Dubuque County

We didn't want it to be just about the city of Dubuque, said Heidi Pettit, director of the Center for Dubuque History at Loras College and Expo organizer.

We wanted the event to be as broad as possible, so it worked out this year that we really wanted to move the event into Dubuque County.

and one of our organizers is a librarian here at the college.

Another event organizer, Ben Eagle of Dubuque's Carnegie Stout Public Library, said the event's success since its launch is because of continuing interest in local history.

The Telegraph Herald continues to showcase no-cost community events in the area over the next seven days.

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Do you know of upcoming free events that should be featured in this space? Email Executive Editor Amy Gilligan at amy.gilligan at thmedia.com Today, 4 p.m., Holy Cross, Iowa, DCLD Kids Fall Storybooks at the Holy Cross branch of Dubuque County Library District.

Children can decorate and write their own fall-themed storybook.

Several contenders for county seats cited a lack of civility in local government at a forum hosted by the Dubuque League of Women Voters, but the discussion was not without argument.

Community members on Wednesday heard from all eight candidates running for Dubuque County supervisor, attorney, and recorder.

The only candidate not present was Michael Klassen, who is unopposed for re-election as county treasurer and had a scheduling conflict.

Dubuque resident Erica Felton said she felt some candidates were almost trying to play a blame game during the forum.

Felton, a member of a local citizen-led data center accountability group, said she felt Rick Dickinson, Kristin Dietzel, and Jason Davis, candidates for county supervisor, and Steve Drahozal, candidate for county attorney, are engaged on the issue.

"Far and away, the topic that gets discussed with me the most is data centers," Davis said Wednesday.

"There's a lot of voters, a lot of residents out there that talk about how they are a single-issue voter, and that's the biggest issue to them." Dubuque County Attorney Scott Nelson, who is running for re-election, said he is always available for consultation regarding a data center ordinance, but the county's Board of Supervisors is not the client of the county attorney.

His opponent, defense attorney Steve Drahozal, said the county attorney's role is to give legal advice about data center regulation on the front end.

Some cities, such as Chicago, reported not having real-time data on the number of lead pipes still in service and were only finding out which properties had lead water lines as they replaced them block by block.

In other news, trade representatives, Dubuque County data centers would create thousands of construction jobs.

Local union representatives support the construction of data centers in Dubuque County for the job opportunities a, a facility would offer trade workers.

Amid recent conversations about setback distances, noise pollution, and other potential impacts of the hyperscale data centers, Dubuque County supervisors this week heard a new perspective from ta- trades workers.

"Those workers see the opportunity for good jobs, strong public services, and lasting investment in our community," said Zach Scharman, president of the Dubuque Building Trades.

"We support this because it's the largest construction opportunity this county has ever seen," Scharman said during a county meeting Monday.

Union representatives acknowledge some of the concerns fueling data center discussions so far.

"I understand that residents have questions about water, about electricity, roads, and accountability, and ensuring the commun- community has a fair opportunity to benefit from these investments," Gorman said.

Those can be really heated," Bach said.

"Our officers are trained to have especially heightened vigilance when responding to those calls to prepare themselves mentally because emotions can be especially high." Nematus has a preliminary hearing set for ten fifty AM, Monday nineteenth-- October nineteenth at the Dubuque County Courthouse.

[lip smack] Here's information on local law enforcement reports.

The Dubuque Police and Dubuque County Sheriff's Department reported Joseph R. Cauzel, forty, of Peosta, Iowa, was arrested eleven fifteen PM s- Sunday in the 200 block of West Eighth Street on a warrant charging third-degree theft.

Cody M. Cliburn, twenty-two, of Ninety Ma- Main Street, number 505, was arrested at four twenty-five PM Sunday at his residence on charges of domestic assault and unlawful possession of a prescription drug.

Cortez J. Houston, eighteen, of 2620 Raven Oaks Drive, number three, was arrested at eight forty-two AM Saturday on the 3500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on charges of first-degree burglary, domestic assault, and possession of marijuana.

The crash remains under investigation by the Clayton County Sheriff's Department.

Auth-authorities continue to investigate the crash.

Dubuque man who stole from youth sports group to be re-sentenced.

A Dubuque County judge m- must re-sentence the former president of a Dubuque youth sports league after the Iowa Supreme Court this week said that a 10-year prison sentence was a mistake.

Daryl C. Moore Jr., 41, of Dubuque, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March on charges that stated he misappropriated about $47,000, uh, dollars in league funds.

Court documents state Moore admitted to misappropriating $15,000.

Law enforcement investigated the league after financial discrepancies were reported by officials of youth leagues that emerged following its dis- dissolu- dissolution after the 2023 football season.

Moore had served as league president.

Now, early in-person voting in Dubuque County begins Wednesday, this Wednesday.

Early in-person voting in Dubuque County for the November election will begin on Wednesday, October 14th.

We will call his daughter Sarah for the purpose of this story.

Andy and Sarah were living in Dubuque County at the time.

According to Andy, in her early teen years, his daughter started becoming sickly and ill all the time, and none of the doctors who examined or treated her seemed to be of any help.

Whatever the illness was, it always seemed to return almost as quickly as it would leave.

Given the unpredictability of the weather during the growing season, especially over the last month or so, Height said his fields look relatively stable before the harvest gets underway.

He cited 2019's fall season when Dubuque County received over 13 inches of rain in September as an example of how most years present at least one or two weeks of optimal weather for harvest.

were just early enough that it hasn't really hindered progress at all.

Although it's a great source of anxiety, he said.

St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Mass of Christian Burial, 10.30 a.m. Saturday at the church.

And a quick look at local law enforcement.

The Dubuque Police and Dubuque County Sheriff's Departments reported Devon J. Brehm, 24, of 2940 Wildwood Drive No. 3, was arrested at 7.25 p.m. Tuesday at his residence on a charge of domestic assault causing injuries.

Carrie A. Miller, 37, of Maquoketa, Iowa, was arrested at 2.58 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of East 19th Street and Central Avenue on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.