One-hit wonder ... Kee softball senior pitcher Addison Winters winds up to send a pitch toward home plate in the Hawks’ home doubleheader sweep of Waukon Wednesday, June 17. Winters tossed a one-hit pitching victory, 11-1, at the Indians, walking one batter and striking out seven. She also recorded two singles, a double and a triple at the plate in the two games, scoring four runs and driving in three more. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photos link on this webpage.
The Kee softball team breezed through an undefeated weekday schedule this past week, sweeping four Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) games in a pair of doubleheaders that saw the Lady Hawks outscore their fellow Allamakee County UIC squads by a combined run total of 50-2. Kee’s diamond dandies first claimed a pair of mercy-rule wins at Postville Monday, June 15 by scores of 15-0 and 16-1 before also ending a pair of home games with Waukon early Wednesday, June 17 with victories of 11-1 and 8-0. The Kee girls were also scheduled to play four games over two days in the West Delaware Tournament this past weekend, with coverage details of those contests being printed in a future edition of The Standard.
A busy week of four consecutive nights of weekday baseball saw the Waukon baseball team win five of six games played Monday through Thursday that included a split result against respective division leaders within the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC). The Indians opened the week handing UIC-undefeated and Class 2A ninth-rated New Hampton its first two league losses of this season Monday, June 15 by scores of 4-0 and 10-3, before the Tribe’s lone home game of the week played out to an 8-1 non-conference win over Anamosa Tuesday, June 16. Another battle against another UIC-undefeated squad came right down to the final play of the game when the Indians lost a 6-5 decision at overall undefeated and Class 1A fifth-rated South Winneshiek Wednesday, June 17. The diamond Tribe also swept a UIC doubleheader at MFL/MarMac Thursday, June 18 by scores of 12-1 and 6-4.
The Waukon softball team played through a winless week of non-tournament games, scoring just a single run in five games played prior to weekend tournament action. The Lady Indians dropped an Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) doubleheader at home to New Hampton Monday, June 15 by scores of 9-0 and 17-0, fell at Decorah, 10-0, Tuesday, June 16, and were swept at Kee Wednesday, June 17 by scores of 11-1 and 8-0. Waukon’s girls were also scheduled to play four games in the West Delaware Tournament Friday and Saturday, June 19-20, with coverage results of those games to be reported in a future edition of The Standard.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Postville Clinic is pleased to announce their new physician, Dr. Olaitan Akinboboye will begin seeing patients in the clinic July 14. Dr. Akinboboye will again add a physician choice to the clinic, following the retirement of Dr. Thomas McMullan last November. Dr. Akinboboye will join nurse practitioners Minji Ransom, NP; Katie Maker, NP/Nurse Midwife; Hannah Kelly, NP; Mason Kerian NP; and Alex Berns, NP, who all provide family medicine one to two days a week at the Postville Clinic as well as at the Waukon Clinic.
Dr. Akinboboye will offer family medicine solely at the Postville Clinic and will be available to see patients of all ages.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Senior Life Solutions (SLS) Department suggests making small home updates to help reduce stress in life. Sometimes small changes can make a big difference. Simple home updates like better lighting, decluttering favorite spaces, or adding comfortable seating can help create a calmer, less stressful environment. A peaceful home can support emotional well-being at every age.
Free sports physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH)Clinic-Waukon in July for all junior high and high school students who need the physical for participating in school sporting events. These will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic on the following dates and times:
• Wednesday, July 8 5:30-8:30 p.m. • Wednesday, July 22 5:30-8:30 p.m.
These clinics will include all necessary documentation, including a concussion screening, for participation in all school activities. Physicals are scheduled in 1-hour segments. The clinic staff will not be administering vaccines during this time. If those are needed for students, feel free to call the clinic at 563-568-5530 to schedule an appointment.
The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, July 6, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. Fewer than 4% of eligible blood donors actually take the time to donate blood. The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with blood and blood products.
Kyle and Maranda Jones of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Noah John Jones, born June 10, 2026 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 19-1/4 inches in length at the time of his birth.
Grandparents are John and Shelly Elliott and Nick and Lois Jones, all of Waukon. Great-grandparents are Dick Elliott of Harpers Ferry, Frank and Mary Regan of Waukon, and Florence Jones of Harpers Ferry.
Tim O’Malley of Lansing, who was born June 27, 1951 and passed away May 6, 2026, will be honored with a Celebration of Life this Saturday, June 27. That Celebration of Life will take place from 1-5 p.m. at TJ Hunters Banquet Hall in Lansing. Food will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.
