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FAIRFIELD - David Robert Folsom, of Fairfield, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on May 23, 2021. He was born in ...

By Mark Evenstad May 10, 2021 | 1:14 PM A Dubuque man suffered minor injuries after flipping his vehicle and hitting a train early Saturday. Police say that 41-year-old Billy Simpson was driving drunk near the intersection of Locust Street and Highway 61. According to a report, Simpson’s vehicle hit the curb, flipped over end to end, and collided with a rail car. The vehicle came to rest on its roof and Dubuque Fire officials had to extricate him from it. Simpson was taken to Mercy One Dubuque Medical Center for treatment. He was cited with operating while intoxicated, failure to ma...

Posted by Dana McCoy The Simpsons Farm originated in1904 in the Homebranch community by William Robert Simpson. They built their house in 1904; then started to pursue their lives in farming when William Robert purchased 89 acres of farmland. After the passing of William Robert Simpson, the farm was passed down to his son.  There are many hardships that come with being a farmer. During The Depression, the Simpson family lost 50 acres of the farmland, resulting in being left with 39 acres in total. Being a farmer was very different in that time period compared to the times we’re living in ...