The City of Dubuque is pleased to announce the use of a new online bidding system for the procurement of goods and services.  To receive bid notifications and to participate in future procurement opportunities, all vendors must register in the new system. Registration is free and allows you to: Receive email notifications when bid events…
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Virgil “Turk” Carl Hansen, 83, of Dubuque, died Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Ennoble Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dubuque. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until 10:15 am on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at Cathedral of St. Raphael. The Mass of Christian Burial for Virgil will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday,…
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Ruth A. “Ruthie” (Harbaugh) Bird, 97, of Guttenberg, IA, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Guttenberg Care Center in Guttenberg, IA, surrounded by loved ones. She is now absent from the body and in the presence of the Lord, Jesus whom she loved. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.…
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Elmer Herman Schwers, 89, of Dubuque, died Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Luther Manor, Hillcrest in Dubuque surrounded by his children. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, June 29, 2026 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. The Mass of Christian Burial for Elmer will be at…
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Brandon S. Horn, 38, of Peosta, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Visitation for Brandon will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Peosta, Iowa, where services will be held at 5:00 p.m. with Chad Chase presiding. Brandon was born May…
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John A. Kilburg, 89, of Bellevue, passed away on June 24 at Mill Valley Care Center, surrounded by his loving children after a two-year battle with Merkel cell carcinoma. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be held on…
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Paul Raymond Mills passed away on June 17, 2026, at the age of 83. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena, IL where friends may gather after 10 AM until the time of service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena.…
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Michael L. “Mike” Burns, 63, of Marion, Iowa, and formerly of Maquoketa, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Michael Lynn Burns was born May 3, 1963, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Roy Kenneth and Shirley Jean (Beach) Burns.  Mike grew up in Maquoketa and graduated from Maquoketa Community High School in 1981. He went on…
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The last of Charlie’s Angel’s has been called home.  Connie L. Nissen, 79, of Bernard, Iowa, and formerly of Maquoketa and Center Junction, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Connie Lee Waters was born on March 11, 1947, in Davenport, Iowa, to Charles and Grace (Osgood) Waters. …
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