Allison Hinga

2 months ago | telegraphherald.com | Allison Hinga

Dubuque firefighters are on the scene of a blaze at a home in the city's North End. Flames shot from a home in the 800 block of Edison shortly before 2 p.m. today, as the roof caved in and black smoke filled the air around the structure. Emergency vehicles lined the street as firefighters worked to bring the fire under control. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Jan 12, 2025 | telegraphherald.com | Allison Hinga

Dubuque Community Schools officials propose closing an elementary school at the end of the current academic year. At a meeting of the school board’s educational programs and policy committee on Wednesday, Superintendent Amy Hawkins asked board members to consider closing Hoover Elementary School at the close of the 2024-2025 school year.

Nov 30, 2024 | telegraphherald.com | Allison Hinga

The state of Iowa’s proposal to use federal summer food program funding for its own alternate project has been rejected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. In August, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she again was declining federal funds for the Summer EBT program. Instead, the state asked the federal government to let Iowa use the money for its own summer food distribution program. Iowa Hunger Coalition last week released a copy of an Oct.

Nov 23, 2024 | telegraphherald.com | Allison Hinga

The Dubuque County supervisors prioritized a flat or lower property tax levy, budget transparency and a more critical eye toward capital improvement requests by department heads on Monday during their opening discussion of budget planning for next fiscal year. The Board of Supervisors will work with other county elected officials and department heads over the next several months to craft the county budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.

Nov 22, 2024 | telegraphherald.com | Allison Hinga

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