I saw a photo of an author I admire recently, and she had no hair. I worried she was ill, so I immediately investigated. She was not ill. She had cut off all her hair and had done it for good reasons, ...

A letter from Superintendent Dr. Dan Butler and the members of the Western Dubuque School Board, sent to district families, shared steps the district has taken since AI-generated nude photos of ...

The event, a highlight in the community, has been a fixture for over 50 years. It’s held primarily at the Bernard Commercial Club, but also contains events across town. Vicki Noonan, vice president of ...

Later this month, four Cascade kids will get the opportunity of a lifetime to participate on a national stage. Johnnie Lynch, Caden Urbain, Colten Urbain and Nate Urbain will represent Cascade at the ...

Next week marks the 100-year anniversary of Cascade’s darkest day, the Great Flood of 1925, which occurred on June 15, 1925. This devastating flash flood led to significant damage in town and killed ...

Summer arrived suddenly.It was as if spring got shortchanged and we leapt from late winter into summer with nothing in between. I watched the gardeners wake with a start and begin tearing up their ...

During the Bernard Picnic marked the grand opening of the new playground equipment, which was held, June 14. Sharon Meyer, the head of the Bernard Playground Project Committee, started the ceremony by ...

My husband, Peter, doesn’t believe me, but I didn’t always dress up. I would dress up for the holidays and for a special occasion, but the definition of “special” was fairly strict. It involved ...

Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” focused on manners and goodness, two virtues sometimes forgotten today. Shortly before the novel was published, our Founding Fathers settled on the free exchange of ...

Recently, the Pentagon accepted the emir of Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747, a $400 million bauble donated for our president to enjoy by a monarch whose family has ruled the tiny Middle East nation for ...

Mary E. Konrardy, 78, of Dubuque, peacefully passed away May 20, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics with loved ones. Mary was a devoted Catholic, cherished teacher, and loving mother ...