According to a press release, the grand open...
Feb 25, 2025
Former Dubuque Fire Chief passed away
A former Dubuque Fire Department Chief has passed away. Chief Dan Brown died Friday at the age of 68 following a brief illness. Chief Brown began his career with the Dubuque Fire Department in January...
Feb 25, 2025
Retired Galena K9 passed away
The Galena Police Department announced the death of a retired K9 officer via a Facebook post. Over the weekend K-9 Copper passed away. He was a bloodhound owned by retired Jo Daviess Deputy and Part-t...
Feb 25, 2025
Local film festival to screen documentary March 20 as part of winter series
A film about a pioneer in the Black Arts Movement will be shown next month in Dubuque. "Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett" will be shown at 7 p.m. March 20 at Hotel Julien Dubuque. The screening is f...
Feb 25, 2025
Business leader honored, 2 young women make history at Dubuque Scouting event
Local Scouts marked a pair of historic occasions in Dubuque. Charlie Giese became the sixth recipient of the National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout Award from the Northeast Iowa Coun...
Feb 25, 2025
Dubuque County Watershed’s cover crop program returns
The Dubuque County Watersheds announced the return of its innovative cover crop seeding program for its second year. The program provides farmers an opportunity to explore cover cropping practices tha...
Feb 24, 2025
Dubuque woman arrested on multiple charges
33-year-old Tiffany S. Lafayette,of Dubuque, was arrested at 11:13 p.m. Friday at the intersection of 22nd and Stafford streets on charges of three counts of assault on persons in certain occupations,...
Feb 24, 2025
City of Dubuque seeks input on planned roundabouts
The city of Dubuque will host an informational meeting seeking public input on four planned roundabouts on the University Avenue corridor. The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at West...
Feb 24, 2025
