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Wed
22
Oct

Don I. Wilke

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/22/2025 - 14:34

Don Irving Wilke, 94 of Elkader passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at the Elkader Care Center in Elkader.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. with a visitation from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader, conducted by Pastor Paula Anderson.

He was born Sept. 16, 1931, to Elmer and Carrie (Cook) Wilke.

Wed
22
Oct

School board candidates weigh in before November’s election

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/22/2025 - 14:31

Jason Bittner

Jessica Bittner

Michelle Dodgen

Mike Finnegan

Ellen Johnson

Korey Wilker

Melissa Wilker

On Nov. 4, seven candidates will be on the ballot for three openings on the Clayton Ridge Board of Directors.

Board President Jessica Bittner, Mike Finnegan and Ellen Johnson are running for reelection, while Jason Bittner, Korey Wilker, Melissa Wilker and Michelle Mertens-Dodgen are challenging for spot at the table.

Directors serve a four-year term, according to the Clayton County election roster.

Wed
22
Oct

City council meets for routine monthly session

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/22/2025 - 14:29

The Guttenberg city council at its monthly meeting on Oct. 13 heard funding requests from two Clayton County entities, listened to a resident concerned about engine brake noise, and began the budget process for the coming fiscal year by setting a workshop for Nov. 17.

Clayton County Development Group

Wed
15
Oct

Alice E. Reimer

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:05

Alice Elizabeth Reimer entered into eternal rest on July 22, 2025.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 18, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elkader, conducted by Rev. Paul Baldwin. A private family inurnment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Elkader. A Memorial Reception will be held at Johnson’s Reception Hall in Elkader following Mass until 3 p.m.

Wed
15
Oct

Virginette Frommelt

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:04

Virginette Frommelt of Guttenberg, faithful servant of the Lord, passed peacefully into eternal life on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, surrounded by her family.

Visitation was Thursday, Oct. 9, at Morris Funeral Home in Guttenberg.

Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 10, at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Guttenberg.

Wed
15
Oct

Robin R. Ackley Kelso

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:03

Robin Rae Ackley Kelso 70, of Rogersville, Ala., passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home after a brave battle with cancer on Aug. 14, 2025.

Robin was born to Glenn and Shirley (Philp) Ackley in Waterloo on June 24, 1955. Formerly from northeast Iowa, she 

attended schools in Garnavillo, graduating from Guttenberg in 1973.

Wed
15
Oct

Sand touts working together during stop in Clayton County

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:03

During a visit to Clayton County on Oct. 8, Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand touted the benefits of finding common ground and working together across political backgrounds. (Press photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten

Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand visited Clayton County last week as part of his annual 100-stop tour around the state. 

Speaking in the Central State Bank Community Room in Elkader on Oct. 8, Sand, who is from Decorah and whose mom worked for 20 years at Keystone AEA, said the stop felt “like I’m close to home.”

Wed
15
Oct

Field day educates attendees on Clayton County roadside management

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:02

Residents learned more about Clayton County roadside management during a field day in Elkader on Sept. 6. The event was led by Clayton County Roadside Manager and Weed Commissioner Adam Lake, left, in partnership with Trees Forever. (Press photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten

Residents learned more about Clayton County roadside management during a field day in Elkader on Sept. 6. The event was led by Clayton County Roadside Manager and Weed Commissioner Adam Lake, in partnership with Trees Forever.

Bri Hull, the northeast Iowa field coordinator with Trees Forever, said field days are part of Trees Forever’s Stewards of the Beautiful Land Program, funded through the Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF). 

Wed
15
Oct

Clayton County Womenade has helped people in need for over a decade

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:01

By Audrey Posten

Since it launched over a decade ago, Clayton County Womenade has distributed over $128,500 to neighbors in need.

Wendy Shea, one of the founders and a current board member, said the idea came from a Northeast Iowa Community Action meeting, where a woman from Bremer County shared about their Womenade.

Wed
15
Oct

Participate in Clayton County Hazard Mitigation Plan update

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:01

Hazard risks can be natural or man-made, and cover a variety of things, such as storms and flooding, hazardous materials, infrastructure, human disease and more.  In the coming year, Clayton County Emergency Management, with assistance from Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, will complete an update to the county’s hazard mitigation plan, including reviewing hazard risks and planning mitigation actions to reduce the impacts of risks in the future.

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