Hillcrest Family Services will host a free community event on Saturday, September 12th, in recognition of National Recovery Month. The event will feature nationally recognized recovery advocate Brandon Novak, who will share his personal journey. Once known as a skateboarding prodigy and star of Jackass and Viva La Bam, Novak’s life became consumed by addiction.…
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When 56 employees at the John Deere Dubuque Tractor Works pooled their resources in 1946, they weren’t thinking about building a financial institution that would one day serve more than 53,000 members across three states. They were thinking about their neighbors. Eight decades later, that founding impulse is still the story DuTrac Community Credit Union…
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The 2026 Potters Marsh Waterfowl Hunt Lottery will be different starting this year as we have transitioned from holding an in-person event to utilizing an online platform. Guidance for applying is as follows: Access the Registration Page: Navigate to https://uppermiss.recaccess.com/  and click  “Create Account” button at the top right of the screen. Continue to Login.gov:…
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A survey is now available for Dubuque residents and stakeholders to provide input on the City’s development of a potential ordinance governing future data centers. The survey can be accessed online at cityofdubuque.org/DataCenters. A printed copy of the survey will also be mailed to all Dubuque residents next week. Survey responses must be submitted by…
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Two people have filed so far to run for the Dubuque Community School Board in the special election held on Tuesday, September 8th. Mike Hoskins and Jeremy Vallin have both filed papers. Individuals wanting to run to fill a vacancy on the Dubuque Community School District Board may file their papers with the Dubuque County…
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Charles “Rommel” Fuerste, M.D., age 69, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2026, surrounded by Donnelle, his wife of over 37 years, and the family he cherished. Visitation will be held Monday, July 13, 2026, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home, 2659 JFK Rd., Dubuque. Funeral service…
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UnityPoint Health – Finley Hospital’s Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is now offering a new, minimally invasive technique to help premature infants with respiratory distress breathe easier. The SALSA maneuver allows providers to deliver life-saving surfactant to a baby’s lungs without the need for full endotracheal intubation, reducing the risks associated with more…
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DBQFest, Iowa’s longest-running arts fair and festival, returns to downtown Dubuque’s historic Washington Park on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9, 2026. This free, family-friendly celebration will transform the park into a vibrant, two-day creative hub featuring 57 regional artists and makers, a packed performance schedule featuring over 150 professional musicians, on-demand poetry, yoga,…
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The City of Dubuque is launching a community engagement process to help guide the development of a local data center ordinance for any future centers that may be proposed within the city limits of Dubuque. Two data center ordinance public input opportunities have been scheduled, one on Tuesday, July 21, and a second on Monday,…
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UnityPoint Clinic – Dubuque has expanded access to specialty cardiac care with a new monthly electrophysiology clinic in Dubuque which began on June 26.   The clinic is led by Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD, electrophysiologist with UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Heart Care Clinic in Cedar Rapids, and is located within UnityPoint Clinic Cardiology –…
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