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Charges filed against five individuals by State of Iowa Insurance Fraud Bureau for selling a registered security without being licensed in Iowa


Photos provided by the State of Iowa Insurance Fraud Bureau via the Allamakee County Attorney’s Office.

Allamakee County authorities seeking information from other possible victims

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Initial call for welfare check results in search warrant execution and arrest on animal neglect, drug and other charges


Welfare check and search warrant leads to seizure of 10 dogs and one arrest ... The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at a residence located at 530 Hanover Hill Lane in rural Waukon Wednesday, March 26 and discovered 10 dogs in the residence with two of the dogs being deceased. The owner of the dogs, Nathaniel Coleman (photo above), was arrested on an outstanding arrest warrant and transported to the Winneshiek County Jail. A search warrant was executed at the residence resulting in the seizure of eight live dogs, which were then transported to the Northeast Iowa Humane Society in Decorah (as seen in the photos below), with marijuana and drug paraphernalia also being found during the search warrant execution. As a result, Coleman was also initially charged with animal neglect, inadequate animal care, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges have since been filed. Submitted photos.

An initial request for a welfare check at a residence located at 530 Hanover Hill Lane, Waukon in rural Allamakee County has resulted in the arrest of a Waukon man on multiple charges in both Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties, along with the discovery and seizure of 10 dogs, two of which were deceased.

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Input needed from county residents for VMH Community Health Needs Assessment Survey by May 15

Every three years, Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon is required to survey the residents of Allamakee County and the surrounding area served by the hospital to collect a list of the health needs the residents feel are most important or unmet. Community Health Needs Assessments gather information to help guide and direct health planning activities. Information from this survey is compiled and used to update and improve the health plan for this entire service area of the hospital.

Veterans Memorial Hospital is conducting this survey from now through May 15. The hospital encourages everyone to take a few minutes to complete this important survey so the results can be used to develop a plan to address the outlined health needs.

The survey can be accessed through the QR code below, or on the home page of the Veterans Memorial Hospital website at www.veteransmemorialhospital.com.
 

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Allamakee County Dairy Royalty for 2025 crowned Saturday ...

Kendra Gibbs, daughter of Chris and Kerri Gibbs of Waterville, was crowned the 2025 Allamakee County Dairy Princess at the annual Allamakee County Dairy Banquet held Saturday, March 22 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Gibbs will now assume the duties that are inherent with being crowned as the Allamakee County Dairy Princess throughout her reign this next year. Additional photos of award winners and other recognition from Saturday’s 2025 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet will appear in a future edition of The Standard. Photo by Paula Enyart.
 

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Public meeting discusses process, implementation of proposed Alliant Energy battery energy storage system at former Lansing Generating Station site


Public meeting held on proposed battery energy storage system at former power plant site ... More than two dozen area residents attended a public meeting Wednesday, March 19 at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center in Lansing to hear Alliant Energy and the Iowa Utilities Commission present information and answer questions regarding a proposed battery energy storage system that would be constructed and operated at the site of the former Lansing Generating Station just south of Lansing. In addition to information presented by Alliant Energy staff and members of the Iowa Utilities Commission on the process of bringing the proposed energy storage system to reality at the site, each of those representatives also fielded questions from those in attendance regarding a variety of topics. Standard photo by Joe Moses.

Photo examples of proposed system ... Images above were part of the March 19 presentation by Alliant Energy and the Iowa Utilities Commission regarding a proposed battery energy storage system to be constructed and operated at the former Alliant Energy Lansing Generating Station south of Lansing. The system being proposed would look similar to the aerial and ground-level views above provided by Alliant Energy with a proposed capacity to hold 280 megawatts of power generated by a variety of sources.

Map images show location ... The map images above were part of the March 19 presentation by Alliant Energy and the Iowa Utilities Commission regarding a proposed battery energy storage system to be constructed and operated at the former Alliant Energy Lansing Generating Station site near Lansing. The top image shows the relative location of the proposed system south of Lansing along the Mississippi River, and the aerial view in the bottom image shows the physical location of the former Lansing Generating Station where the proposed system would be located, with the system to be constructed on the existing concrete foundation already available at the site, where the generating station once stood.

by Joe Moses

A public informational meeting was held Wednesday, March 19 at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center in Lansing relating to a proposed battery energy storage system to be located at the site of Alliant Energy’s decommissioned Lansing Generating Station, just south of Lansing, with more than two dozen area residents and officials attending the meeting. At the request of Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility Interstate Power and Light (IPL) Company, the meeting was coordinated by the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) with representatives present from that organization including attorneys Cheyenne Whisner and Hunter Fors.

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Pair of area young ladies seeking crown of 2025 Allamakee County Dairy Princess at annual dairy banquet this Saturday

The 2025 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet is scheduled to be held this Saturday, March 22 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Food service will start at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 8 p.m. Banquet tickets can be purchased at the door.

The annual celebration recognizes the importance of the dairy industry in Allamakee County and the contributions dairy families make to this important industry. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized at the banquet. In addition, several other awards are presented that evening, some of which include the following:
• Outstanding Young Dairy Family Award
• Pioneer Dairyman
• Distinguished Dairy Family Award
• Service to Dairy Industry Award
• Golden Butter Knife Award.

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It certainly was ...

The sign says it all on the Sweeney’s Irish Express entry pictured above, as not even the bright, sunny skies could outshine the Irish spirit that lined the streets of Waukon for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Sunday, March 16 in Waukon. The nearly 150 parade entries that made their way along this year’s parade route took approximately 45 minutes to complete their circuit of Irish celebration. Additional photos taken by Standard Assistant Editor Joe Moses from this year’s parade can be found on Page 28 within the Wednesday, March 19 edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, are available for viewing by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website. A video of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade can also be found on The Standard Newspaper’s Facebook page.

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Allamakee County to take part in Statewide Tornado Drill March 26

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 26 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 24-28.

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.

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Iowa House District 64 Representative Jason Gearhart holds legislative forum in Harpers Ferry


Legislative forum in Harpers Ferry ... Iowa House District 64 Representative Jason Gearhart held a legislative forum at Harpers Ferry City Hall Friday morning, March 14. More than three dozen area residents were in attendance at the event discussing a variety of topics that included education matters such as funding and the private school voucher program, environmental and conservation matters such as wetland erosion control and the Forestry Reserve program, and concerns with the State level of government such as proposed pay increases for State officials and State-level government efficiency measures, along with a variety of recent and ongoing legislative decisions.

Jason Gearhart of District 64 of the Iowa House of Representatives was the lone legislator at a forum event held at City Hall in Harpers Ferry Friday morning, March 14. A variety of matters were discussed by Rep. Gearhart and the more than three dozen individuals in attendance, including education, conservation and environmental items, concerns with the State level of government, and several pieces of recent or ongoing legislation that those in attendance either wanted to voice their own opinion on or see where Rep. Gearhart stood on the matter.

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Musical grandstand acts for the 2025 Allamakee County Fair include up-and-coming country music soloists Shane Profitt and Mae Estes

The Allamakee County Fair Board has announced this year’s grandstand musical entertainment for the 2025 Allamakee County Fair scheduled for July 16-20. A pair of up-and-coming young country music artists will be taking to the stage Friday, July 18, as Tennessee “blue collar” story-teller Shane Profitt will headline the night’s musical entertainment following the opening act of three-time Arkansas Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year Mae Estes.

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