Maquoketa News

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Walking through the halls Friday of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Bob Osterhaus attempted to put a historical perspective on the accomplishment.

State Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque, and state Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, have scheduled a series of meetings today and Thursday about what the state of Iowa can do to better help workers prepare for new or different jobs in the midst of the recession and a changing economy.

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Facing a large slate of candidates and widespread discontent with lingering piles of fire debris, Maquoketa voters elected a new mayor and four new council members.

Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol said he's proud of many things during his term, including the city's arts and cultural programming and sustainability initiatives.

Dubuque police and sheriff's departments reported the following: * Michael S. Pflanzer, 28, Lake Villa, Ill., was arrested following a traffic stop in Maquoketa, Iowa, early Monday on charges of possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Mike Kettmann uses his imagination, a few props and pumpkins to make a Halloween display in front of his home north of Bellevue, Iowa, every year.

Tom Messerli is a candidate for mayor of Maquoketa, Iowa. MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- In one of the most crowded races in many years, Maquoketa Mayor Tom Messerli faces three men who want his job.

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by admin . Dozens of families waited in line in Maquoketa Tuesday afternoon for H1N1 flu vaccinations.

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Maquoketa's City Council will have four new faces after the Nov.

Posted on Oct 15, 2009 by Diane Heldt . Reagan Boeset, right, instructs students, Kevin Casey, left, of Cascade, Jordan Murre, center, of Maquoketa, and Kaleb Kramer, right, also of Maquoketa, during a Physics class in an engineering classroom at Kirkwood Community Collegea s new Jones County Regional Education Center in Monticello on Thursday, ...

On Thursday, Gov. Chet Culver mandated all state budgets be trimmed immediately by 10 percent.

Traffic moves along U.S. 61 Wednesday near Maquoketa, Iowa. This week marks the 10th anniversary of the four-lane highway.

The mayor and 3 challengers weigh in on the fire debris that has blighted the downtown area for nearly 2 years and what to do once it's cleaned up.

Levi LeGrand, of Dubuque, poses with the deer he shot last Sunday near Maquoketa, Iowa.

Rhonda Hulsebus, a relative of Ron Sagers, wipes a tear during a ceremony at the University of Dubuque Friday at which Sagers' family was awarded his Silver Star for combat "gallantry." At left is Larrie Sagers, Ron Sagers' brother.

Kinnick Stadium wasn't the only place in Iowa City to find a marching band Saturday.

IOWA TIE: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III, 26, who was killed Tuesday in the Philippines by a roadside bomb, was born in Maquoketa, Ia., and graduated from high school in Bethany, Okla., military officials said.

MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Country music singer/songwriter Billy Dean will perform an acoustic concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

A wigwam demonstration is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Hurstville Interpretive Center in Maquoketa.

Kylie Conrad, 6, of Maquoketa, Iowa, feeds an alpaca Sunday at the Irish Meadows Alpaca Farm in La Motte.