West Union Council approves fiscal year budget
By Mike Van Sickle
Editor
The West Union City Council unanimously approved its 2024-25 fiscal year budget Monday. The beginning fund balance on July 1, 2024, is estimated at approximately $3.11 million, while the... + continue reading
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TigerHawk band soloists and ensembles honored
North Fayette Valley High School band members recently received high marks at the Solo/Ensemble Contest in Waukon. The NFV performers earned 17 Division I ratings and five Division II ratings. The honorees were as follows... + continue reading
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Production of “The Straight Story” took place in Clermont from Oct. 6-19, 1998. Among the scenes shot in Clermont was when Alvin Straight entered the lives of the community along Highway 18. The Clermont Fire Department recreated their role in the story by burning down a home as part of... + continue reading
For the last 50 years, Ron Franzen has dedicated countless hours of service to the Fort Atkinson Fire Department as fire chief. Franzen first joined the department in 1971 and was elected as chief in 1974 and will be honored with a special celebration on Sunday, April 21. The celebration... + continue reading
Inaugurated as Upper Iowa University’s 21st president in 2013, William R. Duffy II (left) is the institution’s longest-serving president since Dr. Eugene Garbee, who served the university from 1952-70. To honor both he and his wife Sharon, UIU will host a retirement reception at the... + continue reading
Among the community members helping plan for West Union’s 175th Anniversary celebration in September are (front, l-r) Maggie O’Brien, Amie Johansen; (back) Linda Jacobsen, Chas Fels, Chris Boesker and Lynn Lauer. Not pictured are 175th Planning Committee members Katrina Schmitt, William... + continue reading
The Highway 150 bridge over the Volga River, near Fayette, will be one of three local road projects set to begin in April. Construction crews will begin closing one lane of traffic on the bridge Monday. Meanwhile, resurfacing of Highway 56 between West Union and Elkader, and resurfacing of Highway... + continue reading
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NFV girls third at Waukon
By Zakary Kriener
The TigerHawk girls’ track and field team took third at last week’s Waukon Earlybird Relays, scoring 83... + continue reading
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Tribes of the Turkey River
By Terry Landsgaard
In the spring of 1832, 300 regulars of the 6th Infantry left St. Louis by boat under the command of a bungling... + continue reading
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WU blood drive May 1
A West Union Community Blood Drive has been scheduled from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Holy Name Catholic Church Parish Center. Schedule a... + continue reading
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