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City of Decorah hires code compliance officer

Thursday, February 11, 2021 2:20 pm

Greg Swanson has joined the City of Decorah as code compliance officer. 

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Klimesh’s Corner: Fourth week of session

Thursday, February 11, 2021 2:13 pm

This was the fourth week of the legislative session. We continued our work on many important issues in subcommittee and committees, and also had some more floor debate.

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Taylor and Noah Manning share memories, values and pandemic wedding planning

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:39 pm

February is wedding month in the Driftless! Six weddings, three weeks, tons of advice!

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COVID-19 vaccines available to school employees

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 3:27 am

Decorah Community School District (DCSD) is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Feb. 11.

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Decorah drops home game to No. 6 Go-Hawks

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:29 pm

The Decorah girls’ basketball team (10-7, 7-4 NEIC) fell to Class 4A No. 6 Waverly-Shell Rock (18-2, 11-0 NEIC) Friday night at home, 54-39.

 
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The Driftless Foodie: Chicken Parm Meatballs

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:30 pm

If you’ve been around here for a while it is no secret that I am a sucker for a good meatball.

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Apart yet connected: 2020 wedding takes place via Zoom

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:02 pm

February is wedding month in the Driftless, three weeks of weddings begins today!

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Nikki’s Ultimate Glow opens in Waukon

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 3:20 pm

Waukon resident Nikki Dietrich has always loved tanning. So, when the opportunity presented itself to buy a tanning salon in Waukon, the mother of two jumped at it.

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Driftless Area Art Festival application deadline March 15

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:15 am

Applications are open for the 17th annual Driftless Area Art Festival, scheduled for September 18-19, 2021, in Soldiers Grove, Wis.

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Waukon youth among those to be honored at 4-H Legacy awards virtual ceremony Feb. 26

Monday, February 8, 2021 9:00 pm

The Iowa 4-H Foundation has announced that a local youth is among those to be honored at the 6th Annual Iowa 4-H Legacy Awards Gala.  Diana Davison of Waukon has won the “Contributing Youth” award and will be honored at …

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Happy Retirement Julie!

Monday, February 8, 2021 8:51 pm

Well, she up and did it. She retired.

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Turkey Valley student a finalist in young lawyer’s competition

Monday, February 8, 2021 3:01 pm

Turkey Valley student Russell Nieman is a finalist in The Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division “Know Your Constitution” Project. 

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Decorah City Manager Chad Bird to be appointed to city manager position in Burlington

Sunday, February 7, 2021 2:14 pm

Decorah City Manager Chad Bird will soon become the city manager of Burlington. Bird has served as Decorah city manager for just over nine years.

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Fillmore County begins vaccination of those 65+

Sunday, February 7, 2021 9:57 am

Fillmore County Public Health (FCPH) has begun offering COVID-19 vaccinations to Fillmore County residents and property owners age 65 years and older per the current Minnesota Department of Health Guidelines. 

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Missing person is located

Sunday, February 7, 2021 2:38 am

A missing Ossian man has been found safe.

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Echoes of the Past: Many more local boys off to the Draft

Saturday, February 6, 2021 7:53 pm

EIGHTY YEARS AGO: Three local boys left for the draft yesterday and another nine will depart soon.

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Middle School LEGO teams challenged

Saturday, February 6, 2021 3:14 am

Decorah Middle School LEGO teams have created new avenues to keep people more active.

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Vesterheim appoints new trustees

Friday, February 5, 2021 10:46 pm

New board members bring business, travel and service experience

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Vaccine shortage continues to plague public health officials

Friday, February 5, 2021 10:34 pm

The trickle of COVID-19 vaccines reaching Iowa each week is not only insufficient to meet demand, it’s causing extra stress on area healthcare workers. 

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Greetings from the Statehouse

Friday, February 5, 2021 6:23 pm

Subcommittee meetings on bills are a regular occurrence in our third week of session. This step in our process is the point in which public input is offered on the proposed legislation. I was assigned as chairman of the three-person subcommittee for House Study Bill 74, an act relating to controlled substances and precursor substances. 

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