Category Archives: Local News
OSHA certification training available for high school students
High school students can participate in an upcoming free Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10-hour safety training session in Dubuque. Alliance for Construction Excellence, a committee of ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Q Casino + Resort CEO resigning
An influential business leader soon will leave his post as head of a Dubuque casino. DRA and Q Casino + Resort President and CEO Alex Dixon announced his resignation today at the monthly board meeting...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Dubuque man arrested on multiple charges
31-year-old Diquan C. Frazier of Dubuque, was arrested at 1:33 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of Jackson Street on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, interference with official ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

Dubuque woman arrested for reckless use of fire
Police said a woman set a man's jacket on fire during a disturbance in Dubuque. 36-year-old Saint Theresa Sago of Dubuque, was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Monday at her residence on a charge of reckless use...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

Iowa’s proposed summer food program rejected by feds
The state of Iowa's proposal to use federal summer food program funding for its own alternate project has been rejected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. In August, Iow...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024
Stonehill Communities purchased the Windsor Park Retirement Apartments
Stonehill Communities has expanded their service offerings for older adults with the purchase of a historic Dubuque building. Stonehill Communities has acquired Windsor Park Retirement Apartments from...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Awarded Up to $4 Million for Battery Recycling Project
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) has been selected to receive up to $4 million in federal funds to construct a new battery recycling and collection hub within its future custo...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

Iowa expects positive gun deer hunting season
Iowa's most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner, when roughly 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons. Iowa's first gun season is Dec. 7-11. Second gun ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

1.6 million Wisconsinites expected to travel for Thanksgiving
AAA expects a record 1.6 million Wisconsinites to travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving this year, an increase of more than 35,000 from last year. Experts attribute the rise in travel to economic g...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024

Wisconsin state park system switching to 12-month admission passes
It’s out with the old and in with the new. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will make the new 12-month state park admission passes available for purchase next Monday, Dec. 2. The ne...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 26, 2024