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EIOT: Cedar Falls dominates Prairie 35-13 in debut of new stadium
Cedar Falls opens the season in style, defeating Prairie 35-13 to send the home fans attending the school's new stadium happy. Senior Davarrion Clark was spectacular for the Tigers, rushing for 213 yards and four touchdowns against the Hawks.
Saturday Morning Fishing Report: Labor Day Weekend Fishing is Rated Good
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind...
Power Outage Triggers Early Dismissal for Nashua-Plainfield Students
A power outage Friday (08.30) morning forced Nashua-Plainfield to send students home early for the day, even though power was restored before classes were dismissed. The power went out shortly after 9 am Friday (08.30) and the school district decided to release students at 11:30 am. While power was back on about an hour later, Superintendent Jay Marley says they were too far along in their dismissal protocols to reverse course and keep students in school.
Man displayed gun during Dubuque altercation
Police said a Dubuque man displayed a handgun during a confrontation. 32-year-old Nicholas A. Santillo was arrested at 3:46 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of Grandview Avenue on warrants charging control of a firearm by a domestic abuse offender, domestic assault with use or display of a weapon and child endangerment. Court documents state a woman came to the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on Aug. 10 to report a disturbance that happened earlier that day between herself and Santillo. The pair have one child together, and she said Santillo began to make verbal threats about the woman’s current husband when she went to retrieve the child, documents state. She told officers Santillo “appeared to be under the influence of drugs” and “highly agitated” during the interaction, and documents state he displayed a silver-colored handgun during the interaction. The woman said she was holding her toddler during the incident.
Mason City Fire Department Deputy Chief retires after 28 years of service
MASON CITY, Iowa- It was a bittersweet day for the Mason City Fire Department as its Deputy Chief- EMS, Carl Ginapp is retiring after 28 years of service. Family, friends and co-workers gathered at the Mason City Fire Department on Aug. 30 to celebrate his career. At the ceremony, Chief...
America's Newspapers welcomes new members
America's Newspapers is proud to welcome new newspaper members this week:. DecorahNews.com is an ad-supported online/mobile news site that covers news in the city of Decorah, Iowa, and Winneshiek County, Iowa. The online newspaper is fully funded by advertisers. Lon Haenel is publisher. The Lewiston Tribune covers eight counties in...
Dubuque receives nearly $1.9 million to add electric vehicle charging stations
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Dubuque is receiving nearly $1.9 million to install electric vehicle charging stations at five downtown locations. The stations will be Level 2 and direct current fast charger stations. They’re being funded by a U.S. Department of Transportation Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant.
Wieseler optimistic about her District 4 Supervisor candidacy
As a heatwave scorched the Midwest over the weekend, Cheryl Wieseler also turned up the heat in the race for District 4 Winneshiek County Supervisor. The former educator of more than 25 years and co-owner of Cluck Ewe Farm and Bakery of Decorah hosted a public presentation Sunday afternoon — giving potential constituents an opportunity to meet her and get to know her politics.
City council discusses future of Decorah’s municipal building
The Decorah Municipal Building houses the city’s fire and police departments, the Decorah Parks and Recreation office, city staff, Winneshiek Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management officials. (Photo by Denise Lana) The city’s aging municipal building needs attention, according to city officials, but what to do is still undecided...
Broken sewer line to blame for overflow of wastewater in Dubuque
DUBUQUE, Iowa — A broken sewer line is to blame for an overflow of untreated wastewater in Dubuque. It happened in the 3400 block of Keystone Drive near Kennedy Mall on Tuesday afternoon. City crews were able were able to repair the sewer line later that same day. But,...
'This is the best my body has felt': After his second long recovery, Cade McNamara is ready for 2024
IOWA CITY, Iowa-- In less than 24 hours, Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will do something that he hasn't done in more than two years-- play college football healthy. McNamara made a national splash when he committed to the Hawkeyes back in December 2022. He never got the true opportunity to make that same impact on the field.
Eagle Grove volleyball swept at Forest City, 3-0
The Eagle Grove Eagles volleyball team returned to action on Thursday Night, as they made the trip north into Winnebago County to take on the Forest City Indians in the Eagles Top of Iowa West opener. Eagle Grove entered at 0-1, while Forest City was in there season-opener. Forest City...
DBQ Air encourages residents to ‘Fly Dubuque’
Dubuque has commercial air service once again and officials associated with DBQ Air, a nonprofit meant to bolster air service in Dubuque are encouraging residents to use it. On Wednesday, the City of Dubuque announced that Denver Air will have daily service from Dubuque to Chicago O’Hare starting in November. During an information session President & CEO of the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce, Molly Grover said,
Channel Cat announces fall schedule
There are still a few chances this year to ride the Channel Cat along the Mississippi River. Boats will operate on the weekend schedule on September 2 from 9 a.m. – 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 2-10, for all-day, unlimited use on the day of purchase. Use the […]
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