Dubuque News

<![CDATA[The Des Moines Register editorial board is bestowing a rose each day in December in recognition of the good that is found across Iowa. (Send your rose recommendations to Editorial Writer Rox Laird at roxlaird@dmreg.com.) -- Randy Evans, Opinion Editor A rose to Dubuque County and the city of Dubuque for offering a 911 emergency telephone system that lives up to its name. The "Smart 911" system allows residents to provide detailed information about, say, a resident's special health condition or additional contact information. This private information can be entered securely online, and it would then be available to dispatchers when handling a 911 emergency call from that address. This option could aid firefighters when residents include the location of bedrooms in their home and the number of occupants or pets. "When you have to call 911, you are dealing with an emergency situation and even the simplest of details can be difficult to communicate in a time of panic," Dubuque County Emergency Communication Manager Mark Murphy said. The service is optional and free. The Dubuque Police Department and the Dubuque County Sheriff's Department will split the $14,000 annual cost of the service. Other counties and communities should copy Dubuque County's service. This is an excellent use of technology to give first responders information that could ease their jobs, speed the arrival of help and save lives.

Cedar Rapids received the lion's share of the available funds with nearly $264 million dollars going to flood protection efforts in the city of five seasons--that's half the cost of building flood protection on both sides of the Cedar River.

Physician texting while doctoring could be hazardous, according to an ideas and opinions piece published in the Dec. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine .

In Dubuque, people can help first responders respond to their emergency needs. They've started a new program called Smart 911 , the first of its kind in Iowa.

One of the most festive things about this time of year are the decorations, like some houses in Des Moines, but if you're going to be decorating your home, there are some things you need to do to be safe, first.

In Des Moines' Ward One, Bill Gray won the city council seat to represent the northwest part of the city.

A holiday tradition of more than 100 years is stirring up some controversy, as one area organization is encouraging its members not to donate to the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle Campaign.

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Law officers in Dubuque County say they need to know people's private and personal information.

The all-time kills leader for Grayslake Central is now leading her college team in kills.

Request for Single Reprints: Christine A. Sinsky, MD, Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plans, Department of Internal Medicine, 1000 Langworthy Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; e-mail, csinsky1@mahealthcare.com .

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dubuque County says it is the first county in Iowa to adopt a technology designed to give responders more information about families facing emergency situations.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Operational planning, long-range planning, capital expenditures planning, business planning, amenity master planning, planning for annual budgets" with so many plans required to effectively and efficiently run the Association, how do we stay focused? It's getting easier now that we have a Strategic Plan.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) This year, three candidates are running for three open positions for the GTA Board of Directors, and they are introduced here in alphabetical order for your consideration: Jack Bernhardt, Sue Hinrichsen and Dennis Scully.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) If "unplugged" acoustic music was a hallmark of the '90s, surely "wireless" listening is the big trend of the '10s.

Those toys are being stored in a warehouse in Dubuque's Industrial Park before being given to thousands of children in the tri-state area.

The cold weather Friday evening did not keep many from heading to Cable Car Square in downtown Dubuque.

Father John Purtell, 80, of Dubuque and formerly of Sumner, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque.

A new report out this week from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division shows Iowans are drinking more liquor -- at least by sales figures.

Dubuque police say 44-year-old Paul Hoecker purported himself as the owner/manager of rental property and took more than $900 from a person who believed they were paying rent.

DUBUQUE, Iowa - It's been one year since a Dubuque toddler was killed. Doctors say Bentley Randall, 2, died of blunt force head trauma.The child was taken to a Dubuque hospital on November 23rd for treatment of submersion burns and head trauma.