Allamakee County News

Leigh Rekow's election as mayor Tuesday may signal a return to a more welcoming attitude toward Postville's immigrants.

WAUKON, Iowa - An elderly Waukon woman was killed Monday in a two-car collision south of Waukon.

The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office says an 85-year-old woman is dead after a head-on collision Monday morning.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has announced more than $2.5 million in grants for road improvement projects.

A former Agriprocessors Inc. independent contractor was sentenced to probation last week for not paying income taxes.

After waiting out rains and muddy fields, farmers scrambled back into their combines Wednesday to get as much of the corn and soybean harvests in before what is expected to be Iowa's first frost this weekend.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor When New Albin residents opened up their property tax statements for the next fiscal year, they got a surprise.

Posted on Sep 21, 2009 by admin . Two men were arrested for dog fighting Sunday after police executed a search warrant at a Waukon home.

The Iowa State Patrol reported two traffic fatalities on Monday, one in Allamakee County and the other in Franklin County.

Posted on Sep 14, 2009 by Admin . David Kirschbaum, 27, of Prairie du Chien, Wisc., died Monday afternoon in an accident in rural Allamakee County, the Iowa State Patrol said.

Allamakee County Board of Supervisors -- 8:15 a. m., Allamakee St., Waukon, Iowa.

As I drove back from the airport recently after visiting the old country and my Scottish grandparents, I found myself relieved to be home again despite the long list of to-dos as school approached for myself and the ever-hungry children.

Authorities said a woman died after falling off an all-terrain vehicle in northeast Iowa's Allamakee County.

A Utility Terrain Vehicle crash in Allamakee County turns deadly. Around 12:30 Saturday morning the Allamakee Country Sheriff's Office responded to a crash involving a Utility Terrain Vehicle about four miles southeast of Rossville.

At least two tornadoes have touched down in northeast Iowa, but officials say only minor damage is being reported.

One man is dead after a crash near Harpers Ferry. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old John Ramer, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, died after a crash Thursday night.

One man is dead after a crash near Harpers Ferry. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old John Ramer, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, died after a crash Thursday night.

Northeast Iowa organizations will receive thousands of dollars in State Historical Society of Iowa grants.

It was a close call for a Waukon man after crashing his LP Gas truck. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office was called to a one vehicle accident on Highway 76 near Mineral Creek Drive.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting Winneshiek, Allamakee and Clayton Counties on Friday, July 31st as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa's 99 counties in 2009.