Guttenberg Press

By Pat McTaggart

Freelance Journalist

The heavy rains of the past few weeks have put a heavier work load on the county’s Secondary Roads Department.  “It was more in the northern part of the county, but locally, it’s bad all over,” County Engineer Rafe Koopman said.  “There are a lot more mud spots than we usually see, and we need to be hauling spot rock to handle the problem.”

Mary Helen Ingles, 58, of Garber, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, after a sudden illness.

Visitation was Friday, Sept. 30, at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, Guttenberg, and one hour before services at the church.

Funeral services were Saturday, Oct. 1, at St. John's Congregational Church, Garber, conducted by Rev. Pam Reinig.

Interment was at Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Elkport.

By Shelia Tomkins

Clayton County residents once again dealt with rapidly rising rivers and streams this past week, following torrential rains in northern Iowa that hammered the area Sept. 21-22.

Hardest hit was north central Iowa, an area that drains into the Cedar River watershed, with near-record crests expected downriver this week. In Northeast Iowa, the Upper Iowa River and the Turkey River felt the effects of excessive rainfall, though not to the extent of recent August flooding. 

By Molly Moser

“All my life I wanted to be that guy that could do anything mechanically,” said rural Guttenberg resident Nick Hoffman, who brought his restored 1951 John Deere B tractor to Plagman Barn show days in September.  “A lot depends on how bad you want it.”