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by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, April 10 to address a full agenda of items, including the discussion of amendments to the ATV/UTV ordinance, multiple Public Safety Center items and setting a public hearing date for vacating a dead end road off of Timber Road. There were no public comments.

Allamakee County Auditor Denise Beyer presented the Quarterly Reports for Planning and Zoning, and the Auditor and Recorder offices, which were all accepted and place on file by the Supervisors. Transfers to the Secondary Roads Department for $528,347.82 from Rural Services and $44,616.89 from the General Fund were approved. A manure management plan update from Red Ink Ranch was accepted and placed on file.

Move hopes to address provider shortage; August is goal date

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon has announced that at its Tuesday, March 28 meeting the hospital's Board of Trustees approved the purchase of the former dental clinic building in Monona with  intent to begin the process of contracting providers to establish a family medical clinic in Monona. Family Dentistry Associates of Monona, formerly located at 101 Franklin Street at its intersection with South Main Street in Monona, has completed its move to its new office location on Tower Street in Monona and opened for business there April 3, providing the opportunity for Veterans Memorial Hospital.

The Allamakee County Fair Board has announced that this year’s Allamakee County Fair grandstand musical attraction will be country music sensation Easton Corbin. His performance is slated for Friday, July 21, beginning at 7 p.m.

Corbin’s self-titled debut album was released in 2010 and resulted in back-to-back chart-topping hits “A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It,” making him the first country music male artist in 17 years to have his first two consecutive singles reach No. 1.

He’s also known for top-five hits “Lovin’ You Is Fun” and “All Over The Road,” as well as recent hits “Baby, Be My Love Song” and “Are You With Me?”. Further details will be released when they become available.

by David M. Johnson

Extreme northeast Iowa, especially Allamakee County, is famous for its deep valleys and high ridges. Meandering streams working their way into the smaller rivers that cross the county into the “Mother of all waters,” the Mississippi, add that essence and aura of a land as it might have been decades and centuries ago. Deer, raccoon, eagles and wild turkey are among the abundance of wildlife that crisscrosses the deep country and are now joined by black bear and the straying cougar or mountain lion.

The airing of a recent television show suggests that a legendary creature that has stirred the imagination of many may have also established roots in local timber tracts and hills that have made Allamakee County famous. The legendary Bigfoot has corralled a following of a group of individuals who believe the creature is real and is making its presence known here in the county.

by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, April 3 to address a full agenda of items, including a zoning change request, manure management plan updates and the consideration of motor grader quotes. Board chairperson Larry Schellhammer called the meeting to order with the current agenda and the minutes of March 27, 2017 being approved.

A Lansing man lost his life after getting caught in the roller gates of the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River early Friday evening, March 31. According to reports issued by the Vernon County, WI Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), James Kenneth Freeman, age 52, of Lansing was killed Friday around 4:45 p.m. when his boat was pulled into the dam after being anchored in a restricted area. Freeman’s body was recovered from the water around 6 p.m. that same evening.

Further details of the incident will appear in the April 5 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

by Lissa Blake

Two Waukon dairies recently were honored by having one of their cows included in the Northeast Iowa Community-Based Dairy Foundation’s Hall of Breeds at Iowa’s Dairy Center in Calmar.

Featured in the display are Prairie Moon Y Antebella, of Prairie Moon Guernseys owned by Frank and Dan Sivesind of Waukon, and Snow-N Denises Dellia-ET, owned by Regancrest of Waukon and raised by Robert Snow of Viroqua,WI.

Friday, March 10, the Northeast Iowa Community-Based Dairy Foundation hosted an open house to unveil its newest attraction, which includes life-size photos of some of Iowa’s most notable cows. The Hall of Breeds is located in the corridor between the Iowa Dairy Museum and the facility’s milking parlor.

Family representatives connected to the seven cows chosen for the display were on hand to celebrate the completion of the Hall of Breeds and Nutrition Room areas at Iowa’s Dairy Center.

by Joe Moses

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, March 27 to address a full agenda of items including holding a public hearing for a zoning change request, a Proclamation for April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the consideration of motor grader quotes for the Secondary Roads Department. During Public Comments, Jack Knight discussed anticipated budget cuts that will impact the County and how the closure of the Luster Heights facility will impact County jails.

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month during its Monday, March 27 regular meeting. Pictured above at the proclamation are, left to right, Tirzah Corbin and Brandi Lewin of Riverview Center providing sexual assault intervention services to northeast Iowa, Supervisors Dennis Koenig, Dan Byrnes and Larry Schellhammer, and Lacy Jorgensen of Riverview Center. Photo by Joe Moses.
 

by Joe Moses

Following a tour of Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, Senator Charles Grassley held a healthcare focused legislative forum with the hospital employees Friday, March 17, one of three forums held regionally at hospitals as part of Grassley's larger effort to meet with various industry specific professionals across the state. During the meeting introduction, Grassley discussed the importance of providing healthcare workers an opportunity to voice concerns and inquire about current legislation affecting the healthcare industry.