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Phyllis Ann Bork, 78, of Postville, Iowa died on Friday, June, 28, 2024 at her home in Postville, Iowa surrounded by her family. Phyllis Ann was born on October 21, 1945 in Preston, Minnesota to Harvey and Olga (Barber) Bugenhagen. On November 6, 1965, Phyllis was united in marriage with...
Working Iowa: Five school districts taking part in state’s pilot program for child care careers
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Five Iowa school districts are taking part in a state pilot program which helps high school students earn a national child development credential before they graduate. Iowa’s Credentials to Child Care Careers pilot program has three main goals. The first is to prepare students for...
It’s time to celebrate Clermont’s first 175 years
Fayette County’s historic Brick City will celebrate its 175th anniversary Friday-Sunday. The commemorative event begins at 1:30 p.m. Friday with a showing of the movie, “The Straight Story” at the Clermont Public Library. The movie includes film footage shot in West Union and Clermont. Production of the film took place in Clermont from Oct. 6-19, 1998.
Fidelity Bank & Trust gives Northeast Iowa Community College $100,000
PEOSTA -- Fidelity Bank & Trust gave $100,000 to Northeast Iowa Community College. One quarter of the donation, $25,000, will be set aside as an endowment for scholarships, allowing NICC to give a $1,000 perpetual scholarship to a student each year on behalf of the bank. The remaining $75,000 will...
4-H Junior Day Camp learns the R.O.P.E.S.
STRAWBERRY POINT (ISU) — A total of 50 youth, in grades fourth through sixth grade, from Fayette, Clayton, and Buchanan County were able to embark on a day long adventure of R.O.P.E.S, Reaching Our Potential Extraordinary Self! 4-H Junior Day Camp. Fayette County 4-H members enjoyed the day at Ewalu on June 13th, 2024. Throughout the day, the youth experienced many ways to be a leader and push themselves to try new things.
The Great Outdoors
The passing of time slows down as you enter nature, compelling you to stop and truly notice your surroundings. Trees sway gently in the wind, songbirds call out, squirrels scurry about, and the sound of water flows persistently in the current. Everything within you seems to settle and slow down. The worries and frustrations of life, the relentless chase of daily living, suddenly fade away. Even your breathing seems to slow. It may seem cliché, but you become one with the environment. Nature, a perfect embodiment of balance, instills a similar balance within you.
Prairie Waterhawks sweep first place at first home swim meet of season
The Prairie du Chien Waterhawks Swim Team hosted their first home swim meet of the 2024 season on Wednesday, June 19 when they hosted the Dodgeville and Mineral Point swim teams and both PdC teams placed first. The complete results are listed below - Boys 8 & Under 100 LC...
Finance committee approves county library funding request
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)
Look! Iowa Is Home To The World’s Smallest Church
Located a few miles west of Festina Iowa you'll find something small. So small in fact that it is a record holders. Welcome to the world's Smallest Church. Travel Iowa went on to say,. If you go to the St. Anthony of Padua Chapel with a large group, you’ll have...
Long Spurs hold Landowner Appreciation Day
(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)
Waukon City Council approves ordinance limiting departure direction from Waukon High School parking lot after school, discusses another relating to weed and lawn maintenance
The Waukon City Council met in regular session Monday, July 1 to address a full agenda of items including discussion of changing the Ordinance relating to Nuisance Abatement for Vegetation, the Ordinance: Amending City Code by changing the direction of traffic at the Waukon High School during certain hours, and discussion of the City Parking Lot Project and the related change order associated with an abandoned box culvert behind Cunningham Hardware.
Waukon baseball team splits four games played, including sweep of Charles City, losses to MFL/MarMac and sixth-rated New Hampton
The Waukon baseball team played to a split of what amounted to four games being played this past week, getting both those wins the first night of the week with a home doubleheader sweep of Charles City Monday, June 24 by scores of 12-6 and 10-0 in six innings. The Indians then fell to MFL/MarMac at home, 16-9, Wednesday, June 26 before falling by just a 4-3 result in a five-inning game played at Class 2A sixth-rated New Hampton that was supposed to be part of a road doubleheader Friday, June 28 but instead had its second contest postponed to this Wednesday, July 3.
Birth announcement: Daniel
Dillon and Abie Daniel of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Miles Lucas Daniel, born June 24, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and measured 19-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins siblings, Livvy (3) and Owen (2).
PdC Waterhawks swim teams place first, third at first meet of season
The Prairie du Chien Waterhawks Swim Team traveled to Mineral Point on Monday, June 17 to compete in their first meet of the 2024 season. The boys team placed first, while the girls were third. The complete results are listed below - Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay. First...
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