Category Archives: Local News
East Dubuque benefiting financially from dispensaries
As the state of Illinois marks five years since recreational cannabis became legal, local dispensaries continue providing significant tax revenue boosts to the Jo Daviess County communities that they ...
Feb 12, 2025
Three candidates face off for Southwestern School Board seat
Three candidates for the Southwestern School Board will face off next week in a primary election. The Feb. 18 primary will determine which two candidates advance to the April election for the Area 1 s...
Feb 12, 2025
Fennimore man arrested for meth in Dubuque
Dubuque police arrested 31-year-old Allen J. Penewell of Fennimore at 6:50 p.m. Monday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on warrants charging probation violation and four counts of possession of metha...
Feb 12, 2025
Callahan Construction building 180 apartments in Dubuque
Callahan Construction has unveiled plans to build 180 market-rate apartments in six three-story apartment buildings on the large grassy lot at 380 Cedar Cross Road in Dubuque. The local developer plan...
Feb 12, 2025
Dubuque Community School Board votes to close Hoover
Hoover Elementary School in Dubuque will close at the conclusion of the current school year. Dubuque Community School Board members on Monday night unanimously voted to approve the closure, which Supe...
Feb 12, 2025
Nominations sought for best burger in Iowa
Organizers seek nominations for an annual competition to identify best restaurant hamburgers in Iowa. Iowa's Best Burger Contest is a collaboration between Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattleme...
Feb 12, 2025
Hiawatha man found guilty of trafficking Dubuque teen
A Hiawatha man has been found guilty of human trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a minor, pimping, and prostitution. A jury on Thursday found Jarod Anderson guilty of all five counts ag...
Feb 10, 2025
Dubuque Senior football coach trial for misappropriated funds rescheduled
The trial has been delayed for the Dubuque Senior High School football coach accused of misappropriating more than $47,000 from an account belonging to a now dissolved independent football league. Dar...
Feb 10, 2025
Iowa proposes bill to restrict pharmacy benefit managers
Pharmacists are praising a bill under consideration in the Iowa House and Senate that would set new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs. Critics accuse PBMs of pocketing part of the mone...
Feb 10, 2025
Iowa State Patrol responds to 113 calls Thurs. morning
The Iowa State Patrol says deputies responded to 113 calls for service between Midnight and 10 a.m. Thursday. The calls for service come after Wednesday's freezing drizzle and rain that left slippery ...
Feb 07, 2025
