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The Clayton County Conservation Board is accepting applications for their Executive Director position. The position is posted on the county website www.claytoncountyia.gov/jobs , linked on the Conservation Board website www.claytoncountyconservation.org , as well as https://www.mycountyparks.com/Jobs/Default . Interested applicants shall submit an employment application, and upload a cover letter, resume, and references. Applications will be received up to February 20, 2026 b

On January 6, 2026 at approximately 5:33 AM a Fayette County Deputy came across a vehicle with damage and deer carcasses on Highway 150 south of the city of Fayette.  Upon investigation it was determined 67-year-old Bonita Oliver of Ossian was northbound on Highway 150 in a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado when two deer entered the roadway.  Oliver’s vehicle struck the deer causing disabling damage.  No injuries were reported and the vehicle sustained approximately $5,000 damage.   On

The Clayton Ridge School Board approved the purchase of two buses for a total of nearly 295-thousand. Jason Hefel and Jonathon Klaes resigned as Junior High Football Coaches. Theresa Sample-Anderson resigned as custodian. Joe Sheston resigned as High School Teacher effective at the end of the school year. The Board approved the early retirement of Cynthia Torkelson as Teacher Associate at the end of the school year 1. A public hearing was held regarding the intent to transf

Council Chambers, City Hall, January 5, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. West Union City Council met January 5 2026, at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers with Mayor Cameron Granger presiding. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance Present: Becthold, DeBack, Gumm, McElree, and Tope. Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda, moving #6 Consider Volunteers for Ward 2 City Agenda Council Appointment to #2 and moving all other items down was made by DeBack, seconded by Tope.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), the leading grassroots organization supporting Iowa’s beef cattle industry, recently elected new leadership to its Board of Directors, with the Executive Committee being announced at the annual meeting held at the 2025 Iowa Cattle Industry Convention on December 16 at the Meadows Events Center in Altoona, Iowa. ICA welcomes Craig Moss from Hull, Iowa, in Sioux County as the new ICA board president. Craig ascends into this p

The trial of an Elkport woman charged in connection with a fatal accident in Clayton County is underway. 63-year old Susan J. Steve was originally charged with homocide by vehicle, operating under the influence, serious injury by vehicle, failure to stop in assured clear distance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Steve was charged after a fatal October 13 th , 2024 accident on Grandview Road near Elkader. 63-year old Randy McMillan of rural Elkade

Luana City Council Minutes of January 7, 2026 The Luana City Council held their regular monthly meeting Wednesday January 7, 2026 at 7:00 pm. with Council Members Lonnie Baade, Kevin Boddicker, Todd Olson, Craig Radloff and Jackie Radloff-Schneider present. Absent: None. Mayor Luke Steege called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Minutes of December meeting were reviewed and approved upon a motion by Radloff-Schneider, second by Baade carried unanimously. Boddicker motioned to pay

Nearly $350,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 105 Iowa rural fire departments to help their efforts to protect Iowan’s and their property from wildfires. The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment. Requests were received from 180 fire departments totaling over $565,000 in requests, showing a great need across rural Iowa. Since 2021, more than 500 grants have been awarded re

The Clayton Soil and Water Conservation District will be holding their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the USDA Service Center conference room located at 500 Gunder Road NE, Elkader, IA. The tentative agenda is as follows: approval of minutes; treasurer’s report and approval of bills; Targeted Demonstrations WQI Project Report; FARMS cost share cancelations, applications, amendments and completed projects; and various updates. The p