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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.
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...
2024 Fayette County Fair Begins Tuesday (07.23) in West Union
The 171st Fayette County Fair begins its five-day run Tuesday (07.23) in West Union. Fair Board member Kevin Converse says grandstand entertainment gets started with Hairball in concert Tuesday night at 7 pm, with free admission available to some special attendees. Grandstand entertainment includes Bus Races Wednesday (07.24) night, stock...
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...
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.
Take steps to prevent mosquito bites during this wetter than normal start to the summer
Those who think mosquitoes are peskier this summer than they have been the past couple of years are probably not alone. But that doesn’t mean outdoor adventures have to end with a dozen itchy red bumps on a person’s body. With the frequent rain events already this summer,...
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...
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...
‘It’s a connection:’ Local bait shops tackle evolving demand for fishing gear
After nearly 30 years of working in a factory, Doug Bender, of Lancaster, Wis., was ready for something different. When a hunting and fishing supply store in Lancaster came up for sale two years ago, Bender and his now-fiancée, Stacy Allbee, decided to take the leap and open their own store, Bender Outdoors.
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.
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...
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...
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...
Know Your Opponent: Depth, defense leading Edgewood-Colesburg softball into state tournament
(Edgewood) -- Pitching and depth have been the formula for Edgewood-Colesburg softball's first trip to the state tournament in over two decades. The Vikings (29-10) make their first trip to Fort Dodge since 2003 when they face top-seeded Martensdale-St. Marys in a Class 1A state quarterfinal Tuesday evening. "We're feeling...
My Fair Lady Comedy Dinner Theater
WAUKON, Iowa — Beat the hot summer with "My Fair Lady." On Saturday, July 27, from 6-9 p.m., The Empty Nest Winery's production of the 1913 play will keep crowds laughing all night long, with the actors performing between a three course dinner. The Upstage Productions Cast will be putting on the show with the help of a few guests.
The Postville Herald
Gene Arthur Schnuelle, 82 of Postville, Iowa passed away Monday, November 27, 2023 at Gundersen Palmer Hospital in West Union, Iowa. Gene was born July 13, 1941 to William and Lela (Harnack) Schnuelle in Postville, Iowa. He was baptized on August 30, 1941 in Monona, Iowa by Pastor H. W. Siefkes and confirmed on March 25, 1956 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, Iowa by Pastor Charles E. Witt. Gene graduated from Postville High School in 1960 and proudly joined and served in the United States AirForce.
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