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Wed
22
Oct

School board candidates weigh in before November’s election

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/22/2025 - 14:31

Jason Bittner

Jessica Bittner

Michelle Dodgen

Mike Finnegan

Ellen Johnson

Korey Wilker

Melissa Wilker

On Nov. 4, seven candidates will be on the ballot for three openings on the Clayton Ridge Board of Directors.

Board President Jessica Bittner, Mike Finnegan and Ellen Johnson are running for reelection, while Jason Bittner, Korey Wilker, Melissa Wilker and Michelle Mertens-Dodgen are challenging for spot at the table.

Directors serve a four-year term, according to the Clayton County election roster.

Wed
22
Oct

City council meets for routine monthly session

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/22/2025 - 14:29

The Guttenberg city council at its monthly meeting on Oct. 13 heard funding requests from two Clayton County entities, listened to a resident concerned about engine brake noise, and began the budget process for the coming fiscal year by setting a workshop for Nov. 17.

Clayton County Development Group

Wed
15
Oct

Sand touts working together during stop in Clayton County

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:03

During a visit to Clayton County on Oct. 8, Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand touted the benefits of finding common ground and working together across political backgrounds. (Press photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten

Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand visited Clayton County last week as part of his annual 100-stop tour around the state. 

Speaking in the Central State Bank Community Room in Elkader on Oct. 8, Sand, who is from Decorah and whose mom worked for 20 years at Keystone AEA, said the stop felt “like I’m close to home.”

Wed
15
Oct

Field day educates attendees on Clayton County roadside management

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:02

Residents learned more about Clayton County roadside management during a field day in Elkader on Sept. 6. The event was led by Clayton County Roadside Manager and Weed Commissioner Adam Lake, left, in partnership with Trees Forever. (Press photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten

Residents learned more about Clayton County roadside management during a field day in Elkader on Sept. 6. The event was led by Clayton County Roadside Manager and Weed Commissioner Adam Lake, in partnership with Trees Forever.

Bri Hull, the northeast Iowa field coordinator with Trees Forever, said field days are part of Trees Forever’s Stewards of the Beautiful Land Program, funded through the Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF). 

Wed
15
Oct

Clayton County Womenade has helped people in need for over a decade

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:01

By Audrey Posten

Since it launched over a decade ago, Clayton County Womenade has distributed over $128,500 to neighbors in need.

Wendy Shea, one of the founders and a current board member, said the idea came from a Northeast Iowa Community Action meeting, where a woman from Bremer County shared about their Womenade.

Wed
15
Oct

Participate in Clayton County Hazard Mitigation Plan update

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/15/2025 - 08:01

Hazard risks can be natural or man-made, and cover a variety of things, such as storms and flooding, hazardous materials, infrastructure, human disease and more.  In the coming year, Clayton County Emergency Management, with assistance from Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, will complete an update to the county’s hazard mitigation plan, including reviewing hazard risks and planning mitigation actions to reduce the impacts of risks in the future.

Wed
08
Oct

Cedar Rapids man drowns near Guttenberg

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 08:47

An unidentified 79-year-old Cedar Rapids man drowned near the Bussey Lake boat ramp this past week, according to a news release from Police Chief Derek Chambers.

The police department located the man's boat north of the ramp on Oct. 1 at 11:50 a.m. Witnesses in the area claimed to have seen a man in the water; however, he could not be located at the time.

Emergency service workers and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducted a search, locating the man's body at 3:45 p.m.

Wed
08
Oct

Mississippi River Restoration project building islands in Pool 10

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 08:46

Various construction equipment is already on the water, moving material to different parts of Island 25, including morookas (pictured), bulldozers and cranes. (Press photo by Steve Van Kooten)

The islands feature various preventative measures, such as rock walls and land shelves, to decrease the effects of erosion, wind fetch and other elements that have led to the weathering of the island habitats in Pool 10. (Press photo by Steve Van Kooten)

John Henderson (foreground) has managed numerous other restoration projects, including McGregor Lake near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Raylene Hylland, a project manager on the Pool 10 project, surveys the island with Henderson during a visit in mid-September. (Press photo by Steve Van Kooten)

UMRR project will restore islands throughout river ecosystem north of Lock and Dam

 

By Steve Van Kooten

John Henderson stepped foot on Island 25, one of the dozens in the middle of the Mississippi River north of Lock and Dam 10, and examined the freshly laid sand stretching a half mile upstream, making a doughy road a few inches above the water for construction equipment.

Wed
08
Oct

Candidates announced for upcoming local city and school board elections

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 08:43

By Kaitlyn Kuehl-Berns

The filing period for the upcoming local elections closed on Sept. 18. 

Residents will be voting for new mayors, council members, school board members and public measures across the county on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

* - Incumbent

Wed
08
Oct

History comes to life one last time at the 50th annual Osborne Heritage Days

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 08:42

Apples are being pressed for apple cider. Cider will be served at the Osborne Heritage Days on Saturday, October 11 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

By Kaitlyn Kuehl-Berns

Clayton County’s Osborne Park & Nature Center will bring to life historic demonstrations, contests and activities at the 50th annual Osborne Heritage Days event on Oct. 11 and 12. This year will be the end of an era, as it marks the final year of the event.

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