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Wed
11
Aug

Filing opens for city, school board seats

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2021 - 09:49

By Shelia Tomkins

Iowa school board and municipal elections will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2. Local voters will go to the polls to fill vacancies on the Clayton Ridge school board and Guttenberg city council. The first day to file nomination papers  is Aug. 23.

School board

Wed
04
Aug

Kylie J. Duster

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 08:45

Kylie Jo Duster, 20, of Dubuque, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Dubuque.

Visitation was Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Hoffmann Schneider and Kitchen Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Dubuque. Funeral services followed the visitation at the funeral home.

Kylie was born Aug. 21, 2000, in Dubuque, the daughter of Kevin Duster and Alissa Allen.

Wed
04
Aug

Gwen Carole Eilers

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 08:44

Gwen Carole Eilers, 79, of Luana died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Northgate Care Center, Waukon.

Memorial visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 8, from 3-5 p.m. at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Monona.

Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 9, at Mt. Olivet, Guttenberg.

Wed
04
Aug

Areoseeder, LLC — locally made in northeast Iowa

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 08:42

The Aeroseeder, a fully-integrated drone seeding system, is easy to operate and has the ability to maneuver in areas where crop dusters and tractors cannot. From left are Tom Leitgen, product developer and CEO, Shawn Wirkler, Ron Schneider, Ian Burr and Shannon Wirkler. (Press photo by Caroline Rosacker)

By Caroline Rosacker

An unfavorable experience with an airplane seeding company was the inspiration for Tom Leitgen, designer and CEO of Aeroseeder, LLC located at 28879 232nd Street, Garnavillo, to create a prototype for a radio controlled aircraft seed spreader. 

Wed
04
Aug

Guttenberg merchants to hold "Crazy Day" sales

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 08:41

This photo from 1966 shows shoppers crowded around merchandise tables in front of The Style Shop at Guttenberg's first Maxwell Street Days – a summer sale event. (Press photo)

By Caroline Rosacker

Guttenberg merchants are set to hold their annual "Crazy Day" sales event on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 8 a.m. to closing. The discount sales will include merchandise displayed inside and outside of participating businesses. 

Wed
04
Aug

Missing local teen found safe in Tennessee

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 08:40

A 13-year-old girl from rural Edgewood was one of two teens found on Friday after being reported missing

in Tennessee last week.

Wed
28
Jul

Janet A. Portman

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 08:54

Janet Ann (Guyer) Portman, 79, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 22, 2021, after a brief stay at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion. 

Visitation was Tuesday, July 27, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Marion.

Funeral services were Wednesday, July 28, , at the funeral home, conducted by William Lavery.

Wed
28
Jul

A nurse's cross-country journey to Guttenberg

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 08:49

Dorothy Tangeman, retired nurse at the Guttenberg hospital, was honored as one of the hospital's first caregivers during Guttenberg's Stars & Stripes parade on July 3. (Press photo by Bruce Thein)

By Caroline Rosacker

In 1961, Guttenberg Municipal Hospital & Clinics (GMHC) opened its doors. This year marks the Critical Access Hospital's 60-year anniversary, offering dedicated healthcare services to area residents. 

Dorothy Tangeman of Guttenberg, former registered nurse and GMHC employee, was recently recognized and honored as one of the hospital's first caregivers during Guttenberg's Stars & Stripes Celebration parade on July 3.

Wed
28
Jul

Rock hound shares lifetime collection

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 08:47

Above, cut and polished agates ( a popular semiprecious quartz gem stone) from various localities in Northern Mexico. Agates also occur in our local-area river gravels. (Press photo by Caroline Rosacker)

By Caroline Rosacker

Phillip Burgess has a passion for paleontology and geology. He grew up in Prairie du Chien, Wis., surrounded by tall bluffs, bounded by the Mississippi River on the west and the Wisconsin River on the south. He was educated locally and furthered his studies at Wisconsin State University-Platteville (now University of Wisconsin-Platteville) for three years. 

Wed
28
Jul

Corps monitors low water on Upper Mississippi

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 08:46

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to closely monitor water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions continue across Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The low water is not affecting shipping conditions on the river and navigation continues.

"Low flow is exactly the conditions for which the locks were built," said Dan Fasching, St. Paul District water manager for the Upper Mississippi River. "The locks, combined with dredging efforts, are used to maintain navigable depths in the main channel."

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