4+ day, 22+ min ago   (137+ words) Matt Winfield, Gateway Appliance sales and service manager, stands in front of the remodeled store on Tuesday at 2600 Dodge St. Suite B3 in Dubuque. The store is finalizing the layout of the smaller space but remains open. Gateway Appliance is an…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (180+ words) Cover Crops for Vegetable Gardens will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Convivium Urban Farmstead, 2811 Jackson St., according to an online announcement. × This page requires Javascript. A free lunchtime presentation on cover crops for vegetable gardens will be held…...

1+ week, 52+ min ago   (452+ words) Historically, midterm elections have proven difficult for the party holding the presidency. Many forget, don’t recognize, or ignore the source of their predicaments. Impatience is a big problem. For a significant number of so-called “swing” voters, if expectations (primarily economic)…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago   (132+ words) A system of massive pipes underlies Dubuque’s Eagle Point Water Treatment Plant on Hawthorne Street. City of Dubuque Water Plant Operations supervisor Nick Connolly shows how the quicklime is processed before being added to the basin. City of Dubuque Water…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (172+ words) Dubuque County Historical Society recently received a $50,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa. The funding comes through the society’s Historic Resource Development Program and is intended to help organizations “preserve, conserve, interpret, enhance and educate the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Pete and Alba Caspers stand with their 1,387-pound pumpkin at the 2026 Iowa State Fair. East-central Iowa’s farmers, growers and producers took the chance to prove themselves at the 2026 Iowa State Fair. From honey to apples to a really big pumpkin,…...

2+ week, 22+ min ago   (141+ words) Students at Table Mound Elementary School in Dubuque find their bus after classes on Thursday. Dubuque Community Schools Superintendent Amy Hawkins says the PPEL rate increase is needed “to support the essential needs of the district.” Over the past six…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence will host its fourth annual “Die-In” event from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Washington Square, 700 Locust St., according to an online announcement. The event will... An annual event designed to raise awareness of gun…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (180+ words) The Dubuque County Historical Society recently received grant funding to support low-cost museum admission for individuals living below the federal poverty threshold. Funding from Dubuque County, McDonough Foundation and Cafaro Family Foundation will support reduced admission fees of $5 to the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) Three local farm families are among 33 families across Iowa who recently were recognized for their efforts to improve and protect natural resources. Chris and Tammy Eibey, of Delaware County; Scott Hilgerson (Penny-Royal Farms), of Clayton County; and Matt and Cassie…...