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Apr

Janice E. Thiese

Janice Elizabeth (Gehring) Thiese, 96, passed away Feb. 13, 2025. 

Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, where funeral services will commence at 11 a.m. Conducted by Rev. Mike Ashman.

Burial will follow in Guttenberg City Cemetery.

Wed
23
Apr

Posten, Van Kooten take over editorial duties at The Press


Steve Van Kooten and Audrey Posten are assuming co-editor duties with The Guttenberg Press. (Press photo)

Audrey Posten and Steve Van Kooten have taken over editorial duties for The Guttenberg Press newspaper, joining long-time Press staff Austin Greve and Melissa Spielbauer-Combs. 

Posten is currently editor of the Times-Register, based in Elkader and McGregor. She grew up outside of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013 with degrees in journalism and history. Posten became editor of the North Iowa Times in summer 2013 and has continued in that role through the newspaper’s merger with the Clayton County Register in 2020. 

Wed
23
Apr

Clayton County Sheriff discusses state immigration policy


Clayton County Sheriff Brent Ostrander sat down with reporter Willis Patenaude for an interview about the changing landscape of immigration enforcement, ICE detainers and discussion surrounding Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx.

By Willis Patenaude

The issue of immigration is a controversial and often times contentious one, and the debate surrounding it has strengthened in recent months nationally following a slew of executive actions by President Donald Trump. This includes 27 revived policies from his first term and seven new policies to enforce the nation’s immigration laws, which Trump declared “critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.”

Wed
23
Apr

City council approves budget; okays train Quiet Zone study

The Guttenberg city council at its monthly meeting on April 13 approved the budget for the coming fiscal year and set a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the current city budget. The new budget features a tax levy of $15.24937 per $1,000 valuation on regular property, a decrease from the current levy of $15.44826. 

A public hearing on a proposed amendment to the current year’s budget was set for May 12 at 6 p.m. The budget is routinely amended each year to reflect unanticipated changes in income and expenditures, as well as transfers between various city funds.

Wed
16
Apr

Judith A. Taake

Judith Ann Edna Taake, 78, of Clayton Center was received by her heavenly Father on Sunday, April 6, 2025. She was blessed to have been surrounded by her forever loving family.

A private family service will be held.

Wed
16
Apr

Ham radio becomes life-long hobby


John Hartmann of Dyersville is a licensed amateur radio operator. He has been involved with the hobby for over 60 years. This is his set-up at home. (Photo by Deirdre Errthum, Dyersville Commercial)

By Deirdre Errthum

Dyersville Commercial

In 1964, John Hartmann of Dyersville began a job with Neil Webster at his TV sales and repair shop in Guttenberg. Little did Hartmann know that this would feed into his passion for electronics and get him started in a hobby that would prove useful for his entire life.

Wed
16
Apr

After months of review, county is bidding out rural trash, recycling services

By Audrey Posten

Clayton County is accepting bids for rural trash and recycling services, and anticipates to have a contract in place by June 1. A scope of services released last week includes both weekly pickup at remote sites in the county as well as collection at the county shop in Elkader. 

Wed
16
Apr

Clayton Ridge School Board approves four-day school week for next year

The Clayton Ridge School District Board of Directors approved a four-day weekly schedule for the 2025-26 school year at their April 10 meeting.

The board’s approval was not unanimous, with T.J. Pierce and President Jessica Bittner voting against the change.

Bittner told the audience, “I think it’s a ‘no’ for now, not a ‘no’ for always. It’s something that I think we could put off for another year.”

Wed
09
Apr

Donald D. Nelson

Donald Dean Nelson, 87, of Guttenberg passed away, April 3, 2025, at the Guttenberg Care Center.

Donald Dean Nelson was born on July 28, 1937, in Lamont, the son of Theodore Peter and Hazel May (Wenger) Nelson. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1957-1960. Donald married Carma Loma Shuman on Dec. 26, 1964, in Marion. Donald worked for Churchill Trucking and retired in 1994 after 16 years of employment.  He was a member of Teamster Local 238. Donald enjoyed wood crafts and motorcycling.  

Wed
09
Apr

Marilyn Y. Nielsen

Marilyn Yvonne Nielsen, 88, of Elkader, passed away on March 6, 2025, at the Elkader Care Center from congestive heart failure. 

Funeral services and visitation were Saturday, April 5, at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader, conducted by Rev. Paula Anderson.

Inurnment was at East Side Cemetery in Elkader.

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