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Gary Allan Kittelson
Gary Allan Kittelson, 77 of Clermont, Iowa passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Heritage Farm Park in Clermont, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Clermont Fire and Ambulance Departments.
Carlton Tryon
Carlton J. Tryon, 48, of Garnavillo, formerly of Waukon, died Saturday, June 29, 2024, at his home in Garnavillo. Private family graveside services will be held in Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona with Charles Tryon officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Carlton John Tryon was born November 19,...
Bridges in Time a reminder of Elkader’s past and progress
The above image shows display boards created for the Carter House Museum’s new Bridges in Time display, which highlights the history of the bridges that have connected Elkader. Below, the display case includes a collection of commemorative artifacts. (Photos by Willis Patenaude)
The Postville Herald
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...
Joel Conderman
Joel E. Conderman, 71, of Waukon passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Monday, July 8, at the Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial will be held in Greenfield Cemetery in Knierim. Joel Edwin Conderman was born April...
David Arnold Pleggenkuhle
David Arnold Pleggenkuhle, 87, died June 26th , 2024 peacefully in Hawkeye, Iowa. David was the son of Arnold and Elma (West) Pleggenkuhle and a life-long resident of Hawkeye. He graduated from Hawkeye High School in 1955, from Upper Iowa University in 1959, and served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. He was part of his family’s business, Hawkeye Hatchery, from 1952 to 1997. The business over the years included trucking, custom harvesting, an egg route, hatching and selling Dekalb baby chicks and Dekalb seed corn, and a small farming endeavor. The hatchery part of the business closed in 1997 after 45 years but David continued farming until his death.
George Barrell Woodard
George Barrell Woodard passed away April 6, 2024. The family will hold an 11 a.m. interment at the West Union Cemetery on July 6, 2024. A Celebration of Life Open House will be held from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the backyard of Dick Woodard’s home, 333 South Vine St., in West Union. A tent will be set up. The sharing of fun George memories will be encouraged for any willing to do so.
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...
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.
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.
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)
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