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The Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency wants to take this opportunity to notify the public of the plan to conduct a county-wide Tornado Drill and test of the city outdoor warning sirens within Allamakee County this Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 10 a.m.  This will allow Allamakee County to participate in the State of Iowa Tornado Drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is being observed March 23-27 this year.

At approximately 10 a.m. warning sirens in all six cities in the county will be activated and a test alert message should be sent out on the Allamakee County Alert Iowa system for those who have signed up for the Tornado Warning notification feature. However, there will be no test Tornado Watch or Warning sent from the National Weather Service, nor will there be any wireless emergency alerts or push notifications on phones. Some TV/radio stations may briefly cut into programming as part of the State of Iowa Tornado Drill at that time.

The 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Waukon originally scheduled for this past Sunday, March 15 was postponed to this coming Sunday, March 22 due to weather considerations that ultimately brought a winter storm to the Waukon area on the originally scheduled parade day. Discussion with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), which ultimately issues the permit allowing the parade to happen on the State Highway 9/76 route through Waukon, resulted in that permit being revoked by the DOT Wednesday, March 11 due to safety considerations regarding roadway conditions and the traveling public based on the winter storm forecasted to move through the tri-state area this past Sunday, which it did.

The rescheduled parade for this Sunday, March 22 will again begin at 1 p.m. All are invited to participate in this year’s parade with an Irish-themed entry at no cost.

The latest update from the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) on the bridge replacement project at Lansing shows the focus of the steel structural work shifting heavily to the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River, as crews have erection of the steel framework well underway from Pier 2 in the middle of the river and moving east toward the Wisconsin shoreline and the Wisconsin Highway 82 approach (as pictured in the top photo at right by the Iowa Department of Transportation). Even though that type of work may be as complete as possible at this point on the Iowa side of the project, that certainly does not mean there still isn’t significant work being done on that side of the river.

The Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency wants to take this opportunity to notify the public of the plan to conduct a county-wide Tornado Drill and test of the city outdoor warning sirens within Allamakee County next Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 10 a.m.  This will allow Allamakee County to participate in the State of Iowa Tornado Drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is being observed March 23-27 this year.

At approximately 10 a.m. warning sirens in all six cities in the county will be activated and a test alert message should be sent out on the Allamakee County Alert Iowa system for those who have signed up for the Tornado Warning notification feature. However, there will be no test Tornado Watch or Warning sent from the National Weather Service, nor will there be any wireless emergency alerts or push notifications on phones. Some TV/radio stations may briefly cut into programming as part of the State of Iowa Tornado Drill at that time.

The family of long-time Allamakee Community School District teacher and coach, the late Deb (Kaune) Tweedy, accepted the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Basketball Hall of Fame Award on her behalf at halftime of the Class 2A State Tournament Championship Game Saturday, March 7 at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

Playing for West Central High School during her high school career, (Kaune) Tweedy helped the Lady Blue Devils to consecutive State Tournament appearances in 1971 and 1972, leading the entire State Tournament field in scoring with 189 points in four games while guiding West Central to a third-place State Tournament finish during her senior season in 1972, including a 70-point performance in the Blue Devils’ 91-90 semifinals loss to eventual State Champion Roland-Story in that season grand finale.

by Jennifer Bissell

Laurie Moody is a breast cancer survivor and an advocate. She’s a representative on the Postville City Council and the Environmental Health Coordinator for Allamakee County.

And, as of February 11 of this year, she is an honorary member of “The Circle” for the University of Iowa (UI) women’s basketball team. Laurie and four other ladies were selected to honor breast cancer survivors during the Hawkeyes’ annual Pink Out game, played Wednesday, February 11, against the University of Washington at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

As a part of the experience, Laurie and this year’s other honorees toured Carver Hawkeye Arena, met the University of Iowa players and staff, spent time with Head Coach Jan Jensen, were part of the legendary Circle during shoot-around, and were also introduced with one of the Iowa starters and to the crowd during the game.

The 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Waukon will be held Sunday, March 22 (postponed from the originally scheduled date of Sunday, March 15 due to anticipated weather conditions), beginning at 1 p.m. All are invited to participate in this year’s parade with an Irish-themed entry at no cost.

Any businesses, organizations, families or individuals wishing to have an entry are asked to be lined up by 12 noon Sunday, with float entries lining up in the parking lot of WW Homestead Dairy and the former Northern Engraving plant, tractors unloading and lining up at the Sweeney Auction Service parking lot and horse units gathering at the Croell Redi-Mix plant on the southeast edge of Waukon.

Members of the Kee girls basketball team celebrate with their student body fans what the scoreboard on the wall confirms, as the 15th-rated Lady Hawks (with their 16-7 record) established themselves early over fourth-rated Springville (with a 23-1 record) to win their Class 1A Region 4 Championship game, 55-43, Wednesday, February 25 at West Delaware High School in Manchester. Bolting to a 17-5 lead after one quarter of play and maintaining that same scoreboard margin, 26-14, at the halftime break, Kee’s bucket brigade widened its lead to as much as 20 points in the third frame before having it trimmed to as few as nine points late in the fourth quarter but ultimately holding on for the double-digit victory to earn just the third State Tournament qualification in the history of the Kee girls basketball program, following earlier qualifications for the season grand finale in 2016 and 2018.

(Editor’s Note: With the passing of legendary Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz Monday, February 23, the following article is being reprinted in his honor and memory. The article was first printed in the August 27, 2014 edition of The Standard following the retirement of Coach Schultz from his 45-year tenure at the helm of the Kee baseball program.

TIME named Dr. Michael Osterholm, Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, to the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.

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