Weeks of the year don’t get much better than this one for a movie fan like Jessica Oberbroeckling. “I love films in general and I love coming here,” Oberbroeckling said today, the first full day of the 2026 Julien Dubuque Film Festival. kAm%96 76DE:G2= D9... See more
Matty Weiland faced a challenge this morning. “I’ve never hid eggs myself, I don't have any kids,” Weiland said. Weiland, the front-of-house manager of Backpocket Dubuque, had to hide eggs throughout the taproom’s retro arcade – well enough so the eggs we... See more
A liturgical change affected Dubuque’s Catholic worshippers during Holy Week 70 years ago. A decree issued by Pope Pius XII enabled the laity to receive Holy Communion on Good Friday for the first time in centuries. Pius was head of the Catholic Church fr... See more
Two Dubuque-based nonprofit organizations are partnering to launch a program to improve access to prescription medication for people in need. Crescent Community Health Center Pharmacy is partnering with Society of St. Vincent de Paul to initiate a program... See more
Every hour he is on the job, Mark Stelken must activate what he calls a “dead man switch.” Activating the switch on a large control board at Dubuque’s municipal water treatment plant acknowledges that Stelken is living, breathing and capable of overseeing... See more
