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White whales are still out there — and they’ll still cost you
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 3:41 pm
Not sure how I manage it, but my home improvement ideas never work out well.
Know your Driftless Neighbor: Meet the Jiraks
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 4:51 pm
“Work hard at everything you do, and it will all come out real good.” Words of wisdom from 93-year-old Blanche (Doubek) Jirak. Ron and Blanche Jirak celebrated 73 years of together earlier this year. The 96 and 93-year-old, respectively, have called Protivin home for 67 years.
Driftless Puzzle solutions August 6
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:28 am
Across 3. ‘The Heater from Van Meter.’ (Bob Feller) 5. U.S. President Hoover was born in this Iowa town. (West Branch) 7. One of the two rivers that border Iowa. (Missouri) 8. Official state rock (geode) 11. Iowa’s southernmost county. …
Driftless Neighbor: Meet Siri Steven
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:02 pm
Siri Steven’s presence is unmistakable around Decorah. She’s often clad in kaleidoscopic, groovy dresses and funky, chunky sandals, with long brown ringlets framing her befreckled ever-smiling visage. Siri is passionate about being sustainable and finding new purpose in used items. She has a talent for sewing and dreams of upcycling fabric into unique and vibrant dresses.
Driftless Puzzle Solutions for July 23
Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:58 am
Driftless Puzzle Solutions for July 23. Across 4. The _______ is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in films in the 1980s. (brat pack) 5. ‘I love the smell of _____ in the …
Sunflower Child Development is meeting a growing community need
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 2:14 pm
The Sunflower Child Development and Discovery Center, an exciting addition to Winneshiek County’s community services has recently opened part of its facility. After years of project planning, fundraising and finally construction, the childcare portion of the facility opened its doors on Monday, June 10. The milestone marks the accomplishment of a project that not only addresses the critical need for more childcare slots in the area but also promises to enrich the lives of young children through public access to the innovative indoor play areas in the Discovery Center.
Driftless Foodie: Pizza Finale!
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 8:58 am
In all of the pizzas that I’ve consumed, the ones that stood out the most always had one ingredient: Good quality olive oil or some sort of finishing oil swirled over top.
Driftless Foodie: For the love of Pizza Part 2 – the sauce!
Monday, June 17, 2024 12:41 pm
You need to make sure you have not only a really good tasting sauce, but also the right ratio of sauce to crust to prevent a soggy bottom. No one likes a soggy bottom.
Driftless Business spotlight: Waukon Family Chiropractic opens
Monday, June 17, 2024 12:37 pm
Everything fell into place for Dr. Jackie Barz. The recent chiropractic school graduate moved to Waukon last fall and now she’s has opened her own practice.
Know Your Driftless Neighbor: Meet Katy Buck
Friday, June 14, 2024 2:24 pm
“Yeoman Bolder”, “911 Dispatch”, “Weezer”, “Crazy Rock Lady” are just a few monikers for Decorah’s resident rock royalty, Katy Buck. If you have ever found a beautiful painted rock whilst wandering around Decorah and the numerous trails and landmarks, Katy has probably touched or painted that rock.
Driftless Foodie: For the love of Pizza Part 1 the dough
Thursday, June 6, 2024 10:48 am
We’re never promised tomorrow. So, enjoy every single slice of pizza.
Beef Month: Being [ Beef ] Queen is more than a pretty crown – it’s a way of life
Friday, May 31, 2024 11:10 am
In Winneshiek County – where people are outnumbered by cattle five-to-one – being crowned Winneshiek County Cattleman Association’s Beef Queen is more than just a sash and pretty crown –it’s a way of life.
Driftless Outdoors: Successful May anglers are not deep thinkers
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 3:03 pm
Pride won’t allow wannabe pro anglers that spend Saturdays flying up and down the river in $100,000 bass boats to admit they got “skunked”. They will tell you time on the intimidating Mississippi was spent “eliminating unproductive water”.
Echoes of the Past: Hand-washing project is success
Monday, May 13, 2024 3:47 pm
The Kendallville School, one of the fine rural schools of Winneshiek County, is proud of its hand-washing projects.
Driftless Bingo is back for Summer 2024!
Monday, May 6, 2024 9:50 am
Who’s ready for another summertime adventure in the Driftless? The team at Driftless Multimedia has designed and coordinated a fantastic BINGO contest for this summer to help our readers explore this area and find those unique shops, restaurants, attractions and places that can become their new favorite experience!
The growing business: Plantpeddler owners reflect on 43 years of success
Friday, May 3, 2024 2:19 pm
“We keep growing our wholesale and young plant divisions,” added Rachel Gooder. “In the beginning, retail was 100 percent of our business, but now, we’re about two percent retail, and the rest is wholesale and young plants.”
Driftless Home & Garden: ‘The Bohemian Palace of the South Side’ – Slifkas build their unique forever home
Friday, May 3, 2024 2:11 pm
“Once we got the plan drawn up and sized, we sent it to an architect to get actual blueprints to work off of. We wanted a simple esthetic: simple roof lines, just a big square house.”
Official contest rules for Experience the Driftless BINGO 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 1:44 pm
How to participate…
Driftless Home and Garden: Close to family- Uhlenhakes keep their priorities straight in Ossian home construction
Friday, April 26, 2024 4:03 pm
For most people, part of the stress of building a new house comes from trying to communicate with complete strangers about issues that could affect a family’s happiness and safety for years to come. That stress didn’t exist for Josh and Samantha Uhlenhake when building their new house in Ossian because they knew many of the names and faces doing the work.
Driftless outdoors in April is heaven on earth
Friday, April 26, 2024 3:25 pm
Grass turned green and buds appeared practically overnight. Much needed-rains last week goaded Morcella spores to ease beyond the surface beneath the withered arms of recently deceased elms and aging apple trees.