TOP HEADLINES

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    Clayton County Sheriff's Office hosts National Night Out
    08/12/2025 - 2:04pm

  • The building at 115 West Center Street, currently in the possession of the City of Monona, has been approved for sale to two individuals after the City attorney draws up the necessary paperwork. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
    Monona City Council to move forward with selling property
    08/12/2025 - 1:58pm
  • Iowa now drought free due to above-average rainfall in July
    08/12/2025 - 1:55pm
  • Murphy Helwig Library gives summary of Summer Reading Program
    08/05/2025 - 9:42am
  • Knipper crowned Clayton County Fair Queen
    08/05/2025 - 9:40am

  • Owen Hammersland's Holstein cow received the Supreme Champion and Best Udder of Show honors at the Clayton County Fair Dairy Show on Friday.
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    Kalyssa Reimer won Grand Champion Dairy Steer in the lightweight category for her Holstein at the Market Beef Show on Friday.
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    Aidden Blake (right) and his dog, Rip, were grand champions at the pet show on Tuesday. Jenna Wolff (left) and her guinea pig, Luke, were reserve champions. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photos)
    Clayton County Fair crowns FFA, 4-H livestock champions
    08/05/2025 - 9:38am

  • Trent and Leslie Henkes are Clayton County’s nominees for the 4-H Hall of Fame. (John Jensen/Mid-America Publishing photo)
    Luana couple named Clayton County nominees for 4-H Hall of Fame
    08/05/2025 - 9:30am

  • Members of the MFL MarMac baseball team include, front row (left to right): Collin Wilder, Tyce Wikner, Brodyn Blietz, Carter Lightfoot, Cameron Hagensick, Jaxon Lamborn, Kashton Decker, Koda Warrington, Kyler Nuehring and Blake Schutte. Back row (l-r): Assistant Coach Lary Walter, Assistant Coach Cayden Pester, Brent Roe, Wesley Corlett, Jaron Wille, Parker Kuehl, Brayden Gordon, Kade Humble, Ben Krambeer, Jaxon Millage, Jacob Schellhorn, Carsten Pester, Brady Welsh and Head Coach Paul Gordon. (Photo courtesy North Iowa Times-Register)
    MFL MarMac Baseball
    07/30/2025 - 2:40pm
  • Monona water tower painting
    07/30/2025 - 2:29pm

  • The Jayco Fish Mobile Fish Fryer trailer was at Music in the Park. There was a steady line of people buying food at the trailer during the music.
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    Two For The Road band, with lead Greg Webster (right) and drummer Joe Schroder (left), performed in the Monona City Park at this year’s last Music in the Park event in Monona last Thursday. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photos)
    Monona Chamber hosts last Music in the Park of the year
    07/30/2025 - 2:26pm

  • Though it was previously believed that the mural on the side of the building located at 111 North Main Street in Monona, painted by artist Shawna Marie McLeod, was complete, more color was added to the design recently. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
    Mural update
    07/24/2025 - 12:53pm

  • Jessica Schmitz, owner of Freeze, Please! and her daughter, Hazel, offered freeze-dried foods, homemade bookmarks, and plants for sale at the Farmers Market in Monona on Wednesday, June 16.
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    Rachel Schutte with Triple S Treasures of Luana offered fresh vegetables, dried catnip, and fresh flowers for sale at the Monona Farmers Market.
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    One of the vendors at the Monona Farmers Market offered a variety of fresh veggies. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photos)
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    Hope Guyer of Marquette and her dog, Scout, offered fresh produce from their trailer at the Monona Farmers Market. Guyer’s business, Pleasant Produce, started out as a regular table at the Farmers Market but then Guyer built a trailer to offer goods from. She says she also sells produce at the Wetland Center in Marquette and under the bridge on Saturdays in Marquette.
    Farmers Market in Monona
    07/24/2025 - 12:45pm

  • Colleen Fowle, Water Program Director for the Iowa Environmental Council, led the community listening session in Elkader. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
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    Katie Belser of Elkader shared how cancer has affected her family and community. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
    Cancer in Iowa: Community Listening Session held in Elkader
    07/24/2025 - 12:40pm
  • District-Regional Baseball/Softball
    07/15/2025 - 4:03pm
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    Bulldogs fall in regional quarterfinals
    07/15/2025 - 4:02pm

News

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08/12/2025 - 2:04pm
Clayton County Sheriff's Office hosts National Night Out
The Clayton County Sheriff's Office hosted a National Night Out event the evening of Tuesday, August 5, featuring freshly grilled food and beverages for all attending, bouncy houses for kids, a dunk tank, information booths, games, K-9 demos, and...
Monona City Council to move forward with selling property
Iowa now drought free due to above-average rainfall in July
Murphy Helwig Library gives summary of Summer Reading Program
Knipper crowned Clayton County Fair Queen
Clayton County Fair crowns FFA, 4-H livestock champions

Opinion


Unbelievably, I was able to take a photo where all three of the kittens and their mama were looking at me at once. That aside–just look at those cute faces!
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A close-up of one of the tiny kittens.
06/24/2025 - 3:45pm
Behind the Desk
A while back, I discussed some kitties that had changed my opinion about how I thought of cats in general and some kitties that were in my life recently. Well, circling back with an update, I recently found a home for the very friendly orange cat...
From The Cheap Seats
From the Cheap Seats
Behind the Desk
From the Cheap Seats
Behind the Desk

Sports


UNI head football coach Todd Stepsis speaks to the media during the team’s annual media day at the McLeod Center last Wednesday. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)
08/12/2025 - 2:16pm
Panthers embark on new era under Stepsis
CEDAR FALLS – Newcomers abound as the University of Northern Iowa embarks on a new era of football this season. Former Drake coach Todd Stepsis is the 24th coach in program history and replaces Mark Farley, who retired as the winningest coach in...
District Football Preview
Kuehl earns second-team IBCA honor
Upper Iowa Conference Volleyball Preview
MFL MarMac Falls Sports Schedules
Department of Education announces 2025-26 BEDS numbers

Obituaries

08/08/2025 - 5:37pm
Leila Ann Charlotte Kilcher
Leila Ann Charlotte Kilcher passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 3, 2025, at Garden View Place in Monona, Iowa, where she had lived for the past 8 years. She was 91. Leila Ann was born on January 14, 1934, to Harry and Mary Debes in...
Ronald Len Marovets
Rodney Lowell Torkelson
Angela Rita Hogan
Richard “Dick” Berns
Gale Marie Bissell

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