Dyersville News

Pathologist says he cannot yet say if David Carradine's death was accidental or a homicide.

The 10th-anniversary edition of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings , the annual ranking of over 9,000 libraries nationwide, was published June 30.

The community Dyersville is getting a $1 million grant for the construction of new single-family homes.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The city of Dyersville has received a $1 million grant through the Iowa Department of Economic Development and the East Central Intergovernmental Association for new construction of single-family housing.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- A pair of accidents, one fatal, occurred along a busy stretch of U.S. 20 west of Dyersville last week.

A brief update of area players in Minor League Baseball, through Friday's games: Nic Ungs Height: 6-1. Weight: 220.

Several deaths over the course of a few years have prompted some changes at an intersection on Highway 20, but some say adding a few signs and lights isn't enough.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - A Dyersville woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday along U.S. 20 in Dyersville.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- It's an awkward sales pitch for Jacque Rahe. When recruiting businesses to the community, the executive director of Dyersville Economic Corp.

The Iowa State Patrol on Tuesday investigated two fatal traffic accidents. Patricia Ann Gassmann, 73, of Dyersville, was killed in a crash at U.S. Highway 20 and 8th Street Southwest near Dyersville about 11 a.m. Officials said a car driven by Cedric Faith, 68, of Fort Dodge, was heading west on Highway 20 when it collided with the driver's side ...

FARLEY, Iowa -- Jean Volkens has grown tired of seeing her four Petersburg grandchildren endure two-hour bus rides each day, to and from their elementary school in Epworth.

Storms tore through Eastern Iowa Friday morning, one of the counties hit hardest: Dubuque, with reports of 80 mile per hour winds.

Officials and civic leaders in Dubuque County communities should use the next several months to explore sharing more library services, funding fairly and best serving all residents.

Duane Gorrell, of Danville, Iowa, wipes down his 1959 Fordson Dexta tractor. The event started at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds.

If the 40-cents-per-gallon jump in the price of gasoline since last month has you down, at least take heart that the increase has given Iowa's ethanol industry a boost.

Josh Smith, 14, of Hazel Green, tees off at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club Friday during the TH Junior Golf Tour.

Police in Dyersville have a couple more people on staff this summer. The department has hired to interns who patrol the streets on their bicycles.

The 10th annual WMT Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade is just about set to roll for this summer, with the Dubuque County Fairgrounds selected as the 2009 registration headquarters.

Stimulus dollars free up funds for other roadwork. By CHRISTINIA CRIPPES ccrippes@thehawkeye.com Lee County Road X-38 is expected to close Monday, showing the ongoing progress on the Fort Madison bypass.

It's becoming a trend: seeing double when it comes to businesses. Dozens of businesses have opened on Dubuque's west end in recent years, and for many, the west end stores are actually duplicates of existing businesses.