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Tue
02
Dec

Program continues to engage people with memory loss and their caregivers

Submitted by agreve on Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:07

One favored SPARK! program included a Maiden Voyage boat tour on the Mississippi River. (Photo submitted)

By Audrey Posten

For the past year, a monthly cultural program at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre in Marquette has been forging connections for people with memory loss and their caregivers, bringing people together for an hour of learning, fun and friendship.

Wed
26
Nov

Christmas by the River to enliven Guttenberg with festive cheer

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/26/2025 - 08:16

Guttenberg will come alive with festive cheer on Saturday, Nov. 29, for the day-long Christmas by the River celebration, capped off by a lighted parade. (Press photo by Austin Greve)

By Audrey Posten

Guttenberg will come alive with festive cheer on Saturday, Nov. 29, for the day-long Christmas by the River celebration, capped off by a lighted parade.

“We wanted to bring back an old-fashioned Christmas experience,” said Beth Sadewasser, who’s organizing the event with fellow Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce board member Nancy Nuehring.

Wed
26
Nov

Fund aims to address childcare labor pool, provider wages in Clayton County

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/26/2025 - 08:15

By Audrey Posten

A new Clayton County Childcare Solutions Fund aims to enhance wages for providers and increase the current and future childcare labor pool in Clayton County through training and partnerships.

It’s one of a set of three goals developed based on findings from a 2023 childcare market analysis of Clayton County, spearheaded by the Clayton County Foundation for the Future. 

Wed
26
Nov

Clayton Ridge administrators under investigation by BOEE

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/26/2025 - 08:15

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) found probable cause to investigate potential violations of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics by three Clayton Ridge administrators.

According to the BOEE website, the board will proceed with cases for Dean of Students Wade T. Marlow, Superintendent Shane A. Wahls and High School Principal Terri M. Thompson.

The licensure pages for Wahls and Marlow list six potential violations.

Wed
19
Nov

Sadewasser is 2025 CREA Friend of Education

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 08:21

Emily Sadewasser has been selected as the 2025 Clayton Ridge Education Association (CREA) Friend of Education. She is pictured with husband Carl and boys Leo and Graham, prior to the birth of youngest child Magnus. (Photo submitted)

By Audrey Posten

Emily Sadewasser has been selected as the 2025 Clayton Ridge Education Association (CREA) Friend of Education.

She was honored during a reception at the Guttenberg Campus Cafeteria on Monday, Nov. 17.

Wed
19
Nov

CPKC Holiday Train will stop in Marquette, Guttenberg on Nov. 24

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 08:20

The CPKC Holiday Train will return to Clayton County on Monday, Nov. 24, making evening stops in both Marquette and Guttenberg. The train will arrive in Guttenberg, on the east side of the Schiller Street crossing, at 7:15 p.m. (Press photo by Austin Greve)

By Audrey Posten

The CPKC Holiday Train will return to Clayton County on Monday, Nov. 24, making evening stops in both Marquette and Guttenberg. It will be the train’s first time in the area since 2023, after the route changed last year.

It’s the 27th year overall for the Holiday Train, which continues to raise money, food and awareness for food banks across its network through dazzling lighted cars and musical entertainment. The Marquette stop will be at the marina parking lot at 5:20 p.m. The train will arrive in Guttenberg, on the east side of the Schiller Street crossing, at 7:15 p.m.

Wed
19
Nov

Living Waters’ renovation is almost complete

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 08:19

A look at Living Water Bible Fellowship's upgraded sanctuary, which received an overhaul as part of a renovation completed earlier this fall. The church will hold an open house this coming Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2-4 p.m.

By Steve Van Kooten

The Living Water Bible Fellowship Church, which sits along U.S. Highway 52 as it cuts through Guttenberg, has spent the past few months in the midst of renovating its building. And now, they’re almost ready to show off their spruced-up digs.

Interim Pastor Bob Westfall said the church will host an open house for the community on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Wed
19
Nov

City council hears update on housing fund

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 08:18

The Guttenberg city council at its monthly meeting on Nov. 10  heard a report on regional housing funds,  scrutinized the Chamber director's report, and moved forward on zoning changes. 

Housing Trust Fund

Wed
12
Nov

Clark honored as Hawkeye Distinguished Veteran

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 08:25

Greg Clark, who lives near Guttenberg, is one of five recipients for the 2025 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award. (Photo submitted)

Fifty-five years ago, on what seemed like an ordinary day, Greg Clark and his military partner finished their assignment early. They could report back to their unit—or slip away to the base library. The choice was easy. As the two rummaged through the book stacks, Clark’s eyes landed on a book titled Psychology. The moment, quiet and unexpected, would go on to shape hundreds of lives—starting with Clark’s.

Wed
12
Nov

After serving his country, Frye continues to give back

Submitted by agreve on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 08:25

Gerald Frye is pictured carrying the American flag during the Garnavillo Memorial Day event in 2023. He served in the Army from 1954 until 1956 and spent almost a year in Germany. Frye was a founding member of the Garnavillo Community Boosters and Lions Club and has been a member of the Clay-Gar American Legion Post 723 for over 50 years.

By Kaitlyn Kuehl-Berns

Gerald Frye grew up along the Mississippi River in Clayton, the son of John and Lucille Frye. “There were nine of us,” he said, describing his childhood in the small river town.

Frye’s father worked for the railroad and later as a commercial fisherman. Frye and his brothers spent their days on the banks fishing, trout-lining and climbing the hillsides surrounding the town.

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