With the first phase of construction for the long-awaited North Alley Project due to begin this summer along Heivly Street, the Decorah City Council discussed possible improvements Monday night, which could take place at the busy intersection where Heivly meets College Drive.

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About 25 percent of Winneshiek County residents will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes, according to numbers from Riverview Center, a regional nonprofit which provides support and advocacy for survivors…

District turns to grants to fund propane-powered buses

Joining other school districts across the country, the Decorah Community School District plans to apply for grants to replace its diesel-burning school buses through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program.

Drop in farmland value ends 5-year trend

Iowa farmland values are decreasing — ending a five-year growth trend, and at least one Iowa State University educator believes the decreasing valuation could be the start of a new…

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As this column is being written, it looks like we might still get a white Christmas with a few days to spare — Iowa weather can be fickle though, so…

You’re not alone if you cry ahead of Christmas

Saturday’s snowfall certainly went a long way to making things feel like Christmas is actually upon us, and I’m going to make a confession, dear readers — that’s not always…

Schmitt’s story still inspires today

Saturday was Dec. 7. The day which will live in infamy sometimes doesn’t seem quite so infamous as the holiday rush bleeds further and further into our calendars each year,…

Biden pardoning his son won’t help restore public’s trust in government

I had it all planned out in my head. I was going to write a post-Thanksgiving column inspired by some of Norman Rockwell’s well-known art. It was going to make…

Speed proved to be the deciding factor Friday night as the South Winn boys’ basketball team (6-2, 3-2 UIC) wore down Turkey Valley (3-5, 2-4 UIC) in the 69-35 conference…

Trojan girls get best of South Winn, 51-27

Doubling up South Winn’s efforts in three of the four quarters was key to victory for the Turkey Valley girls’ basketball team (6-2, 6-1 UIC) Friday night as the Trojans…

No. 3 Vikings now 6-0 with win over Hudson

It was a high-scoring non-conference matchup Friday night as the Class 3A No. 3 Decorah boys’ basketball team (6-0, 3-0 NEIC) defeated Hudson (0-6) at home 89-64 to start the…

Decorah keglers top MC

The wins rolled in Monday night for the Decorah girls and boys bowling teams as the varsity and junior varsity squads swept Mason City at Kingpin Entertainment Center.

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