Waukon News

There will be Cannon Salutes to Korean War Veterans and Civil War Sesquicentennial Recognition that will include the live firing of a black powder cannon and a 12-pound Mountain Howitzer, respectively, by Allen, Linda and Noah Lyon of the 3rd Light Artillery, Waukon.

Roy H. "Doc" Wheat, at the beginning of World War II. While her father qualified her for membership, Regan's family affiliation with the military actually dates all the way back to the American Revolution.

POSTVILLE, Iowa -- There are several big-box retail stores within a 20-mile drive of Postville, yet shoppers continue to stream to Glatt Market on Lawler Street.

Down in a valley, between majestic limestone bluffs and the rolling hills of northeast Iowa, the sound of music slowly dissolves from traffic whizzing by to the drone of a fly layered over a babbling brook, a bevy of birds, a band of frogs and a choir of insects.

Pictured above, left to right in the front row, are brothers Ron Regan, Bill Regan, Charlie Regan and Frank Regan.

Agriprocessors Inc.'s owner and operators knowingly let minors run power equipment and exposed them to dangerous chemicals at the firm's Postville meatpacking plant, state officials said Tuesday.

The newest forage equipment will be put through its paces at the 2013 Farm Progress Hay Expo , to be held June 19-20 at Regancrest Holsteins , Waukon, IA.

Decorah is in Class 3A and will host the state qualifying meet. Other teams who will be competing at Decorah are Charles City, Clear Lake, Crestwood, Independence, Oelwein, Waukon and Waverly-Shell Rock.

Eighty-nine riders registered for the 23rd annual Decorah Time Trials. The course this year was approximately 8.75 miles long.

Free health tests, family activities, entertainment and complimentary refreshments will all be included in the evening, plus many door prizes will be given away.

Allamakee County was crowned as the repeat champion in this year's Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Community Cup Challenge, marking the second consecutive year that the residents of Allamakee teamed up to not only boast the highest percentage of total population participating in the competition , but also one of the highest percentages of those 2,776 ... (more)

Area residents are invited to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at a collection event scheduled for Saturday, April 27 in Waukon.

Waukon artist Val Miller will have her latest creations of eight-foot tall jumbo prints featuring the Ancient White Park Cattle housed at Heritage Farm at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah on display throughout the very home for those cattle.

Members of the ISU Community to Community staff will be on hand to introduce the project and answer any questions.