Category Archives: Local News

A longtime county employee has filed to run for elected office. Karol Kennedy, of Dubuque, recently filed to run for Dubuque County recorder. As of Thursday, she faced no challengers - although candid...

Leaders of a local effort to enhance resources for immigrant communities reported strides in several projects at a biannual forum Thursday. Members of the Better Together Committee, founded by Communi...

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was sel...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, will conduct a town hall meeting next week in Delaware County. Grassley will meet residents from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, at the Delaware County Courthouse, 30...

As employees and residents of a Platteville domestic violence shelter move into their new space, shelter staff are focused on creating an improved "space to heal." Family Advocates this month began th...

The Platteville Public Library has announced that they will be closed on Sundays, starting this Sunday, March 24th. Due to current staffing levels, the Library Board of Trustees determined that implem...

Taking advantage of substantial federal investment through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the city of Dubuque soon will begin replacing lead water service lines at 585 homes at no cost to the...

Scott Nelson has a catchphrase to prevent any confusion among voters. "Scott E. Nelson, I am running for Everyone. Scott J. Nelson, as county attorney, is for Justice." Nelson, a Republican, who co-ow...

Republicans on an Iowa House of Representatives committee advanced a bill this week that would expand landlords' authority in their dealings with tenants - including broadening eviction powers. The bi...

A southwest Wisconsin man has been sentenced to two years in jail for the deaths of nearly 200 goats. 32-year-old Kyle Lincicum of South Wayne, recently received the sentence from Circuit Court Judge ...