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Mar

Bellevue’s Rockwell Collins hosted a total of 26 eighth-grade females from both Bellevue High School and Marquette Catholic High School last week as part of...

Posted on Mar 23, 2018
Category: Manufacturing

Mar

Becoming (Company) Cultured

Becoming (Company) Cultured When you hear the term “company culture,” what comes to mind? Is it the famous nap pods at Google? Is it the fast-paced...

Posted on Mar 02, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Bellevue school board moves forward in pursuit of new school

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Bellevue Community School Board members agreed this week to move forward in their pursuit of building a new elementary school. Board members voted...

Posted on Feb 22, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Maquoketa students deliver stirring singing valentines

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Seven Maquoketa High School students dressed in shades of red and pink crowded into Bob Stockham’s living room on Wednesday. As Stockham stood...

Posted on Feb 22, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Antique shop and bar opens in Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — An old cigar shop in downtown Maquoketa has found a new, dual life as a bar and antique store. Farmer’s Creek Antiques &...

Posted on Feb 21, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Group lands $122,000 grant for effort to build a new Dubuque skate park

Supporters of a new skate park in Dubuque recently received a large grant that puts them more than three-quarters of the way toward their fundraising...

Posted on Feb 01, 2018
Category: Parks to People

Jan

Bellevue's Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ a labor of love for Owners

BELLEVUE, Iowa — When a big part of your job exposes you to musicians who have honed their craft to an extremely high level, you...

Posted on Jan 31, 2018
Category: Flatted Fifth, Bellevue

Jan

Iowa State portrait exhibit debuts in Maquoketa

Posted on Jan 18, 2018
Category: Faces of Iowa State, Maquoketa

Jan

Historic Jackson County hotel sold, to reopen next month

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — A historic Maquoketa hotel has been sold to a relative of a former longtime owner of the building. Larry Thede bought the Decker...

Posted on Jan 10, 2018
Category: Decker Hotel, Decker, Maquoketa, Hotel

Nov

Biz Buzz: Bellevue eatery earns national recognition

Posted on Nov 30, 2017
Category: Bellevue, Flatted Fifth, Jackson County, Restaurant

Oct

Governor takes tour as hiking trail, bridge officially opened in Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Mary Felderman smiled widely at the crowd gathered Wednesday to officially open a hiking trail and bridge named for her family.As warm...

Posted on Oct 26, 2017
Category: Bellevue, Jackson County, Parks to People, Grant Wood Loop, Felderman Park

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