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The Monona City Council approved repair work on Iowa Street from Main to Hill Street. The surface of the street was damaged by a water issue. Repairs will total 144-thousand. The Council re-approved a Street Budget for repair work. It includes nearly 18-thousand dollars of crack filling work and nearly 149-thousand dollars for blacktop work on part of West and Page Street on the south side of Monona. They approved the purchase of a 2022 Dump Truck for 28-thousand with trade-i

On April 20, 2026, at 5:32pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Ryan Austin Bonefas, 26, of Oelwein. Bonefas was placed into custody and charged with Assault While Displaying a Dangerous weapon – Aggravated Misdemeanor, after a report of a vehicle deliberately driving over the sidewalk and nearly striking another subject. This incident took place in the 10 block of 1st Ave Se.

No injuries reported but a number of pigs were lost in a Semi accident in Winneshiek County. The accident occurred on April 18th at 6:24pm on Highway 139 near 313th Avenue. 19-year old Cooper Wyatt Granzow of Hubbard was operating a 1999 Kenworth Semi with a cargo load of over 100-pigs. Granzow was southbound and was navigating a corner when a northbound vehicle was in his lane of travel. Granzow steered into the ditch, struck a field driveway, the vehicle turned onto the

Two-Vehicle Crash with Injuries On April 16, 2026, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a two-vehicle crash with injuries, involving an SUV and a semi hauling an enclosed trailer, on Highway 81, near the intersection of Cadwell Road, in Cassville Township. Deputies and Emergency Responders were dispatched to the scene. When deputies arrived, they learned Kevin Bausch, 59, of Rural Cassville, was operating his 2000 Peterbuilt, on Hig

On 04-18-2026 at approximately 1355 hrs., The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle for traffic violations, as well as the driver, identified as Scott M. Auderer (45 yoa) of Dubuque, being known to have an outstanding warrant for their arrest. A slow speed pursuit ensued through the norther parts of Dubuque County, IA, as the driver refused to pull over. Stop sticks were utilized successfully, as the vehicle slowly came to a stop in the area o

On April 16, 2026, at 7:17AM the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a call of a two-vehicle accident on K Ave (W33) at the intersection of 50 th Street. When Deputies arrived, it was learned that a 2013 Nissan Sentra operated by 42-year-old Angel Hovatter of Oelwein, pulled out in front of a 2024 Ford F550 operated by 33-year-old Mitchell Meyer of Fayette, who was going southbound on K Ave. Mitchell's vehicle collided with the driver's side of Hovatter's vehicle. Mi

On 4-19-26, at approximately 2:05 AM, a Fayette County Sheriff's Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 100 Block of W Main St. in St. Lucas IA. After an investigation, the driver of the vehicle, Bradley James Kriener 26 of Fort Atkinson, was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor. Kriener was taken into custody and transported to Fayette County Jail, where he awaited initial appearance.

Date: 04/19/26 Time: 3:00 a.m. Incident/Charge: Arrest warrant for Violation Of Probation Location: TRANSPORTED FROM ALLAMAKEE COUNTY TO THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY JAIL Person: HERSON SAGCHE COYAN Address: POSTVILLE, IA Age: 29 Incident details: HERSON SAGCHE COYAN was arrested and booked into the Winneshiek County Jail on an arrest warrant for Violation Of Probation.

On 04-18-2026 at approximately 1355 hrs., The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle for traffic violations, as well as the driver being known to have an outstanding warrant for their arrest. A slow speed pursuit ensued through the norther parts of Dubuque County, IA, as the driver refused to pull over. Stop sticks were utilized successfully, as the vehicle slowly came to a stop in the area of Tollgate RD and Ridge RD in Dubuque County, IA. Whe

CCENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ELKADER, IOWA April 14, 2026– 6:00 PM Board Meeting President Josh Embretson called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Board Present: Jarod Bormann, Abby Heitman, Andrew Clark, Jared Funk, and Josh Embretson Board Absent: Michael Whittle and Marcus Belser Staff: Micah Gearhart and Allison Walch Approved Agenda Abby Heitman made a motion to approve the agenda for April 14, 2026. Andrew Clark seconded. Motion carried. 5-0 Work Session-D

Council Chambers, City Hall, April 14, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. West Union City Council met April 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers with Mayor Kent Halverson presiding for a Work Session on the FY26-27 Budget. Attendance Present: Becthold, DeBack, Gumm, McElree, Tope, City Administrator Dexter Wallis, and Mayor Halverson. Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Gumm, seconded by Agenda McElree. All Aye. Carried. Budget Work Session Council and

At around 9:00pm on April 16, 2026, Oelwein Police responded to the 100 block of West Charles St for multiple reports of a fight in progress. As a result, the following four individuals were each charged with Disorderly Conduct (Fighting/Violence) - Simple Misdemeanor: Joseph Jay Nolan II, 38, of Oelwein; Andrew Joseph Hoofnagle, 49, of Oelwein; Dustin John Moser, 38, of Oelwein; and Caleb, James Gildard, 34, of Oelwein. All individuals were issued a summons to court for t

Delaware County Authorities released information on four separate accidents. An accident occurred on April 14 th at 5:45pm on Highway 20. 28-year old Brandon Keith Gudenkauf of Manchester was operating a 2004 GMC Sierra. The Gudenkauf vehicle was truck by a semi. Gudenkauf had slowed down to pull over due to severe storms, rain, and high winds. The Blue Semi was also pulling over and hit the driver’s side bed of the truck. The semi may not have been aware that they had even

The Clayton County Conservation Board has hired Ean Popenhagen as the next Executive Director. Popenhagen, who served as Deputy Director this past year, is a graduate from North Fayette/Valley High school. Popenhagen later graduated from Hawkeye Community College and Upper Iowa University with a degree in Conservation Management. Popenhagen has been with Clayton County Conservation since June of 2021. He replaces Jenna Van Metereen who has been the Director since 2015.

The McGregor City Council set May 20 th as the date for the public hearing on a proposal to enter into a Sewer Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement. The loan is not to exceed 765-thousand dollars and involves the project on 1 st and A Street in the Triangle Park area. Melanie Prew, Isaac Sweet, and Dianna Berry were appointed to the Pocket City Progress Committee. Karen Clark resigned from the Parks and Green Spaces Committee, Jed Jones was appointed to that Committee.

MFL MarMac will be 2 hours late on Thursday, April 16, 2026 due to a power outage in McGregor.

The Clayton County Planning and Zoning Commission held a public meeting on a proposed data center ordinance. Several residents voiced concerns with the drafted ordinance and a number voiced opposition. A major concern involved the overall energy usage of data centers along with the lack of language to prevent added costs to individual utility rate payers. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to review and revise the draft. It will then be sent to the Clayt

The MFL MarMac School Board approved the District Budget for the upcoming school year. The tax rate will decrease 27-cents to $12.45-per-thousand. Tracy Decker resigned as High School Assistant Football Coach and High School Boys Track Coach. Greg Wolff resigned as Custodian, Mindy Clubb as High School Musical Assistant, Alicie Grove from Food Service and Jaydeane Berns as SODA Advisor. The Board approved the transfer of David Corlett from 5th grade teacher to Middle School

The Volga City Council held a Public Hearing for the consideration of FY 27 certification of taxes and budget on Monday, April 13, 2026 in the Volga City Hall. Mayor Elaine Follon opened the Public Hearing at 6:55pm. Council members Parker Klingman, Tom Whittle, Crystal Nicholson, and Rhonda Fry answered Roll Call. Tom Klingman, Dave Palas, Jerry O’Brien, Mike Howard, and Megan McDonald were also in attendance. The Clerk reviewed the items that affect the overall tax rate.

LANSING, Iowa – April 15, 2026 – The Iowa and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation are continuing to construct the Mississippi River Bridge Project at Lansing. The project is moving a previously announced controlled explosive demolition of one of the remaining piers to Friday, April 17. The demolition was delayed one day due to severe weather. This demolition will use underwater explosives to demolish one of the concrete piers on the east side of the project near the Wisco