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NMP show “Fun Home” cast set

Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:29 pm

New Minowa Players and Director Rick Scheffert recently announced the cast for the upcoming production, “Fun Home.” The show is based on the graphic novel of the same name, an autobiographical narrative of Alison Bechdel’s life.

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Historical Society annual meeting April 6

Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:22 pm

The Winneshiek County Historical Society will host the annual meeting and open house on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Individual speech students advance to All-State

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 4:14 pm

Decorah High School’s individual speech participants (coached by Molly Holkesvik, Gabriel Twedt, Carrie Kauffman, Rachel Breitenbach-Dirks, Lyra McKnight, and Annika Krieg) competed Saturday, March 9, at Hampton-Dumont High School. Selected from Decorah’s 58 performances, 50 received I (excellent) ratings. Many advanced to All-State Festival later this month.

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Decorah Library among grant honorees

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 3:01 pm

Decorah Public Library has been selected as one of 310 libraries nationwide to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities. The competitive award comes with a $10,000 grant designed to help the library update existing automatic door openers at public entrances and add additional automatic openers to lower-level restrooms.

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Vesterheim purchases downtown property

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:53 pm

Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum in Decorah recently purchased the former Northeast Iowa Montessori School building in a continuing effort to support its folk art education programs and operations.

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Waukon’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 17

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 11:32 am

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Waukon has been scheduled for Sunday, March 17, at 1 p.m., and all are invited to attend.

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St. Patrick’s Enforcement Program set March 13-21

Saturday, March 9, 2024 1:33 am

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa March 13-21 to remind drivers: Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.

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Luther raises $1.2 million at annual ‘Giving Day’

Friday, March 8, 2024 3:24 pm

Luther College raised more than $1.2 million during the ninth annual Giving Day on March 7. The money raised will support and enhance the Luther experience at the college through the Luther Fund, Luther’s unrestricted current fund that supports all students, faculty, staff and community endeavors on campus.

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Decorah students to present ‘A Night of Plays’

Thursday, March 7, 2024 3:19 pm

Decorah Middle School 7th and 8th graders will present “A Night of Plays” on Thursday, March 14, at  p.m. in the Carrie Lee auditorium.

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Vikings come up short in overtime at State 3A Basketball Tourney

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 6:51 am

The matchups are set for the Iowa high school boys basketball tournament, and the top-seeded #1 Decorah Vikings took on #8 Williamsburg in 3A tournament action March 4 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Vikings came out on top, 66-42, to advance to the state semi-finals on Thursday afternoon, March 6. The Vikes lost to Davenport Assumption in Thursday’s semi-finals, 61-53.

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