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Lance Foster, artist and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska will speak Tuesday, September 10 at 7 p.m. at Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center, 151 Highway 76, Harpers Ferry. His paintings are featured in ReImagining Iowa: 5 Ioway Artists, an exhibition currently showing at Effigy Mounds National Monument.
"Every morning when I fire up my computer at work, I am greeted by one of Lance Foster's paintings on my desktop," said Effigy Mounds National Monument Superintendent Jim Nepstad. "Art can sometimes speak to us when words fail. Lance is one of those people who can dazzle you with their brilliance as well as their art. He's one of the smartest people I know. An opportunity to hear him speak about his art is a rare treat that should not be missed."

The Allamakee County Engineer’s Office has announced that a portion of County Road A16/Dorchester Drive, the paved roadway exiting Dorchester to the south and climbing the hill to the west, will be closing as of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, September 4 for approximately two months in order to complete culvert repairs along the roadway. The closed road portion of A16/Dorchester Drive (highlighted in orange in the above map) is between Steinbach Road and Waterloo Creek Drive, with a detour (highlighted in red in the above map) being signed in those areas directing traffic to instead travel Highway 76 just to the east of Dorchester south to its intersection with the paved Bear Creek Drive, then head west to W60/Balsam Road, taking the graveled portion of that roadway north to reconnect with Dorchester Drive approximately four miles west of Dorchester. Image courtesy of Allamakee County Engineer’s Office.
 

Waukon native Dr. Michael Osterholm says goal is to provide comprehensive resource of relevant, useful information

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota has announced that it has launched a new online CIDRAP CWD Resource Center dedicated to educating the public, particularly hunters, the medical and public health communities, wildlife scientists and managers, and public policymakers and elected officials about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

CWD is a prion-related transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids, including deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose. CWD has been confirmed in at least 26 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, South Korea, Finland, Norway and Sweden, with a notable increase in the past five years.

The Allamakee County 4-H Youth Development Committee is proud to recognize Brad and Mary Kerndt of rural Lansing as the 2019 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductees from Allamakee County. Brad and Mary are both Allamakee County 4-H alumni. In their 4-H days Brad exhibited Holsteins and Mary exhibited Guernseys while also participating in dairy judging and static exhibits. Pictured in the submitted photo above at this year’s 4-H Hall of Fame event are, left to right, Iowa 4-H Foundation Executive Director Emily Saveraid, Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame award recipients from Allamakee County Brad and Mary Kerndt, and Iowa 4-H Volunteer Development Specialist Tillie Good.

Final week to make nominations

Allamakee County Economic Development (ACED) is seeking nominations for the 2019 “Cloy Kuhse Positive Impact Award”.

To be eligible, the recipient must be a business located in Allamakee County.  ACED will accept nominations until Tuesday, September 10. Award winner announcement and ceremony will be at the ACED Annual Banquet October 10. The Award Recipient will receive a plaque and will be added to the Award Plaque that is displayed at the ACED office.

Growing Bear Daycare in Waukon was the 2018 Cloy Kuhse Positive Impact Award winner, and ACED looks forward to announcing another business that is making a positive impact at its annual meeting this October.

Students from Waukon High School will join thousands of other youth and any others who may be interested on athletic fields across the nation Wednesday, October 9 to share their Christian faith with fellow students and the general public. The local event is now in its eighth year and will start at 7 p.m. at the Waukon High School football field that Wednesday evening. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be held inside the Waukon High School gymnasium.

Tuesday, August 27 at 7:15 p.m., the Allamakee County Sheriff’s 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a vehicle fire on Iron Mine Drive just north of Waukon. Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies observed a 1999 Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck on fire and fully engulfed, according to a report issued by the Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was unoccupied and the owner of the vehicle, Ryan Daniel Peters (formerly known as Ryan Troendle prior to a recent marriage and name change), age 34, of Waukon was not located at the scene. The vehicle fire was extinguished by the Waukon Fire Department.

Milling of the existing pavement on portions of Iowa Highways 9 and 76 through Waukon began to take place this past week, such as the milling process pictured above that cut away a four-inch depth of pavement on West Main Street from its intersection with Second Street all the way to the four-way stop sign intersection with Ninth Street near Quillin’s. Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) District 2 Field Services Coordinator Pete Hjelmstad said the plan is to begin the overlay paving process on that West Main Street portion of the project sometime this week, depending upon weather conditions. Hjelmstad also said the contractor will also be working on paving the roadway shoulders from the south junction of Iowa 9 and 76 (near Bodensteiner Implement) heading north into Waukon.

The sidewalk project currently in progress along the south end of Second Street SW and Eleventh Avenue SW in Waukon will complete a paved loop option for local residents and visitors to trek by connecting to a pair of trail entrances to the Waukon City Park. The project is in its foundational phase, with the sidewalk area being dug out and its gravel foundation being completed prior to the final paving and finishing process.