Jackson County News

Sen. Roger Stewart, D-Preston, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2010.

Few voters turned out in Preston, only 8.7 percent of the 713 registered voters in town, and some of those were confused about who to vote for.

The Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its Annual Conservation Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

A former Iowa man accused of killing his infant son four years ago will go on trial in 2010.

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.

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

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- A truck driver faces a minor charge, but probably some hefty bills for damages, after he drove a logging truck with its boom arm up for about 12 miles Tuesday morning, snagging and snapping overhead electrical wires along the way.

Bellevue, Ia. - A driver didn't realize the boom arm on his logging truck was raised when he left a lumber yard, and the arm snagged power lines and snapped utility poles for about 12 miles as the man drove through northeast Iowa, officials said Wednesday.

Authorities said the driver of a logging truck drove with the boom arm raised, snagging and snapping overhead power lines for about 12 miles in northeast Iowa.

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

The family of Alysia K. Marburger, whose body was found south of Camanche last October, is offering a $5,000 reward for information related to her death.

The Maquoketa Caves Hike will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Maquoketa Caves State Park.

Area farmers are getting nervous. Harvest season in eastern Iowa is running two weeks behind because of the cool, wet weather.

Some area farmers are racing against the clock and against the possibility of an overnight frost.

The Jackson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing today to discuss a proposed wind turbine ordinance.

The Iowa Downtown Resource Center, housed at the Iowa Department of Economic Development, is sponsoring a Business Owner Boot Camp workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

Maquoketa Mayor Tom Messerli will face a crowded field in the Nov. 3 city election.

The Jackson County Regional Health Center Board of Trustees voted unanimously to negotiate a lease of its dialysis unit to Quad Cities Kidney Center, of Moline, Ill.

Things are looking up for dialysis patients living in the Jackson County area. The dialysis unit at the Jackson County Regional Health Center will not close.

A statue of St. Donatus sits on the high alter of St. Donatus Church in St. Donatus, Iowa,. A relic of St.