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Earl W. Crary, 66, of Garnavillo passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 10 year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Friday, July 5, at Morris Funeral Home in Garnavillo where a memorial service will commence at 1 p.m. Pastor Paul Losik will officiate.

Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting a Fourth of July event to celebrate the Birth of America Sunday, July 7 at the Sweeney Shelter near the Allamakee County Freedom Rock in the Waukon City Park. The free event will begin at 11 a.m. and will honor 41 area Veterans with a cook-out meal followed by an awards presentation that will begin at 1 p.m.

Anna Mae Meyer, 90, of Garnavillo, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Elkader Care Center. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Garnavillo. Funeral services will commence at 10:30 a.m. with burial to follow in Garnavillo City Cemetery, conducted by Pastor David Lenth.

Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure volunteer and Umbrella Arts member Patty Schwarz of Guttenberg planted the limestone planters in the community's historic downtown district with annuals that will bloom pink, representing breast cancer awareness.(Photo submitted)

Baseball fans couldn’t have found a better game to watch in Calmar Thursday night as the South Winn baseball team (18-8, 15-2 UIC) hosted MFL MarMac (22-7, 14-3) in a big UIC matchup. The Warrior entered the evening with just one conference loss and MFL Mar-Mac with two, both with hopes of taking the Upper Iowa Conference top spot.

Micah Castillo, grandson of Roger and Barb Moser of Guttenberg, was introduced to a trio of exotic snakes at a Guttenberg Public Library program on June 21. (Press photo by Caroline Rosacker)

The Compliance Team Accreditation Organization recently announced that Veterans Memorial Hospital-Waukon Clinic received the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification. PCMH is a measured continuous quality improvement program that incorporates patient-centered practice guidelines, focusing on day-to-day practice operations and emphasizing health maintenance, preventative screening, multi-specialty medical services, patient experience reporting and bench-marking.

A local group of motorcycle riders known as the “Wednesday Night Riders” have volunteered their personal time to take residents of Northgate Care Center, owned and operated by ABCM Corporation, out for rides on their three-wheeled trike motorcycles. The Wednesday Night Riders typically meet Wednesday evenings in Waukon and go on rides throughout northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin, and southeast Minnesota. The group currently consists of about 35 riders and drivers from Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties. The rides that the group goes on are designed to take time out of their busy schedules so they can get out and enjoy the peace and beauty of the local areas. The group also takes couples rides as well as men’s trips.

Sydney Bolsinger of Greeley was one of the latest winners of our Sounds of Summer Promotion! She guessed our sound, “sizzle of BBQ,” correctly and won tickets to Brantley Gilbert at the Delaware County Fair! You too can play by tuning in throughout the day and guessing the daily sound on our website. Click here to submit your guess!

The Viroqua 138ers hosted the Prairie du Chien Post 68 Grasshoppers for a 7 inning Legion baseball game. 

(Top) During the NWTF Landowner Appreciation Day, children and adults took part in the sawdust pile, an event in which children can sift through the sawdust to find various denominations of money. (Bottom) A meal catered by Huckleberry’s in Prairie du Chien was part of the day’s festivities. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

On June 29, 2024, at 9:09PM, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a three-vehicle collision at the construction stop light on Hwy. 150 in the City of Fayette. When Deputies and responders arrived, it was learned that a 2005 Grand Prix driven by 56-year-old Paul Brian Damge of Windsor Heights, was driving southbound on Hwy. 150 and did not slow down for the construction stop light at the beginning of the bridge construction. Damge’s vehicle rear-end a 2023 Ford Maverick, operated by 61-year-old Roger Post of Fayette. Post’s vehicle was sitting at the red light before the bridge, waiting for traffic to pass. After the initial collision occurred, Damge’s vehicle then went into the oncoming traffic and collided with a 2014 Chevy Express Van, that was operated by Antonio De Jesus Herrera Aranda, from Eldora, causing it to enter the ditch. Three patients were transported from the scene to Palmer Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Damge’s and Post’s vehicles were considered a total loss, and Herrera Aranda’s vehicle sustained functional damage. Paul Damge was charged with Failure to Stop An Assured Clear Distance. Antonio De Jesus Herrera Aranda was charged with Operating in Iowa Without a Valid Driver’s License. The investigation is ongoing, and more charges are pending. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Fayette Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Fayette Fire Department, Fayette Ambulance, West Union Fire Department, and Gundersen Ambulance.

A display from the library’s summer reading program. Noelle Bezio from Zoozort, a wildlife education program, shows off one of the program’s many critters. A second display from the PdC library’s summer reading program. PdC Library Director Elisabeth Byers with Bezio during the Zoozort visit to the library. The Prairie du Chien Memorial Public Library has hosted numerous activities for their Summer Reading Program, including Avian Connection, ZooZort, scavenger hunts and Friday movies. In July, the library will host Scaly and Slimy with Osborne Park, Blufftop Alpacas, Harry Potter Owl Day and more. For more details explore the library’s Facebook page. (Submitted photos)

Starmont graduate Madelyn Kirby, daughter of Annette Kirby of Strawberry Point, will attend Hawkeye Community College to major in medical laboratory technology. Involved in volleyball, track, National Honor Society, DECA, FFA, Woodberry Clovers 4-H Club, St. Mary’s Church, and Faith Formation, she will miss being a part of the Starmont track and field squad.