River Valley

Wed
13
Mar

Lansing City Council sets public hearing for FY 2024-2025 property tax levy, and approves grant application for Platt Street water/sewer project

by Julie Berg-Raymond

During the regular meeting of the Lansing City Council Monday, March 4, the council set a public hearing for Monday, April 1 in regard to the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 property tax levy. The proposed levy rate is $18.20, down from last year’s rate of $18.86.

PUBLIC HEARING: CDBG GRANT APPLICATION
After a public hearing on Resolution #1003 authorizing submission of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) water/sewer improvement project application held during the regular meeting of the Lansing City Council Monday, March 4, the council approved the resolution. The project for which funding is being sought involves replacement/upgrade of existing water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer utilities along Platt Street, North Street and 4th Street.

Wed
13
Mar

A day of art and fun scheduled at Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library for March 29

Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library will host a day of art and fun Friday, March 29 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This is a drop-in event with stations for make-and-take art such as watercolor painting, make a bookmark, collage-making and crafts from old books. Additional on-site activities include Lego building, puzzle table and STEM station.

Children ages 3-8 are welcome with their caregivers and older youth can come on their own. Teens are also welcome. There will be light snacks served all day. Check the “Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library” Facebook page for any further updates.
 

Wed
13
Mar

Share Black Hawk Bridge stories and memories

With construction underway of the new bridge replacing the historic Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, The Standard invites anyone to share their stories, sentiments and memories of the Black Hawk Bridge for printing. Email those items to news@waukonstandard.com or mail them to The Standard, P.O. Box 286, Waukon, IA 52172 to be considered for publication. Include name and town of current residence for publication, and telephone number for possible further contact.
 

Wed
06
Mar

VFW Auxiliary to Post #5981 National Anthem Singing Contest open to youth

VFW Auxiliary Gustave F. Kerndt #5981 has announced the VFW Auxiliary’s National Anthem Singing Contest, “Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue!” Local youth in Kindergarten through 12th grades can showcase their talent, display their patriotism and express their creativity while competing for their share of $2,000 in national awards.

Contestants must submit a recorded live unedited video of their solo vocal performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The video must be recorded between July 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. The student shall state name, age and grade level prior to the vocal performance. The student may sing acapella, with backing tracks or instruments, and in the arrangement and genre of their choice.

Wed
28
Feb

Lansing City Council schedules public hearing on proposed Urban Revitalization Plan/Tax Abatement Ordinance for Monday, March 18

by Julie Berg-Raymond

Following a brief discussion, the Lansing City Council decided during its regular meeting Monday, February 19 to hold a special meeting Thursday, February 22 to vote on Resolution #999a - declaring necessity and providing for notice of public hearing on proposed Urban Revitalization Plan. (NOTE: According to the Iowa League of Cities, the terms urban revitalization plan and tax abatement program “are somewhat interchangeable terms as tax abatement programs, generally speaking, must be done within an urban revitalization plan/area.”)

Wed
28
Feb

Lansing businesses hosting a Gold Coin Hunt promotion March 1-17

Residents and visitors are invited to come and find their treasure at the end of the rainbow in Lansing in early March. From March 1 through March 17, one “gold coin” will be hidden in downtown Lansing each day. Each coin is a “treasure” from one of the Lansing businesses - perhaps a gift card, or free haircut, or gift basket.

Local residents and visitors from anywhere are welcome to search and enjoy time in downtown Lansing. When a gold coin is found, instructions for claiming the prize associated with that coin will be on the back.

Participating businesses include Red Geranium, Driftless Edit, Driftless Gypsy, 2nd Hand Heaven, Arla’s Sewing Room, Lansing Hardware, Welsh’s Village Farm and Home, Shep’s Riverside Bar & Grill, Coffee on the River, Main Street Lansing, Studio K, Safe House Saloon, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank and The Buck Stops Here. Watch for advertisements within the pages of this publication for additional information.
 

Wed
28
Feb

Lansing VFW Auxiliary to honor Veterans and wives of Veterans from Vietnam era at Soup & Sandwich Supper

Lansing VFW Auxiliary #5981 is holding a Soup & Sandwich Supper to honor all Veterans Thursday, March 21 from 3-7 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 648 Main Street in Lansing. A special ceremony, to commemorate National Vietnam Veterans Day and to honor Veterans and widows of Vietnam Veterans, will begin at 5 p.m. Keynote speaker is Steve Bartels, Vietnam Veteran and Lansing native, who now resides in Indiana. Everyone is invited to attend.
 

Wed
21
Feb

Loose Threads Quilting Group donates comfort quilts ...

The Loose Threads Quilting Group, consisting of members from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, presented 29 comfort quilts created by group members to Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Home Health & Hospice, based out of West Union and serving the northeast Iowa area. The 29 quilts presented Wednesday, February 7 were created during a 10-week time frame, with 33 ladies participating in the most recent sewing effort for the project.

Wed
21
Feb

Ferryville, WI planning to host 14th Annual Bald Eagle Day March 2


Live eagle presentation ... A trainer and staff member from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center and Maxim, an American Bald Eagle, delight the Ferryville Bald Eagle Day audience. The Raptor Center will be in attendance again at this year’s Bald Eagle Day event with another live eagle presentation. Photo by Sherry Quamme.

Plan now to attend the free 14th Annual Bald Eagle Day Saturday, March 2 in Ferryville, WI at the Village Community Center located on State Highway 35, “The Great River Road”. This program is sponsored by the Ferryville Tourism Council, co-sponsored by Friends of Pool 9, and is free to the public.

Friends of Pool 9 is an organization that does so much in the local area to preserve and protect the environment and the Pool 9 Region of the Mississippi River.

Free refreshments and children’s craft activities will be available throughout the event. There are many eagle nests in the area, including a new one just south of Ferryville and another new nest on Hwy. 82 crossing the river into Lansing. The Pool 9 section has more nests than in any other part of the Mississippi River.

Wed
21
Feb

Portion of North Front Street in Lansing now closed for bridge pier construction

According to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), those who travel on North Front Street in Lansing will need to be aware of an ongoing road closure that may impact their trip for the next several months.

Beginning Friday, February 16, crews have now closed the segment of  North Front Street between Henry Street and Hale Street to start work on Pier 1 for the Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing replacement project. That closure will take place in the one-block segment that lies directly beneath the existing Black Hawk Bridge.

DOT officials say that portion of North Front Street will be closed through the fall of 2024. Another anticipated closure of North Front Street will be from the fall of 2025 through the summer of 2027 as the bridge construction project continues.

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