Category Archives: Local News

Platteville committee convenes to discuss challenged school library materials
Members of a committee in Platteville are considering whether several books should be removed from shelves at the Platteville Middle School library. Some community members asked the committee to recon...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 10, 2025

Big Brothers Big Sisters launching mentor campaign
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region is launching their "30 in 30" campaign. The initiative hopes to highlight their urgent need for new mentors, the non-profit is looking to recruit 30 new...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 10, 2025

East Dubuque selling K-9 units and their equipment
East Dubuque city officials plan to sell the city's K-9 unit and related equipment more than four months after the dog's handler was fired from the city's police department. Peacock was fired Aug. 27 ...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 10, 2025

Dubuque Manufacturer expanding
Officials at a longtime manufacturer in Dubuque announced Wednesday that they will expand the company's footprint in the Key City and take over an empty warehouse on Chavenelle Road for warehousing an...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 10, 2025

Moon stands mute at hearing
A 50-year-old Platteville man stood mute to four sets of charges, two for incidents at a Southwest Lane address in November in Grant Cunty Circuit Court December 30. Not-guilty pleas were entered for ...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 09, 2025

Grant County Board of Supervisors reverse course on ARPA plans
The Grant County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on December 27 to undo some of decisions from their regular December board meeting. At their regular meeting, the board decided to upgrade ...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 09, 2025

John Deere laying off more employees
John Deere has announced another round of layoffs at its Ottumwa, Iowa plant. The company says approximately 75 production employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective February 7th. The Ott...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 09, 2025

Dubuque parents arrested after children found outside in sub-freezing temperatures
Police said two Dubuque parents face felony neglect charges after two children were found wandering outside in below-freezing temperatures and another child was found sleeping in an otherwise empty ap...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 09, 2025

Iowa County 911 center received 24,115 calls in 2024
The Iowa County 911 Center concluded the year 2024 with a total of 24,115 calls for service according to a Facebook post from the Iowa County Sheriff. This represents a slight increase from 2023, whic...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 09, 2025
Two drivers identified in fatal Dubuque County crash
A man that died and a woman injured in a Dubuque County crash on Tuesday have been identified. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol and Key West Fire Department responded to the area...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 08, 2025





