Community News

The City of Waukon Water Department will begin its annual fire hydrant/water main flushing program the week of May 2. Residents are advised that the flushing activity causes decreases in water pressure and may cause short-term discoloration in water, which may affect laundry and drinking water. Residents are advised to let their water run for a couple minutes following the flushing activity to make sure any discoloration has been eliminated.

Those with further questions about the flushing program are asked to contact the City of Waukon Water Department at 563-568-2683.
 

by Joe Moses

The Waukon City Council met Monday evening, April 11 for a special session covering a variety of items including streets, electronic record storage and discussion of a proposed City Manager position, in addition to a couple more specific projects.

Wennes Communications Inc. has received a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to add an FM Translator station to its present AM station in Waukon.

The AM station founded by Ralph Sweeney in 1967 was originally operated as KNEI on 1140 AM at Broadcast Park north of Waukon for a number of years. Recently, the station has served the public interest as KFXE on an FCC assigned frequency of 1160 AM. In later years members of the FCC became more and more aware of the need for AM radio stations to provide better signal service to coverage area.

For some years AM stereo was attempted but did not prove to be successful. Some AM stations were provided the opportunity to research translator frequencies and learn if an FM translator station could be found to fit in the same coverage area as their AM station.

Volunteers invited to take part in annual event

The sixth annual “Keep Waukon Beautiful Day” has been scheduled for Saturday, May 21 in the Waukon area, and volunteers can mark their calendars to help take part in the event in an effort to clean up and maintain the appearance of the community. Interested participants are asked to meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at the front entrance of Waukon City Park.

Those participating are asked to bring with them garbage bags and work gloves. Raindate is scheduled for Saturday, June 4. Questions about the event can be answered by contacting Dr. Steve or Stefanie Perkins at 563-535-7019.
 

With Memorial Day approaching, the Allamakee County Veterans Memorial Committee would like to remind those interested that orders for individual memorial bricks are still being taken for placement within the Allamakee County Veterans Memorial at the Allamakee County Courthouse in Waukon.
This year, those interested in ordering a memorial brick should place their order no later than May 1. Every effort will be made to have the bricks ordered by that date in place by Memorial Day this year. If possible, orders received after May 1 will be placed prior to Memorial Day, but most likely will be put in place at a later date.

Waukon Dental donated over 375 toothbrushes and toothpaste for goodie bags given to kids at the Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday, March 26 at the Waukon City Park. Pictured above, left to right, at the donation presentation are Deb Hertges, Marketing Director of Waukon Dental; Mandy Halverson of Epic Wear in Waukon, who organized the Easter Egg Hunt; and Heather Moore, Registered Dental Hygienist of Waukon Dental. Submitted photo.
 

by Joe Moses

by Brianne Eilers

Despite winter weather making an early spring appearance just a couple days earlier, a lively collection of more than 250 area boys and girls took part in the Easter Egg Hunt held at the Waukon City Park Saturday morning, March 26, collecting their share of the 9,000 eggs that had been scattered for the event. The hunt was coordinated for the second consecutive year by Mandy and Tyler Halverson of Epic Wear in Waukon, with help from a variety of volunteers both prior to and during the event, as well as sponsorships received from local businesses and organizations.

The Waukon City Council met in a special session Monday, March 28 with just three business items on the meeting agenda. That brief agenda, however, took just over an hour and a half to wade through, with an hour of that timeframe centering around discussion about the street situation within the community and the need for a plan.