To the Editor: I read the Letter to the Editor in the May 28 issue of The Standard from Harriet Sharp. Even though several of her comments about President Trump are blatantly false: “President Trump ...

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst met in mid-June with Iowa students visiting Washington, D.C. to participate in the Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. The tour encourages leadership ...

The Allamakee County Veterans Services Office and the Allamakee County Veterans Museum hosted a third annual walk event in Waukon in support of mental health awareness Saturday, June 28, initially ...

A Wednesday, June 25 storm system that rolled through the tri-state area in the late afternoon and evening hours has been confirmed by the National Weather Service to have spawned at least eight ...

Tuesday, June 17, a forum on the summer feeding programs at Allamakee Community Schools, Eastern Allamakee Community Schools and the Feed the Kids program in Waukon was held at the AJ Bar & Grill ...

Waukon churches are banding together again this July to bring hot lunches to area children, ages 18 and under, through a local Feed the Kids program. In 2024, its second year, Feed the Kids served ...

by Brianne Grimstad The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met for a special meeting Friday morning, June 27. The board approved (subject to a satisfactory background check) ...

Free sport physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Clinic-Waukon beginning next week for all junior high and high school students who need the physical exam for participating ...

by Sheryl Darling Mooney, RN, Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care Public Health Supervisor It’s great to get out and enjoy the outdoors here in Allamakee and Clayton counties, but ...

Summer is a time of high blood demand in all communities. Donating blood is easy and one single blood donation can save the lives of up to three sick or injured hospital patients. The next LifeServe ...

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Jean Gander by Don and Bonnie Cunningham, Frank and Patty Goltz and James and Jill Kiesau. Memorials were ...

Experts advise checking herds for ticks, parasites The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis, caused by Theileria orientalis Ikeda, in a herd of ...