Eugene Edward Gudenkauf, 88, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at his home at River Bend surrounded by family in Cascade, IA. Visitation for Eugene will be held from 3 pm to 7 pm p.m., Friday, October 10, 2025, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa. A prayer service-* will be…
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Joseph Henry “Joe” Pfab, 85, of Dubuque, passed away October 1, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:15 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Church of the Nativity, 1225 Alta Vista, Dubuque. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 7:30 PM. Joe was born on September…
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Roger A. Ripple, 72, of Cascade,  Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation for Roger will be held from 9:30  to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade,  Iowa, where a Memorial Mass for…
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Richard “Rich” P. Schmelzer, 66, of Elkader, Iowa passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2025, at Morris Funeral Home in Garnavillo, Iowa.  Visitation will continue from 9 – 10 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church prior…
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Due to an overwhelming response to the program, Dubuque Initiatives is extending its $100 airfare rebate program for travelers who purchase round-trip tickets on Denver Air Connection flights at the Dubuque Regional Airport. As of Sept. 23, nearly 500 rebate requests have been received. The deadline to purchase tickets has been extended to Friday, Oct.…
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Situational Update After a quiet spring and summer, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeing a steady increase in sick and dead wild birds reported this September. This spike is occurring more than two months earlier than the previous year, with detections so far concentrated in central and north-central Iowa as well as…
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun preliminary construction work for the replacement of the U.S. Highway 20 bridge over Catfish Creek in Dubuque. Starting on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 28, DOT crews began construction of median crossovers on U.S. 20. Overnight lane closures will be in place from 7 p.m. to 6…
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Construction of the City of Dubuque’s flood gate replacement and pump station project at the 16th Street Detention Basin has been paused by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). As required before beginning the project, the City of Dubuque conducted an environmental review for the project site in 2019. Such reviews are standard and…
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The Dubuque City Council completed its annual goal-setting sessions on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Over the course of three evening sessions, City Council members affirmed the 15-year vision statement and mission statement and identified eight five-year goals for the city. They also identified top and high priorities for a 2025-2026 policy agenda as well as…
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