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County reviews suicide postvention ideas, opioid settlement update
The Crawford County Health and Human Services Department (DHHS) Board received several updates during their July 8 meeting, including the county’s cooperative effort to establish improved “postvention” services for incidents of suicide and traumatic events. DHHS Director Dan McWilliams said multiple suicides in the Prairie du Chien...
Council gets update on future roundabouts
On July 16, the Prairie du Chien Common Council reviewed two of the city’s upcoming development projects: the installation of two roundabouts on U.S. Highway 18 and utility work for the soon-to-be demolished Blackhawk Junction Mall. In attendance were alderpersons Andy Ringgold, Kayla Ingham, Mark Bowar, Vicki Waller, Nick...
Eric G. Palmer
Eric G. Palmer, 50, passed away after a long battle with brain cancer, at home, surrounded by his family, on July 15, 2024. A private burial will be held with Pastor William Odermann and Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held July 26th, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Allamakee Fairgrounds Pavillion, Waukon, Iowa. Memories are made to be shared. Please take a moment to write down your favorite memory made with Eric and share it with us. Notecards will be available for those who need them at the Celebration of Life. Memorials can be made to Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospice, The Hope Lodge, Veterans Memorial Hospital, or St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Hagen Reunion scheduled for July 28
The timeframe of 1854 to 2024 equals 170 years. That’s how long your family has been in this country if any of these people are part of your family tree:. - Mathia (Martha) Hagen (1852) married Torkel Leikvold in 1896. - Peter Hagen (1854) married Ellen Paulson in 1891.
Betty Jean Rodenkirch
Betty Jean Rodenkirch was a quiet Wisconsin girl born in Prairie du Chien along the Mississippi River. She was the fourth child of Edward and Betty Fleeman, with a German heritage dating back before the Civil War. For 50 years the Rodenkirch family would meet every year on Labor Day...
Travis J. Salmon
Travis J. Salmon, aged 45, of Soldier’s Grove, formerly of Wauzeka, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at his home surrounded by his immediate family after defying the odds of a reoccurring illness. He was born in La Crosse on Aug. 28, 1978, the son of Bruce and Deborah...
Waukon High School Football Camp August 5-9 for freshmen-seniors
The Waukon High School football coaching staff is hosting its 2024 Waukon Indian Football Camp Monday through Friday, August 5-9. The camp, run by the Waukon coaching staff, is a non-contact camp aimed at teaching fundamental instruction in offensive/defensive techniques necessary for the execution of Waukon’s system of play.
Waukon softball team plays to 8-20 record in 2024 under first-year head coach
The 2024 Waukon softball season played out to an 8-20 overall record in the inaugural year for new head coach Dustin Rounds. That season mark included a 2-13 result in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play that placed the Lady Indians in sixth place in the final NEIC standings before having their season ended in the opening round of Class 3A Regional Tournament play with a loss at the home of fellow NEIC squad New Hampton.
Birth announcement: Howe
Miles and Jasmyn Howe of Waukon announce the birth of their daughter, Brinley Lynn Howe, born July 14, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and measured 21 inches in length at the time of her birth. Grandparents are Dustin and Amanda Enyart of...
Forest William Jackley
Forest William Jackley, age 64, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Crossing Rivers in Prairie du Chien after a long illness. He was born on Sept. 19, 1959, at the General Hospital in Prairie du Chien, the son of Paul and Carol (McKinney) Jackley. Forest grew...
Volleyball player with Elkader ties is headed to her third Olympics
The USA Women’s Volleyball National Team’s 2024 Olympic roster includes Kelsey Robinson-Cook, daughter of Mike and Sue Robinson of Greensboro, Ga., and granddaughter of Erika Moyna and the late John A. Moyna of Elkader. Kelsey won gold in 2021 and bronze in 2016 as a member of the...
Police ID Lake Garrison Drowning Victim As Guatemala Native, 19
Daniel Miranda, of San Marcos, Guatemala, was taken to Inspira Hospital in Mullica Hill, where he was pronounced dead, Elk Township police said. Elk Township officers were called to Lake Garrison in Gloucester County for a missing person last seen in the water around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Elk Township Police Chief Lance Hitzelberger said.
Marquette mayor stepping down
Marquette Mayor Steve Weipert has presided over his final city council meeting. Weipert, who has served since 2018, submitted his resignation at the July 16 meeting, citing health concerns and a desire to move closer to family. “Coming and going is no way to try zens for allowing him to...
See grazing integration at Clermont field day
CLERMONT — Many know the soil health principles of no-till and cover crops like, armoring the soil, minimizing disturbance, increasing plant diversity, and keeping soil covered. Clermont farmers Rick and Damien Matt will demonstrate a fifth soil health principle, “integrating livestock,” in practice on their farm on Aug. 22, after having participated in a study, Iowa State Extension Fayette County announced.
Edgewood-Colesburg ready to play ‘underdog’ again, heading to state for the first time since 2003
COLESBURG, Iowa (KCRG) - “She changed the entire atmosphere.”. “She definitely brought a different level of energy.”. “(She brought) the urgency that we needed. She made us work for everything.”. A handful of thoughts on Taylor Huber from her Ed-Co players. Last summer, the Ed-Co players bought into the...
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