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Award nominations due by February 21; Princess applications due by March 1

The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board continues to make plans for the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet - the date, time and location of which will be announced at a later date. The board is still seeking nominations to honor and recognize deserving producers and contributors to the dairy industry in Allamakee County. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized by the Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board, along with honoring contributors to the local dairy industry. The Allamakee Dairy Promotion Board and the Allamakee County Extension Office are accepting nominations through Monday, February 21 for the following awards:

The Friday evening, January 28 announcement of the route for RAGBRAI XLIX to be held in late July this year revealed that Lansing will be the final destination for the annual event’s famous “dipping of the tire” in the Mississippi River to bring the ride to a close. That announcement was made at the RAGBRAI Announcement Party held Friday at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board continues to make plans for the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet - the date, time and location of which will be announced at a later date. The board is still seeking nominations to honor and recognize deserving producers and contributors to the dairy industry in Allamakee County. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized by the Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board, along with honoring contributors to the local dairy industry. The Allamakee Dairy Promotion Board and the Allamakee County Extension Office are accepting nominations through Monday, February 21 for the following awards:

Monday, February 7 at 7 p.m.
At the following locations in Allamakee County:

• Waukon/Dorchester: Waukon High School Auditorium
Point of Contact: Duane Smith 563-568-1631/Dan Emerson 563-568-7361

• Lansing/New Albin: Lansing Library
Point of Contact: Matthew Majewski 563-217-0135

• Postville/Frankville: Turner Hall (Postville)
Point of Contact: Dave Koopman 563-864-3854

• Harpers Ferry/Waterville: American Legion Hall (Harpers Ferry)
Point of Contact: Lowell Engle 563-586-2338

Monday, February 7 at 7 p.m.
Participants must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. in order to participate. Masks are required to be worn.
Any registered Allamakee Democrat is eligible to participate in the Democratic Caucuses. Participants may register as an Allamakee Democrat at each caucus site.

The following precincts will caucus at the Waukon Middle School cafeteria located at 1059 Third Avenue NW, Waukon:
• Precinct 1 - Hanover, Waterloo Townships
• Precinct 2 - French Creek, Jefferson, Ludlow, Makee, Union Prairie Townships
• Precinct 3 - Franklin, Post Townships and Town of Postville
• Precinct 4 - Linton, Paint Creek Townships and Town of Waterville
• Precinct 8 - Waukon Ward 1
• Precinct 9 - Waukon Ward 2
• Precinct 10 - Waukon Ward 3

Farmers Union Cooperative, in conjunction with several of its business partners, has made a $20,000 donation to the Building New Traditions Campaign at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds. The Building New Traditions Campaign is dedicated toward constructing a new, larger all-species youth livestock show barn centrally located at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds, a project that will also involve relocation, elimination and transformation of some of the other livestock buildings at the Fairgrounds. Farmers Union Cooperative made an initial $5,000 donation which was then matched by three other companies that work together with the cooperative, including Land O’ Lakes, Cenex and CoBank, to make up the $20,000 total donation.

submitted by Denise Beyer, Allamakee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections

Every 10 years, following a census, cities over 3,500 population and all counties must go through a process called redistricting and/or reprecincting. Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative boundaries are drawn. Reprecincting is a process during which the boundaries of city wards may change, as well as boundaries for county voting precincts.

The Iowa Constitution provides that state representative districts be apportioned on the basis of population. Congressional district boundaries should be drawn to be as equal in population as possible, according to law. A state agency, the Legislative Services Agency or LSA, meets and proposes new boundaries for the congressional and state legislative districts.

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 for Allamakee County reached an all-time high during the week of January 12-18, according to the weekly update provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) last week. That statistical update indicates that 131 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the IDPH for the seven-day reported timeframe of January 12-18.

That number far exceeded the previous single-week high for Allamakee County of 111 cases, a total that was recorded during the first week of December 2020. That previous highest-ever weekly total capped off a four-week stretch that remains as the highest “monthly” case count total for Allamakee County of 421 cases that included 108 from November 10-16, 95 from November 17-23, 107 from November 24-30, and the 111 from early December of the inaugural COVID-19 year of 2020.

Monday, February 7 at 7 p.m.
At the following locations in Allamakee County:

• Waukon/Dorchester: Waukon High School Auditorium
Point of Contact: Duane Smith 563-568-1631/Dan Emerson 563-568-7361

• Lansing/New Albin: Lansing Library
Point of Contact: Matthew Majewski 563-217-0135

• Postville/Frankville: Turner Hall (Postville)
Point of Contact: Dave Koopman 563-864-3854

• Harpers Ferry/Waterville: American Legion Hall (Harpers Ferry)
Point of Contact: Lowell Engle 563-586-2338
 

Monday, February 7 at 7 p.m.
Participants must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. in order to participate. Masks are required to be worn.
Any registered Allamakee Democrat is eligible to participate in the Democratic Caucuses. Participants may register as an Allamakee Democrat at each caucus site.

The following precincts will caucus at the Waukon Middle School cafeteria located at 1059 Third Avenue NW, Waukon:
• Precinct 1 - Hanover, Waterloo Townships
• Precinct 2 - French Creek, Jefferson, Ludlow, Makee, Union Prairie Townships
• Precinct 3 - Franklin, Post Townships and Town of Postville
• Precinct 4 - Linton, Paint Creek Townships and Town of Waterville
• Precinct 8 - Waukon Ward 1
• Precinct 9 - Waukon Ward 2
• Precinct 10 - Waukon Ward 3