A copy of this letter was delivered Thursday to Maquoketa City Hall f or each city official listed.
The people of Iowa have gotten a look at the University of Iowa’s priorities in recent weeks.
Editor’s note: Dale Kilburg of Maquoketa is a devotee to the humor and sarcasm of American author Mark Twain. Bear that in mind as you read his guest column.
I have an aerial map of this farm, taken at perhaps 1,500 feet altitude by my cousin when he flew for an Indiana aerial photography company that produced images for all manner of customers across the Midwest.
In August, the Maquoketa Public Library successfully completed another year of Summer Reading.
On Thursday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department fulfilled our second open records request for the call histories of three taxpayer-owned cell phones in the department.
A lot has changed since way back when, especially when you think of what people eat.
Chuck Wilson, 73, passed away July 30 after losing a battle with cancer. I may have not known Chuck as well as some athletes, but it was a thrill to watch his efforts during my maiden years as a sportswriter.
There are many competing proposals to lowering healthcare costs in Congress. PBMs, middlemen in prescription drug benefits, are inflating prescription costs by gaming a Medicare regulation loophole called DIR fees. However, another topic is equally important: ensuring prescription medicines …
Iowa College Aid and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office are warning students to beware of “loan rescue” organizations. Such organizations promise help arranging federal student loan forgiveness or other loan benefits in exchange for an up-front fee, with many companies also charging an ongoi…
I won’t recognize the renovated Goodenow Field this fall as the same place I witnessed the first football game played in the facility in 1949. It has been the home of the Cardinals for 70 seasons, with the 71st soon to get under way.
As the nation mourns the deaths of the 31 people killed in last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, discussion is renewed over the causes of these tragedies and ways to prevent them. Re-enacting the ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15 and high-capacity magazine…
Cybersecurity is present in every aspect of our lives, whether it be at home, work, school, or on the go. The Department of Revenue wants to increase your awareness of cybersecurity and protect yourself online.
A city dweller for almost 50 years, I wanted to share a few things I have learned after moving to the country more than four years ago:
The cycle of friendships formed in grade school starts out innocently enough with birthdays, graduations, first from high school and then college or basic training.
In 1997, the Maquoketa Caves State Park acquired a 50-acre addition along county road Y31 commonly known as the Caves Road. The tract had been privately owned and most likely cleared many decades before for farming.
Often a distressed parent walks through the door with a child who they can no longer control. They may be having anger outbursts, exhibiting defiant behavior, and/or fits of physical aggression. More often than not the child is either put on medication to control violent behaviors or admitte…
When people think of libraries, the first thing that comes to mind is probably books. After that, maybe you think of our public computers, e-books, or meeting rooms.
Have you ever wondered what kids did in the summer while school was out? Well, I was wondering, and what better way to find out then to ask someone who was my age 20 years ago.
Little birdies don’t learn to fly on their own.
A few weeks ago I was talking with a local resident about the newspaper’s coverage of the police call involving Assistant Jackson County Attorney Amanda Lassance and how law enforcement officials in Clinton and Jackson counties handled it.
The Apollo 11 mission that landed the first two humans on the moon 50 years ago next month is one of those epochal events, like the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in which anyone who was alive and at least of adolescent age at the time will remember…
Summer is here! That means Summer Reading and the busiest time of the year for us at the library are upon us. As always, we are offering programs and chances to win some great prizes for patrons of all ages.
In this space Sunday, we commented on the value of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers and stated that policies and laws supporting public release of their images can go a long way toward accountability and, in most cases, community support and confidence.
It’s just a few miles out of town – 4.5 miles to be exact – but Codfish Hollow Barnstormers is one of the best kept secrets in Jackson County.
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