Nordic Fest 2021

Posted: July 26, 2021 at 2:19 PM in In the Spotlight

A full crowd of people on the Winneshiek County Courthouse lawn enjoying a performance of the Nordic Dancers during Nordic Fest 2021 in Decorah, Iowa.

Driftless Multimedia photo by Connor Hopkins
Driftless Multimedia photo by Connor Hopkins

Changes with the Board of Supervisors

Posted: July 8, 2021 at 8:53 AM in In the Spotlight

With the recent retirement of Board chair District 2 Supervisor, Floyd Ashbacher, many changes have taken effect. Gary Rustad was named to fill Ashbacher’s unfilled term. Supervisor Dan Langreck (District 4) was voted as the new chair and Supervisor Shirley Vermace (District 3) was nominated Vice Chair.

We wish Floyd well in his retirement and thank him for his years of service.

Emergency Notifications (Alert Iowa) Transitioned to Smart911 App

Posted: July 6, 2021 at 10:36 AM in In the Spotlight

On July 1, 2021, Winneshiek County transitioned away from WENS for our emergency notifications (Alert Iowa) and moving to a new vendor called RAVE. RAVE utilizes an app called Smart911. This Smart911 app, when enabled will allow you to receive emergency notifications anywhere in the state of Iowa. The Smart911 app also provides several voluntary sections the end users can choose to fill out. If you so choose, you can add information into the app such as mobility impairment, oxygen dependency, insulin dependency, number and kind of pets, etc.

When you enter the system you will be able to choose which alerts you would like to receive.

Please register today. With the new system, you do not have to create a new account for each person living in your household. You can simply add them to your profile if you so choose.

To learn more about Alert Iowa.