The Waukon City Council met in regular session Monday, August 17 to address a full agenda of matters including the review of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendations for residential zoning setbacks, a presentation by the Winneshiek Energy District relating to an energy efficiency program for commercial buildings, and the consideration of approving a pay application and change order for the 4th Avenue NW Addition Project.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arvid Hatlan with council members present including Cassie Handke, Nicholas Engrav, Tim Smedsrud and Steve Wiedner. There was no Public Comment from individuals present or those joining the meeting via Zoom web-conferencing.
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, August 17 at the Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library in Lansing as part of the board’s annual schedule of county library and off-site meeting locations. The Supervisors addressed a full agenda of matters including the discussion and consideration of approving a new employee position of County Court Security Officer, the consideration of the Resolution designating voting representatives for the Iowa State Association of Counties, and the consideration of setting the date and time for the Fiscal-Year 2027 County Budget Amendment Public Hearing.
The Works, located on Main Street in Lansing, announces a program with Alene Keenan entitled “One Extraordinary Day: What 9/11 Revealed About Humanity.” The program will take place Thursday, August 27 at 6 p.m. at The Works location at 274 Main Street, Lansing.
Keenan is a Lansing native, and a Wine and Hospitality Educator who has been around the globe, serving as yacht chief stewardess for multiple lines. Her crew was docking in Manhattan September 11, 2001 when the unthinkable occurred, and many events she witnessed left her with a strong desire to share them with others. On the 25th anniversary of that fateful 9/11 this year, these memories continue to burn bright. Beyond the headlines and heartbreak, 9/11 revealed something extraordinary about people to Keenan. She’ll provide an inspiring presentation exploring courage, servant leadership, and the quiet acts of humanity that emerged when the world needed them most.
The Lansing Municipal Swimming Pool was the recipient of a $500 gift from organizers of the Driftless Half Marathon in early August. The gift was put to immediate good use with the purchase of a new, state of the art stabilization backboard (as pictured in the above photo), adult and child size bag valve masks for use in resuscitation, and a new stabilization strap for the accessibility chair lift that is available for use at the swimming pool.
Barb Trammell, former Lansing resident who founded the concept of Granny Basketball in 2005 (as proclaimed on the Lansing welcome sign in the submitted photo below) and who now lives in California, returned to the state of Iowa in mid-July for the Granny Basketball National Tournament played in Ankeny July 17-19. A former member of the original Lansing Great Dames Granny Basketball team, Trammell brought her current Granny Basketball team, the California Poppies, to this year’s National Tournament in Iowa, with fellow former Lansing Great Dames players Sharol Zweibohmer of Lansing and Denise Tinker of Elgin joining the Poppies in playing in this year’s National Tournament. Trammell is pictured in the middle of the three ladies in the front row of the submitted team photo at right below.
The annual Couples Golf Tournament for 2026 was held Sunday, August 9 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. There were 27 couples that participated in this year’s event. Mother Nature tried to dampen the golfers’ spirits, but allowed the event to happen with just a bit of delay in the start.
Once again the winner of the tournament was the mother/son team of Brenda and Logan Houg, who shot a 68 to win their fifth consecutive tournament title. Other flight winners were Nancy and Beaver Weis, and Alyce and Jeff Schaller. Other top flight results are listed in this week's edition of The Standard. Pick up the Wednesday, August 19, 2026 print edition of The Standard or subscribe to our e-edition or print edition by clicking here.
The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Education met for a pair of meetings within the past several weeks. Coverage of both meetings appears below.
JULY 23 SPECIAL MEETING
The Allamakee Community School District Board of Education met for a special board meeting Thursday morning, July 23. The board approved change order 22 in the amount of $12,173.45 for the Waukon Middle School HVAC project.
The Eastern Allamakee Community School District Board of Directors met for its regular monthly session Monday, August 10, at Kee High School in Lansing, with President Arla Wagner calling the meeting to order. Board members Heather Lutz (District 2), Joe Manning (At-Large), Tommy Martin (District 1) and Wagner (At-Large) were present. Board member Glen Delaney (District 3) was absent.
Superintendent Jay Mathis, Board Secretary and Financial Clerk Michele Martin, PK-5th Grade Principal Donna Thomas and Grades 6-12 Principal Liz Hill also attended. The board approved the meeting agenda with no public comment. Consent items were reviewed and approved, including previous meeting minutes, bills, the secretary’s financial report, the student activity report and the food service report.
The Allamakee and Winneshiek County Extension offices will host a no-cost, one-hour learning session for private well owners September 8. The program will help attendees understand their well’s water quality and connect them to resources to manage their well.
Not many know that Iowa has a unique funding source for free or low-cost annual testing of private wells, or that some water pollutants are odorless, tasteless and will not be removed by boiling water. Anyone curious about those topics should take advantage of the upcoming learning session which will detail how to test a private well and who can help, common contaminants, and factors that affect well water quality.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH), Elliott Jewelers and Waukon Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Health Day will be celebrated Tuesday, September 1, from 4-7 p.m. at the Allamakee Fairgrounds Pavilion. The theme of this years’ event is, “The Strength Within.”
A total of seven different speakers on a variety of popular health and wellness topics will outline the night with nearly 50 health, wellness and family agencies and vendors on site ready to visit about the services they offer. Goodie bags will be shared with the first 200 ladies who come through the doors. Sandwiches with a large variety of hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the evening and a cash bar will be available.
